Obsessing About Otzma Yehudit
byWhat’s most problematic about Otzma is a feature it actually shares in common with both sides of Israel’s ideological and socio-cultural divide.
Analysis
Netanyahu Planning Coalition to Ease Acceptance of Trump Plan
byNetanyahu likely pushed for the inclusion of kahanists on the national-religious ticket in order to make it easier for him to leave the entire block in opposition when forming his new government.
Purim & Amalek
byConscious of the connection between himself and the Amalekite Haman, Hitler stated in a January 30, 1944 speech that if the Nazis were defeated, the Jews would likely celebrate ‘a second Purim.’
Trump’s Two-State Plan Rumored to be Complete
byThe best strategy for resisting efforts to partition the country into two states would be to loudly protest the plan and make clear our opposition before the plan is officially announced.
Gantz Presenting Himself as a Willing Western Puppet
byHaving a more willing Gantz heading Israel’s government could give Trump’s Middle East team a more compliant Israeli leadership to work with.
Leḥi Wasn’t a Zionist Organization
byOne of the fundamental teachings of Yair to his Leḥi comrades was that a freedom fighter doesn’t fight to be free. He is able to fight because he’s already free.
Protest Against Police Violence in Tel Aviv
byThousands of Ethiopian Jews and many allies demonstrated in Tel Aviv on Wednesday against police violence targeting their community. The protest was in response…
Keep Your Holocaust Remembrance Day
byBy choosing this date, the nations who aided in the genocide of our people have now essentially recast themselves as the heroes who came to our rescue.
Dr. King’s Message for Today
byThe emphasis of MLK Day should be on honoring his actual political conclusions and not on reducing him to the reformist for Black rights America’s bourgeois establishment feels safe commemorating.
Details of Trump’s Two State Plan Leaked
byReaction to the reports – whether fabricated or not – could help determine how far Trump feels he could push Israel’s government.
Court Rejects Confession After Finding Shabak Abused Underage Suspect
byThe disparity between the treatment of Jewish and Palestinian prisoners by our security forces should be corrected not by lowering the moral standard for how we treat Jewish prisoners but by raising the moral standard for how we treat Palestinians.
Elie Yosef Disrupts Yair Lapid Election Event
byThose concerned with how a Jewish state is meant to behave on the world stage are criticizing Israel’s government for arming regimes like South Sudan.