Posts Tagged: right wing Israel
Gantz Was Right to Embrace Netanyahu
After a four year hiatus, I returned to the Prime Minister's Office as Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief of staff in early 2014. While much had changed,...
Netanyahu’s Future Cloudy Amid Corruption Charges
JNS.org - This week, a legal proceeding is taking place that may have as much if not more to do with the future of Israel’s...
Israel’s Do-Over Election Performed a Vital Service for Israeli Democracy
JNS.org - Like many Israelis, I was horrified when April’s election led to another in September; it seemed a colossal waste of time and money....
Should Israel Invade Gaza?
As Israeli frustration mounts about violence coming out of Gaza, the idea of a ground invasion -- and to once and for all finish with...
The Devastating Impact of American Non-Jewish Jews
There is no disputing that, except for the vast majority of Orthodox Jews, American Jews and their leaders have distanced themselves from their Jewish identity. In...
Looking Candidly at Israel’s Nation-State Law
It is inevitable -- and laudable -- that there are debates and differences over most new legislation. However, that does not justify the global hysteria...
Don’t Let Israeli Politicians Destroy Judicial Independence
In recent years, and more frequently in recent months, Israel’s government has debated several proposals that would alter the delicate balance of power between legal...
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...
Is the Jewish Left Being Censored?
JNS.org - Is a “mobilized faction” in the American Jewish community attempting to “censor” dovish views? The president of The Forward newspaper thinks so, but other...
Christian Zionists Are Among Our Best Supporters
Shortly after moving to the United States, I was introduced to Evangelical Christian supporters of Israel for the first time. I found them confounding and...
‘Religious Zionism Rallied to Save Netanyahu,’ Jewish Home Party Says
JNS.org - Despite dropping from 12 Knesset seats to eight seats in Tuesday's Israeli election, the religious Zionist party Habayit Hayehudi (Jewish Home) took...
Netanyahu Warns Right-Wing is ‘in Danger’ as Left Buses Arab Voters to Polls
Jerusalem Post - Funding from foreign governments to get more Israeli Arabs to vote worked, which means all right-wing people must make sure to go...
