Democracy Israeli Style
Last night again, demonstrations were held all over Israel with hundreds of thousands taking part. People are extremely concerned about the future of Democracy in Israel, and speakers at the events are urging participants not to give up and continue the protests until the government realizes they have overstepped bounds and are misusing their power. […]
I Have No Other Country
Ever since the inauguration of the new Israeli government, and its speedy decisions to move forward the judicial reform that now-Justice minister Yariv Levin has been demanding for years, demonstrations against the government plans are being held almost on a daily basis, culminating in a weekly mass protest in Tel Aviv, bringing hundreds of thousands […]
The 51st State
This week the United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken visited Israel amidst increasing tensions with the Palestinians, resulting in deadly terrorist attacks in Jerusalem and an ever-increasing number of Palestinian deaths. And while Blinken, in his discussions with the new Israeli government, expressed his concern over the escalation and urged for calm and restraint […]
A Minor Event
Israel has been in turmoil for the past several weeks, after it became clear that the newly installed government, with Binyamin Netanyahu at its head, did not waste time to declare war on the Israeli Justice system and announced a series of far-reaching changes that would severely limit the Supreme Court to operate and perform […]
The End of Democracy in Israel?
“The people have chosen us to bring reforms”. This empty slogan is being used by Netanyahu and his cronies, again and again to justify the planned, rapid destruction of what was built in the past 75 years. All the lies being spread during the election campaign by Ben Gvir, Smotrich and more than anyone, Netanyahu […]
Racism based on Halacha
The formation of the new Netanyahu government is taking much longer than was generally expected and only this week he announced to President Herzog, that he succeeded in building a coalition that is based on a majority in the Knesset. The main reason for the delays are the continued claims of his coalition partners, who […]
The Story of two Women with one Common “Flaw”
Last week, two stories appeared in Israeli news media, that concern the lives of two women, one originally from the Philippines, and one from Sierra Leone. It is safe to assume that most Israelis didn’t even hear these stories though and even if they did, felt no need to relate to them in any way. […]
An Override Clause for Israeli Democracy
The Israeli elections took place three weeks ago and it was expected that Netanyahu would be able to form a new government quickly, with the rather comfortable majority he has in the Knesset. But it turns out that his “partners”, have come up with a series of demands that must have stunned even Netanyahu. From […]
Fascism and the Jewish People
This week Israel held general elections, for the fifth time in a couple of years, and the turnout was surprisingly high at more than 70%. And, different from the previous four rounds, this time the public even voted to end the deadlock between the two blocs and the right-wing bloc with Netanyahu as its leader […]
Israel Elections: The Future of Israeli Democracy is at Stake
Israel Elections will be in a couple of days and like in all previous ones of the last couple of years, it is again doubtful that any of the two opposite sides will be able to form a government. While the Right, with Netanyahu as leader is on the brink of a 61 seats majority […]
