Posts Tagged: Israel democracy
Mr. President, Israel Has An Elected Government
That's something to remember when you arrive there next week. Israel has a government, elected by its people in a free, fair, open and democratic...
A Chinese Life Is Worth Less Than a Middle Eastern Life
Imagine the international uproar if 100 young Palestinian Arabs burnt themselves to death while demanding Israel return land to the Arabs? Not 100 at once,...
U.S. Congratulates Israel On Elections, “Looking Forward” to Working With New Government
Reacting to news of Israel's election results, American officials praised Israeli democracy and promised to work with the new government, the Jerusalem Post reported. In a...
Israel is the Only Country in the Middle East That Shares American Values
Jerusalem is Washington's only real friend in the terror-ridden Middle East. When President Obama recently inserted himself into the Israeli elections, harshly criticizing the Prime Minister...
State Department Report on Religious Freedom Criticizes Temple Mount Policy
A newly released U.S. Department of State report praises Israel for its respect of religious freedom but also criticizes the Jewish state for its policies...
The Moral Excellence of the State of Israel
Tal Ben Shahar's class in positive psychology was one of the most popular in the history of Harvard University. Yet despite his pedagogical...
The Moral Equivalence Game: David Wearing’s Essay on Human Rights, Israel, and Bahrain
David Wearing's recent 'Comment is Free' essay (Bahrain may not be Syria, but that's no reason for activists to turn a blind eye, May 8th)...
A modest question for Peter Beinart and the American Jewish Left
Jane Eisner's March 28th Comment is Free essay, Peter Beinart's problematic Zionist BDS proposal, was interesting in several respects. First Eisner praised Beinart's "new and controversial proposal for a...
The Skinny on Israel’s New Model Law and Seattle’s Anti-Israel Proclamation
There is a Democratic country in the Middle East which passed a groundbreaking law - and of course received minimal media attention. The Middle East: Where...
Israel is Right: Limit Foreign Government Funding of Internal Anti-Israel Groups
Israel is facing growing existential threats from throughout the world and within her own borders. Increasingly radicalized Islamic neighbors call for Israel's...
Leftist Party Is Over
As Solomon the wisest of men once said "there is nothing new under the sun." With this in mind it should come as no surprise...
