Analysis
Monday, January 9th 2023 / Saturday, December 2nd 2023
JNS Reporter Zenger, Jan. 6, 2023 “Recent opinion polls by the Israel Democracy Institute found a majority of respondents believe the Supreme Court should have the power to strike down laws that conflict with Israel’s Basic Laws, which serve as a sort of constitution.” Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin announced on Wednesday a far-reaching […]
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Guy Lurie Jerusalem Post, Dec. 19, 2022 “While the Knesset has the authority to change the procedures for appointing judges with even a small majority, in order to gain full legitimacy, any changes to the constitutional arrangements in this area should be made only on the basis of broad consensus among the public at […]
Russell Avraham Shalev Jerusalem Post, Dec. 25, 2022 “Canada has many checks on its Supreme Court, which do not exist in Israel.” There are many important differences between Israel and Canada. Canucks are currently freezing in their parkas and toques, while Israelis are still in shorts and sandals. Canadians play hockey, while Israelis prefer matkot. […]
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Thursday, November 3rd 2022 / Saturday, December 2nd 2023
Israel Voted for Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir. Let Them Govern – Editorial: Jerusalem Post, Nov. 3, 2022 — Israel went to the polls on Tuesday and in rather uncharacteristic fashion rendered a clear decision: Benjamin Netanyahu. No hung jury this time, no tie, no waffling: The country wants Netanyahu back as the head of a very right-wing and religious government. The […]
Zvika Klein Jerusalem Post, Nov. 2, 2022 “We will amend the Law of Return and its different stipulations to reflect current trends in Israel and ensure Jewish continuity in the Land of Israel,” the RZP platform states.” Both the Religious Zionist Party (RZP) and the Otzma Yehudit Party that joined it looked very similar […]
Alex Traiman JNS, Nov. 2, 2022 “Having 100 percent of the cabinet ministries headed by members of Israel’s right-wing will produce an unprecedented era in the state’s history.” Apparently in Israel, the fifth time is the charm. After repeated attempts by the opposition, by defectors from his own right-wing bloc, by the prosecution […]
Tuesday, November 1st 2022 / Saturday, December 2nd 2023
David Isaac JNS, Oct. 30, 2022 “… the key to this election is the turnout—who is voting and from which areas. Knowing where people are voting tells you more about who will win than asking individuals for whom they will vote,” Polls show opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu either eking out a victory in Tuesday’s […]
Thursday, October 6th 2022 / Saturday, December 2nd 2023
Gas Deal: Security Guarantees for Israel, Economic Benefits for Lebanon: Lahav Harkov and Anna Ahronheim, Jerusalem Post, Oct. 2, 2022 — Israel will receive royalties from gas that Lebanon extracts in the disputed area of the Mediterranean Sea, Prime Minister Yair Lapid revealed at Sunday’s cabinet meeting. Maritime Agreement: A Tactical Concession for the Sake […]
Ron Ben Ishai Ynet News, Oct. 2, 2022 “Any attempt to target the Karish rig would have caused a massive Israeli military response that would have further burdened Lebanon, which is already a failed state, suffering from economic crisis.“ Even at this stage, while the details of the pending agreement to end […]
Yoav Limor Israel Hayom, Oct. 3, 2022 “Israel has made a tactical concession for a strategic gain of stability on the northern border.” The emerging maritime agreement with Lebanon is good news. As it is with most deals, it is not perfect, but the alternative – a dangerous escalation on the northern […]
Tuesday, October 4th 2022 / Saturday, December 2nd 2023
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Guide for the Perplexed, 2022: Yoram Ettinger, The Ettinger Report, Sept. 29, 2022 — Yom Kippur is observed on the 10th day of the Jewish month of Tishrei (October 5, 2022), a Super Sabbath (Shabbat Shabbaton in Hebrew), concluding 10 days of soul-searching and spiritual self-awareness and self-enhancement, which begins on Rosh Hashanah, […]
Daniel Gordis Substack, Oct. 2, 2022. “The return of existential vulnerability which the Six Day War had seemed to banish forever, the reversion to the fear and worry that Israelis thought they’d never feel again, left them shattered.” There’s something strange about Israeli TV before Yom Kippur. Before Passover, there is a lot […]
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