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Gidon Ben-zvi
ARTICLES BY: Gidon Ben-zvi
The Unbearable Cost of a Unity Government
Ever since Israel’s snap election drew to a close last week, the country’s chattering class has ginned up its campaign to convince Israelis that what...
More Human Rights Hypocrisy
What’s striking about the international community’s reaction to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent pledge to apply sovereignty to Jewish communities in the West Bank, and...
The Curious Case of Israel’s Invisible Election
With the great election redo of 2019 less than two weeks away, Israelis across the political spectrum are meeting up in living rooms, pubs, and...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Meet Dvir Sorek
Freshman Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) recently revealed her true feelings about Israel. During a radio interview, AOC concurred wholeheartedly with the program’s host that...
Rethinking Holocaust Restitution: A Case for Jewish Dignity
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki recently asserted that his government would never agree to pay restitution for properties stolen from Jews during the Holocaust. This...
Exposing the Media’s Lies About Israel
While today's widespread use of the term "fake news" can be traced to US President Donald Trump claims that well-established facts are not actually facts,...
Let Sarsour Spew: The Case for Allowing Hate Speech on Campus
The City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate School of Public Health has stirred up controversy with its decision to invite anti-Israel activist Linda Sarsour to serve...
The Palestinians Still Teach Their Children to Hate
On February 23, the Israeli Education Ministry, Jerusalem District Police and Shin Bet security agency closed down a Hamas-operated school in east Jerusalem for teaching a...
What It’s Like When Jerusalem Goes on Strike
It's been a hard week to be a father of young children in Jerusalem. Public day care centers across Israel's capital have been shut for three days and...
In Israel, Shouting ‘Fire’ in a Theater Is Considered Free Speech
Imagine, if you will, a member of the US Congress being caught smuggling cell phones, SIM cards and documents to the Black Liberation Army, Aryan Nation or some...
What America Can Learn From Israel About Confronting Racism
The gruesome Facebook video of an 18-year-old, mentally disabled white male being savagely beaten by four African Americans has thrust the issue of race right...
The UN Votes to Expel 400,000 Jews. Now What?
The UN Security Council vote, made possible by the Obama Administration's historic decision to abstain, has effectively nullified the Oslo Accords, which were premised on direct negotiations between...
Israel’s ‘Settlements’ Are Not Blocking the Path to Peace
The crisis over the Israeli Supreme Court's December 25 deadline to evacuate the Jewish Amona outpost has provoked soul searching within Israel about how the government should treat native...
To Preserve the Settlements, Build a National Consensus
If you missed the news about Israel's recent reported bombing of a Hezbollah arms convoy and a Syrian Army site in Damascus, you're not alone....
Hamas Arrests Palestinians in Gaza for Zoom Video Chat With Israelis
On Good Friday, Jerusalem Archbishop Urges Prayer for the Suffering and Dying
American Seders Go Online on a Passover Night Different From All Others
PM Johnson Out of Intensive Care as He Continues COVID-19 Recovery
In Global War on Coronavirus, Some Fear Civil Rights Are Collateral Damage