Yair Lapid, A Unique Politician in Israel
The new Israeli government is slowly getting down to business and even though many do not rate their chances for survival very high, a new era in Israeli politics has begun and it definitely is a reason for cautious optimism. It is not the first time that a wide-ranging coalition was formed in Israel but […]
Where is Israel Heading?
So, the Flag Parade in Jerusalem did take place yesterday. The new government did not see a reason to prevent this event from happening, never mind the possible consequences. Or maybe they didn’t want to prevent it from taking place, or didn’t dare. For now, the results are a couple of hundred dunams of burned […]
A Fascist Racist March: Nationalism or Politics?
In the past couple of days, the postponed “Flag Parade” in East Jerusalem has been a hot topic of discussion in government and police circles. The organizers, who each year on Jerusalem Day bring thousands of people to march through Arab neighborhoods in the Eastern part of the city, have decided that the march should […]
“Creating a Breach in the Walls of Judaism”
If there are no last-minute foul ups, it appears that Israel will be having a new government next week. It will seemingly only depend on Naftali Bennett being able to keep his faction members in line and prevent them from crossing the line to the Netanyahu camp. This government will mean major changes in the […]
Bennett: Opportunism raised to a new Level
The roller-coaster that has been the attempt to form an alternative government to the disaster Israel has had to deal with for the past couple of months, appears to reach a positive climax and Lapid and his “friend” Naftali Bennett declare that they are close to inform the President that they have been able to […]
Hamas is a Political Tool in the Hands of Netanyahu
The Israeli left-wing newspaper Haaretz, caused a stir and a lot of anger when it published on its front page, pictures of 67 children who were killed during the Israeli bombardments of the Gaza strip in the latest round of hostilities that ended a week ago. A valid point that was raised by critics of […]
Israel and Hamas: A Different View
For eleven days now, the war between Israel and Hamas (in the Gaza strip) is raging and both sides claim they have had considerable success in hurting the other side. Simple fact is that in Israel, many thousands of citizens have lived under the constant fear of rockets that are flying all over (including Tel […]
My Neighbors in Qfar Qara (still)
The below article was first published in the Jerusalem Post in December 2017. I decided to republish it because it shows that things can and should be different between neighbors in Israel, also if they are Arabs on one side and Jews on the other. But it also reminds us that politicians like Lieberman did […]
Civil War in Israel?
In the last few days, Israel has been witnessing what some have called the start of a civil war. Concurrent with the threats of an all-out war with Hamas in the Gaza strip, mixed cities in Israel (with both Jewish and Arab populations) as well as Wadi Ara, have erupted with violence. Analyst are arguing […]
Tel Aviv under Fire: Will it Solve the Israel-Palestinian Conflict?
Israel is (again) trying to deal with a flare-up in the hostilities with Hamas in the Gaza strip and it is already clear that the political echelon, and may be also the Army, have not learned anything from the previous times that Hamas or the Jihadists decided to come out and try to hit Israel. […]
