Posts Tagged: Israel democracy
Sovereignty Is the Soul of Democracy
Democracy is often invoked as a slogan, yet rarely defined with precision. It is more than elections and campaign rallies. A true democracy rests on...
Honor the Election Results, Whatever the Outcome
JNS.org - Election day for Israel’s 25th Knesset has arrived, and the fifth election campaign in less than four years is coming to an end....
Thomas Friedman Knows Nothing About Israeli Democracy
In a recent article in The New York Times, the columnist Thomas Friedman promotes a plan to save Israel as a Jewish democracy: "Only Saudi...
Jewish Democracy and Its Incommensurables
JNS.org – An excellent recent column by Zionist activist Blake Flayton on how to explain and defend Israel as a “Jewish and democratic state” recently caught...
Why Does the Media Ignore the Only True Democracy in the Middle East?
A recent opinion column by the journalist Gwynne Dyer was titled “No Functioning Democracies in Arab World.” The article notes that in Syria, Yemen, and Libya,...
As Arab States View Trump Administration as Unreliable, Doors Open for Israel
The Firefly, an Israeli-built loitering kamikaze drone, part of the Spike family of missiles that the Jewish state has sold to various European nations, may be...
Israeli Knesset Speaker, a Netanyahu Ally, Resigns in Clash With Supreme Court
The speaker of Israel's parliament, an ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, resigned on Wednesday, sharpening a battle with the Supreme Court over its concerns that...
Netanyahu Delivers for Israel, Israel Delivers for Netanyahu
After general elections in Israel on Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now headed for a historic fifth term. It’s a strong victory for Netanyahu in...
The Right to Criticize Israel Is Beside the Point
JNS.org - In an election season in which we are awash in polls, we’ve now been given one more telling us something that everybody already...
A Looming Constitutional Crisis in Israel?
The most important part of Israel's new Nation-State Law may well be its constitutional implications, which have been overlooked by the countless opinion and analysis...
A Look at the Candidates to Become Jerusalem’s Next Mayor
JNS.org - The late Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek used to say that if one wanted to uproot and replant a tree in Jerusalem, it might require...
Israel Helps the West with Security Needs; When Will the West Let Israel Defend Itself?
When the United States, Canada, and the European Union wanted someone to rescue members of the Syrian Civil Defense organization, also known as the White...
British Defense Chief Praises Israel as ‘Beacon of Light and Hope’ in Middle East
The United Kingdom “will always be Israel’s friend,” British Secretary of State for Defense Gavin Williamson pledged on Tuesday at a London gathering. Speaking at the...
It’s Time to Rein in the Israeli Supreme Court
The Israeli people do not elect the justices of the Supreme Court; a committee, which includes presiding justices, appoints them. The Court is hence disconnected from Israel’s...
