Posts Tagged: Israeli Left
Comic Relief From a Serious Israeli Drama
JNS.org - The sight on Sunday night of the trendy Tel Aviv set celebrating the new Israeli government with great fanfare—flags and all—was nothing short...
Why the Israeli Left’s Leadership Capacity Is Fading
The renowned Israeli author A.B. Yehoshua posed the challenging question: “People of Israel, what do you live for?” He went on, “Survival is not a...
The Imminent Collapse of Israel’s Center-Left Bloc
The Israeli political system is once again at a boiling point. If there are no surprises, in mid-March 2021 elections will be held in Israel...
Israel’s Left Is Dying Because It Lacks Vision
JNS.org - Election campaigns have yet to be launched in Israel, and yet the country’s left is already losing its mind. According to the polls,...
A Vaccine for Israel’s Political Paralysis?
The coronavirus pandemic has emerged as a vaccine to the political paralysis in Israel. Even if the vaccine has a temporary effect, and holds for...
How the Israeli Left Lost It
Review of The Crack-Up of the Israeli Left by Mordechai Nisan, Canada: Mantua Books. “When It comes to defaming Jews, the Palestinians are pisherkes [pipsqueaks] next to...
Charlottesville and the New Antisemitism
Like all good people, I was upset by the violence and racism in Charlottesville. But I was surprised to receive a disturbing letter from a...
Questions of Societal Cluelessness
This week, I was contacted by a young woman conducting background research for an Israeli documentary on the socio-political fabric of the country. "We are seeking...
Rift on the Right on Sovereignty (Cont.)
"Sovereignty extended over territory confers citizenship to all residents of that territory. Sovereignty applies equally to all the residents of the area — Israeli and...
The Radical Left Invades Ben-Gurion University
Radical anti-Zionism is once again rearing its ugly head at Ben-Gurion University (BGU). This week, BGU professor and anti-Zionist academic Oren Yiftachel will be moderating an “open...
Anti-Settlement Israeli NGOs Testify Against Jewish State at UN Security Council Meeting
Left-wing Israeli organizations "Peace Now" and "B'Tselem" on Friday harshly criticized Israel's policies and continued military presence in the West Bank at a special meeting...
Haaretz’s Amira Hass Refuses to Condemn Palestinian Murderers on TV (VIDEO)
Last year, on a TV show in South Africa, Haaretz writer Amira Hass refused to condemn the wave of Palestinian terror attacks occurring in Israel. She gave two...
How Israeli Politicians are Bolstering BDS and Endangering Israel
Israeli leaders are shooting themselves in their PR foot. There is something wrong with the tone and language of political debate in Israel. It would...
The Left Marks Israeli Independence by Trying to Make Israel More Dependent
JNS.org - Just when you think they’ve run out of ideas, the American Jewish left has found a novel way to commemorate Israel’s Independence Day —...
