Posts Tagged: Israel democracy

Israel’s Democracy Is Not in Danger
Last weekend, the headquarters of a left-wing Israeli political organization caught fire. The hand-wringing started right away. Other leftist organizations put out emergency fundraising appeals...

Israel at a Crossroads: The Time Has Come for Drastic Action
Like most Israelis, I am proud that we remain one of the most democratic countries in the world, despite being surrounded by a sea of...

New and Old Faces in Israel’s 20th Knesset Are Officially Sworn In
The Knesset opening session was buzzing with new faces, as 39 new Members of Knesset joined their veteran colleagues in the swearing in ceremony that...

Democracy is the Real Winner of Israel’s Election
JNS.org - As pundits and politicians sift through the election data, devise alternative scenarios for the formation of the next Israeli government, and warn...

Opinion: The Role of the Palestinian Authority in Israel’s Election Results
Those around the world who are upset with Prime Minister's Benjamin Netanyahu electoral victory over labor should put much of the responsibility for Israel's rightward...

A Middle East Conflict No Longer About Land
Along with destroying much of Hamas' infrastructure, the fighting in Gaza has laid waste to any semblance of a foreign policy from the Obama Administration....

The Real Source of the Mideast Dispute: Hobbes vs. Locke
The conventional wisdom regarding the Arab-Israeli conflict is that peace in the Middle East hinges on the settlement of a land dispute. All that's required for...

John Kerry Voices Regret Over Offensive Comments on Israel
JNS.org - Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement Monday that if he "could rewind the tape," he "would have chosen a different word" than apartheid...

In UN Speech, Israeli Ambassador Challenges Middle East Countries on Rule of Law
Ron Prosor, Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, on Wednesday addressed the UN Security Council on the "Rule of Law," challenging Israel's Middle Eastern neighbors to...

Busted: Knesset Member Tibi Exposes Israel’s Greatness
On Monday, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was suddenly interrupted while addressing ministers of the Knesset, Israel's parliament. I would have expected all parties in...

The Truth Behind Anti-Semitism
Throughout the Middle East there are many who feel that Israel doesn't have the right to exist as a nation and that the Jews there...

Why do Leftists Attack the Only Liberal Country in the Middle East?
What is the most rightist doctrine in the world today? It has to be radical Islam. Islamists don't allow women to go out of their...

Israeli Party Yesh Atid Pushing Bill to Raise Election Threshold
Times of Israel - Israel has seen 33 governments in 65 years, with governments that often last barely half as long as their legally...

Obama’s Unintended Compliment for Israel
This article by Shohana Bryen was originally published by the Gatestone Institute. President Obama's visit to Israel, and particularly his speech to 500 university students,...