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.
Analysis
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.
Netanyahu’s Bromance with Bolsonaro Undermine Israel’s Indigeneity Claims
byAt last week’s cabinet meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu (Likud) told government ministers of his recent visit to Brazil, praising the country’s new…
Palestinian Left a Potential Partner for Israeli Nationalists
byThe alliance’s rejection of the West’s two-state agenda presents an opportunity for Jewish nationalists championing a one state vision.
Poverty Reports Reveal Need for More Humane Social Policies
byUnder Netanyahu, the state intervenes as little as possible in the market and keeps taxes on Israel’s wealthiest citizens to a minimum while roughly 20% of the population lives below the poverty line.
Thousands Protest Shabak Treatment of Teenage Suspects
byIf we see a disparity between the treatment of Jewish and Palestinian prisoners by our security forces, we should correct that disparity not by lowering the standard for how we treat Jewish prisoners but by raising the standard for how we treat Palestinians.
State Must Stop Politicized Expulsions from Amona
byHonoring the purchase of Amona is a way for Israel’s government to encourage Jewish nationalists to establish communities in a proper way that respects Palestinian property rights.
Bennett Split Creates New Opportunities for Bayit Yehudi
byIf the party can return to its traditional concern for Israel’s weaker sectors, combined with commitment to Jewish identity and Eretz Yisrael, it could grow for itself a base concerned with Jewish national aspirations and values of social responsibility.
Israel on the Wrong Side of Philippines Conflict
byShould the State of Israel cooperate and benefit from an oppressive regime’s suppression of the population or should we side with guerrilla forces acting with and on behalf of the people against tyranny for half a century?
Early Elections the Best Move to Delay Trump Plan
byThe best political image for Netanyahu leading the Likud into elections would be that of a leader both close to the administration in Washington and strong on Jewish national issues.