Posts Tagged: Israeli democracy
The Fatal Flaw in Post-Zionist Logic
In my understanding, the concept "Post Zionism" is--at the ideological level--a demand for democratization of the state – i. e. a call for a liberal...
Sound and Fury on the Israeli Left
Anyone who is unfamiliar with the rhetoric of the Israeli left might want to check out responses from Peace Now and Haaretz to the recent...
In Hebron, Victory at Last!
The ancient city of Hebron, twenty miles south of Jerusalem, has long been a source of seething conflict between Arabs and Jews. According to the...
Source: Hollande Will Address Knesset Following Speaker Boycott Threat
French President Francois Hollande has decided to address Israel's parliament during his upcoming visit to the country, backtracking on an earlier reported decision not to do...
Netanyahu Praises Israeli Democracy at Fourth of July Celebration
The Jerusalem Post - Israel is an island of democracy in a sea of instability and despotism, and this has never been truer than now, Prime...
Anti-Zionism of Fools: What Egypt and the Guardian Can Learn From Israeli Democracy
When the nineteenth Israeli Knesset was sworn in March, it represented merely the latest chapter in a 65 year history of non-violent democratic political transitions...
Israeli Population Analysis Reveals Higher Voter Turnout Than Initial Reports
Voter turnout in the recent Israeli elections was initially reported at 68 percent, but that figure is actually 73 percent based on a deeper analysis...
Arab League Calls on Israeli Arabs to Vote in Upcoming Elections
YNet - The Arab League is urging Arab Israelis to go vote in the national elections on Tuesday in order to battle the...
When is a House a Home in Hebron?
Seven years ago New York businessman Morris Abraham, through an intermediary and after prolonged negotiations, purchased a four-story building from its owner for nearly one...
Backstabbing Democracy: A Nuclear Iran and the Israeli Media
August in Israel is usually full of hot air, and this one is no exception. The country is sweating under the relentless summer sun, and...
Romney in Israel States Simple Truths
Mitt Romney came to Israel bruised. Having shot himself in the foot by telling the truth about the complexities of organizing the Olympic Games and...
The New York Times and Haaretz, Twin and Twisted Mirrors
It is never a good idea for a journalist to become part of the story. The latest one to learn this was the editor of...
Ethiopian Israelis Protest by Knesset Over Injustices
Ethiopian Israelis marched by the thousands in Jerusalem this week in the late afternoon, from the Knesset Parliament to the city's center, against a blazing...
It’s Not About the Bus
This round might have begun with the assault of a sweet and innocent young girl - herself strictly religious - for the ironic...
