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Ira Sharkansky

Ira Sharkansky
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Sharkansksy is professor emeritus of political science at Hebrew University.  He may be contacted via ira.sharkansky@sdjewishworld.com 

Smoke trails rise as a rocket is launched from the southern Gaza Strip towards Israel on May 4, 2019. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Who is calling the shots in Gaza?

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Is Gaza controlled by Hamas? And is Hamas the terrorist organization widely claimed? Or is there some degree of trust? Or at least an effort at communication between Israel and Gaza? We hear that there are...
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Life in Israel is good, despite tension and headlines

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There is no doubt that we are living on the edge. Palestinians, Hezbollah, Iran, and no shortage of Europeans and Americans, including some Jews are dreaming of ending the Israeli existence. But how bad is...
Ethiopian-Israelis protest in Tel Aviv Credit: Lilach Daniel Via Flickr

Protests, riots, believed fueled by non- Ethiopians

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Several days of demonstrations turned violent throughout the country. Roads were blocked for hours, property destroyed, and claims were made that Ethiopians had murdered police. It began in response to an occurrence in a public...
View of the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Only one issue in Israel’s election: Bibi

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What’s normal politics? Arguments about more benefits? Favoring the middle or lower classes? Something for the religious? My party or yours? Foreign policy? National defense? Here and now we hear about all of that, but they’re...
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Politics, religion, geography make Israel atypical

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Israel is not a typical country. Its prominence includes a rise in population over its 70 years of history, from less than 800,000 to more than 9,000,000. There have been wars in 1948, 1956,...

Quarrels seem endemic to the Jewish State

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Nahama, the wife of President Reuven Rivlin, died after a protracted illness. She was a great person, well educated and involved in numerous social welfare activities. There was several days of hearing good things...
U.S. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, on June 22, 2018. Credit: Matty Stern/U.S. Embassy Jerusalem/Flash90.

Trump deal not likely to bring Mideast peace

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Deal of the Century” keeps getting postponed, but it’s been revealed in pieces. It seems to involve lots of money for Palestinians to be contributed by a number of Arab governments....
waves the Palestinian flag near Israeli soldiers by the border fence near Gaza City in March 2010. Photo by Wissam Nassar/Flash90.

On Israel’s borders, Gaza presents the biggest problem

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It’s been a tough time on Israel’s southern border. Gaza is a slim slice of land on Israel’s and Egypt’s borders. If Israel is small, about the size of New Jersey, Gaza is tiny, about 11.5...
File photo: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman attend the graduation ceremony at the National Security College on July 13, 2016. Photo by FLASH90

Election over, now jockeying begins

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The election is over, but we’re still a way from the new government. Official results look like a Likud victory, but it’s close, and the winning side is loaded with small parties that will be...
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Gaza and Israel vent anger but so far keep cool

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It’s been a tense few days. After a rocket attack that destroyed a home north of Tel Aviv and wounded family members, the IDF responded with a massive destruction of empty buildings in Gaza. Included...