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A brief analysis of recent Israeli foreign policy: regional summits a year and a half on from the Abraham Accords, plus staying neutral in face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – by Alexander Jones – Israel’s strategic foreign policy goals have always been numerous and complex, if nothing else. As the first quarter of 2022 […]
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– by Yahav Zohar – May 2021 Israel-Palestine is in the news again, there are bombs and rockets lighting up the sky, turning homes to rubble and dramatically toppling towers. Heads turn in our direction and people want to know what’s going on. “Israel is bombing us” say Gazans. “Hamas shot rockets first” say Israelis. […]
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– by Alexander Jones – Israeli Prime-Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reelected last month, making him the longest serving leader in the country’s history. Despite accusations of very serious corruption, and a recommendation by the Attorney-General to indite him, a significant majority nevertheless voted for him and his right-wing bloc. This gives him a powerful mandate […]
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6 March 2019 Israel’s general election is just around the corner and the winner will have a massive impact on everyone our region. But things get confusing pretty quick. We are delighted to welcome expert political analyst Ellie Stern as this week’s guest writer. She will explain the difference between Bibi, Benny and Bennett, and […]
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– by Alex Jones – Welcome to the second in a series of film reviews which will highlight some of the most interesting issues facing our region. Watching movies and reading books about somewhere you visited is a great way to reminisce and avoid forgetting the places you went, the things you saw and the […]
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– by Fred Schlomka –A letter to American FriendsThe January 2019 opening of Israel’s new segregated West Bank highway was a wakeup call to all defenders of liberty and democracy, yet it’s unclear if the international public, especially Jewish Americans, fully understand the implications of transportation segregation in the Occupied West Bank. Does the Israeli […]
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– by Alexander Jones – 12th Nov., 2018 – Last week, all over Israel residents voted in municipal elections. Tel Aviv re-elected Ron Huldai for his fifth consecutive term. Critics call him stale and say he just is a mayor for the rich, while others point to the city’s world-famous Pride parade and his promise […]
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– By Sam Bahour and Fida Jiryis –First published in +972 – March 30, 1976 has been commemorated for over forty years as ‘Land Day’ by Palestinians around the world. while the day’s title may evoke images of environmental action or eco-friendly activities, it is a day of mourning and remembrance. On that bloody day, Israeli […]
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By Fred Schlomka –First published in Mondoweiss – The term ‘Occupation’ has become almost a cliché in describing Israel’s presence in the territories conquered in 1967. Within Israeli society, the word is little used anymore ( Hebrew: כיבוש). Many maps published in Israeli school textbooks no longer show the ‘Green Line’, but through various graphical techniques, […]
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by Amos Gvirtz – The Bedouin citizens of Israel have committed a terrible crime: They were born Bedouin in a Jewish state! How do I know this? Very simple, the State of Israel has established a police unit whose only task is to fight against its Bedouin citizens. It is called the “Yoav Unit” […]
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By Miri – During the last Israeli elections in 2013, for the first time in many years, the ultra-orthodox parties, for a long time celebrated as the kingmakers of Israeli politics, did not succeed in forming part of the new government. While many devoted secularists in Israel celebrated the end of the orthodox influence on national […]
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By Miri – The past few years have seen the ascent of the most right wing governments in Israel’s history. While there seems to be a widespread sense of political apathy and electoral participation in Israel is declining in general, critics often suggest that the relative powerlessness of the Palestinian community in Israel stems from […]
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