Another Night in the Knesset
Israeli politics reached a new level of absurdity this week when the Knesset was asked to vote on the renewal of the Emergency Regulations for the Occupied Territories. Far-left members of Meretz, who have fought for years to bring the occupation to an end, voted in favor of legitimizing it for at least another five […]
More Jewish, Less Democratic
Almost a year has passed since the new Israeli government was sworn in, and despite the predictions to the contrary, it is still functioning and not going anywhere. The pessimism, or maybe the wishful thinking of some, about the demise of the Bennett coalition of course stems from the revolutionary nature of this coalition government. […]
Politics gone Astray
This week in the Knesset it again became clear that there are politicians who have completely lost the importance and purpose of their mission as member of the Israeli Parliament. The coalition brought to a vote a bill that will give soldiers that complete their army service a partial grant to pay for the tuition […]
A Killing, a Funeral and the curse of Occupation
It has been more than a week since the Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed while reporting on a violent clash between Israeli troops and Palestinians in the Jenin refugee camp, and it will most likely never become clear who shot the fatal bullet that hit her in the head and killed her. And […]
Bulldozing Democracy
The Supreme Court in Israel is the highest legal authority in the democratic system and as such presides over a wide variety of issues that range from constitutional disputes to legal conflicts. In the past years, the Supreme Court has been the target of (mostly) Ultra-right politicians and activists, who took issue with rulings of […]
Immigration and Exploitation
Ever since the establishment of the State in 1948, Israel has declared itself “a Safe Haven” for all Jews of the world and has enacted laws to make sure that any Jew who wants to come live “among his people” in the Promised land can do so. While the principle of the Save Haven is […]
Saturday April 30 test
another test….be patient, with all of the changes happening recently on the internet, and wordpress and security protocols, we’re trying to make sure that the notifications are infact getting through to our subscribers
Thank Goodness it is Friday (and Sabbath)
“On the Seventh Day God ended His Work and He Rested”. The Book of Genesis describes how the world was created and the overwhelming interpretation of the story comes from this Seventh Day. For thousands of years, the Jewish people have looked at the seventh day as the day of rest. The Sabbath quickly became […]
Jewish Law or Democratic Rule?
In January of 2020, the High Court in Israel ruled that during Passover, hospitals do not have the right to prevent visitors or patients to bring non-kosher (“hametz”) food into the facility. The court declared that it is an infringement on basic rights of citizens to eat what they prefer, even if it means eating […]
When a Refugee knocks on your door
The war in Ukraine has been raging for two weeks now and the humanitarian situation is deteriorating fast. More and more Ukrainians are attempting to escape the fighting and borders to Poland and Moldova are swamped with refugees who want to cross into safety. More than one and a half million people have already fled […]
