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Israeli President Isaac Herzog reenacting a famous photograph of Theodor Herzl. Photo: Haim Zach/GPO.

Zionism has very few sacred cows

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Over the past few years, I've taken a deep dive into Zionism in my personal and professional studies. I've read more books, papers and articles than I can count. I've interviewed experts, scholars and...
Workers at the Central Elections Committee warehouse in Shoham prepare ballot boxes for Israel's Nov. 1 national election, Oct.12, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Leaders of anti-reform protests to run in local elections

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The protest movement against the Netanyahu government's judicial reform program is attempting to transform itself into a democratic political force, running candidates under the name "New Contract" in municipal elections set for Oct. 31. "New...
Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 24, 2013. Credit: World Economic Forum.

Likud calls for criminal charges after Barak compares Netanyahu to Hitler

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Israel's ruling Likud Party on Monday denounced former premier Ehud Barak for posting to social media a video that compares Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. "Must watch! Is Netanyahu mentally unfit...
Then-Deputy Religious Services Minister Matan Kahana addresses the Knesset plenum, May 16, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Opposition MK calls for Netanyahu-led unity gov’t

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National Unity Party Knesset member Matan Kahana called Thursday for the formation of a unity government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in the second such call by an opposition lawmaker this week. According to...
IDF Merkava 4 tanks, in the Golan Heights, May 8, 2023. Photo by Ofer Zidon/Flash90.

Israel’s long, hot summer

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From atop small mountain peaks in the Israeli Golan Heights you can peer deep into both Lebanon and Syria. On the Israeli side of the border, everything is green. Why? Because the Israelis irrigate...
“Channel 14” workers and supporters protest against then-Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid outside the Tel Aviv Government Complex on Oct. 11, 2022. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.

A monolithic media, essential to the left, imperils democracy

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As different as the United States and Israel are, the events of the last several months have shown that the political and media cultures of the two nations are growing more and more alike....
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak at a protest in Tel Aviv against the government's planned judicial reforms, Feb. 25, 2023. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni‎‏/Flash90.

Ehud Barak’s poisonous pyromania

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On the days after Tisha B'Av, it would be nice to write about national unity, shared destiny, moderation and restraint. But I cannot ignore the kasach—the unbridled confrontation, the inflammatory demagoguery, the warmongering—that has become...
Yeshivah students study at the Kamenitz Yeshiva in Jerusalem on July 25, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

Netanyahu nixes proposed Basic Law on Torah study

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A bill proposed on Tuesday to define Torah study as a "core state value" is "off the table and will not be advanced," said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling Likud Party, after members...
Central Election Committee workers count ballots at the Knesset in Jerusalem, two days after the general election, Nov. 3, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Most Israelis unhappy with the state of democracy

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More than half of Israelis are dissatisfied with how democracy works in their country. The results from the Central Bureau of Statistics' 2022 Social Survey on the Perception of Democracy and Civic Engagement were published...
Supreme Court justices arrive for a hearing in Jerusalem on the appointment of Shas leader Aryeh Deri as a government minister, Jan. 5, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

The showdown in Israel continues as judicial reform advances

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Israel’s Supreme Court is either under attack or undergoing necessary reform, depending on who you ask. While there is talk of shelving the larger judicial reform package originally proposed by the government, a bill seeking...