Posts Tagged: democracy
Why the Pro-Hamas Demonstrations Are Different and More Dangerous
JNS.org - Over the last eight months, Jewish communities around the world have been both intimidated and repulsed by the surge in pro-Hamas demonstrations. We’ve all...
Netanyahu Says Schumer Call for Israel Election Was Inappropriate
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CNN on Sunday that U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's speech in which he urged new elections in Israel...
MSNBC’S Velshi Invents Facts to Bash Israel
JNS.org - With hosts like Ayman Mohyeldin and Mehdi Hasan, opinions at MSNBC about Israel are strong, but facts are dispensable or, at best, malleable. Such is the level of...
Israelis Protest Judicial Reform for 16th Consecutive Week
i24 News - Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday to protest against the government's planned judicial overhaul...
Obviating Elections
JNS.org - The starkest indicators [of erosion of democracy] which presumably underlie the country’s downgrading in international democracy ratings, involve elite decisions about rejecting election...
450 Israeli Army Reservists Refuse to Serve in Protest Against Judicial Reform
i24 News - A group of Israeli reservists from military and intelligence units on Sunday published a letter saying they would not turn up for...
Democracy Means Judicial Autonomy, German Envoy Says on Israel Overhaul
Germany believes an independent justice system is a tenet of democracy and is closely watching the Israeli dispute over a government plan for judicial change,...
Biden Urges Consensus in Israel on Judiciary Plans as Protest Mounts
US President Joe Biden has called for wide agreement to be reached in Israel on sweeping changes to the judiciary pushed by Prime Minister Benjamin...
Netanyahu: ‘We Heard a Clear Threat to the Life of Israel’s Prime Minister’
i24 News - Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday evening reacted to online threats to his life saying that “all lines are being crossed”...
110,000 Turn Out to Tel Aviv Rallies Against Judicial Reform
i24 News - An estimated 110,000 Israelis turned out to two rallies in Tel Aviv on Saturday to protest a proposed reform to the justice...
Is Judicial Reform a Threat to Israeli Democracy?
JNS.org - If you believe certain prominent outlets and pundits, Israel’s recent elections foreshadow the demise of democracy and the rule of law in the...
Biden’s ‘Objections’ to Israeli Policy and Ministerial Choices Are Undemocratic Interference
JNS.org – “Democracy is at stake” was a major theme voiced by President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party throughout the recent US midterm elections. For...
The Future of Democracy is Not at Stake in Israel’s — or America’s — Upcoming Elections
JNS.org - For all of the enormous differences between Israeli and American politics, there is one great similarity between the elections that will be held in...
Israelis’ Loss of Trust in State Institutions Is ‘Deeply Troubling,’ Says President Herzog
The recent drop in Israeli public’s trust in state institutions is "deeply troubling" and “keeps me awake at night,” Israeli President Isaac Herzog declared Thursday,...
