In Israel’s Orwellian elections, national ‘unity’ means no Arabs, self-censorship is rife, ‘freedom’ is vague and fear is a core political asset Source: https://www.haaretz.com
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The Israeli right is not so subtly moving toward an atmosphere of disenfranchising non-Jewish voters. Palestinian citizens of Israel who boycott the elections may not…
It’s a shame that Benny Gantz and his partners are trying to mimic Likud instead of presenting a program to pull Israeli society – its…
Every person of conscience must imagine a leader of any country accusing a political opponent of relying on ‘Jewish votes’ Source: https://www.haaretz.com
Netanyahu blames the Arab parties for working toward ‘the elimination of the state of Israel’ when in fact the prime minister himself has a few…
Former Israeli Army Chief-of-Staff Rafael Eitan wanted the Arabs to be like drugged cockroaches in a bottle. In some areas, this wish has already come…
The long-delayed birth of Arab women’s political activism still faces major obstacles, from institutional discrimination to deep social conservatism. For local elections that’s changing –…
The sensational departure from the Joint List of MK Ahmad Tibi, chairman of Ta’al, together with his party colleagues, shook up the market for division…
Too often, the most polarizing voices on the left and the right police and dictate how we in the U.S. Jewish talk about and engage…
A High Court judge once warned that special screening institutes would become fig leaves for communities seeking to keep out would-be members. Turns out he…
These under-reported acts of violence have unique characteristics that must be addressed at the outset of any campaign to eradicate this evil Source: https://www.haaretz.com
Two-thirds of Haifa’s Arabs rejected the communist-front party led by Raja Za’atry, and didn’t want him as deputy mayor Source: https://www.haaretz.com
Even if his views are unpalatable to Israeli Jews, the head of the Hadash party in the city council was elected democratically Source: https://www.haaretz.com