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Category Archives: Politics
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, fresh from passing the first of his proposed judicial reforms, will next tackle an even more contentious proposal: democratizing the process through which judges are selected.
BREITBART Israel’s Next Judicial Reform: Democratize Selection of Judges Joel Pollak July 26, 2023 Currently, judges are chosen by a committee that includes judges, members of the Israeli bar association, and a number of members of the parliament, or Knesset. … Continue reading
Judicial reform facts you’ll never hear amid pearl-clutching over the “death of Israeli democracy” — this is all about power
CAMERA BLOG David Remnick’s Ignorance Knows No Bounds Alex Safian July 23, 2023 David Remnick, the editor of The New Yorker magazine, once remarked “It’s one thing to be ignorant, it’s another to parade it as sophistication,” which has to … Continue reading
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The Opposition characterizes a program that seeks to restore a semblance of balance between an all-powerful court and judicial apparatus and the legislative and executive branches as a “coup” and “anti-democratic,” even though it would clearly make Israel’s system more rather than less democratic
ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Who is actually doing the burning? Jonathan S. Tobin July 27, 2023 …Even the passage on Monday of the first part of the package, which would stop the court from ruling on issues merely … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Judicial Reform
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The American Anthropological Association joins the #BDS mob
THE COLLEGE FIX Anthropologists vote yes on BDS-influenced Israel academic boycott Terrance Kible July 24, 2023 The American Anthropological Association voted this morning to boycott Israeli academic institutions in a move inspired by the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. … Continue reading
As a defender of Jewish rights in Judea and Samaria, I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve been called a murderer, Nazi, psychopath, colonialist, apartheidist, or simply an animal on social media
TABLET MAG I Have a Right to Live in Judea and Samaria Malkah Fleisher July 20, 2023 On June 20, four Jews near the town of Eli were just going about their day when they were targeted and shot to … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Judea, Malkah Fleisher, Palestinians, Samaria, West Bank
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UN Commission of Inquiry set forth “grounds to conclude that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory is now unlawful under international law”
FOUNDATION FOR DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIES Pending ICJ Case Threatens to Demand Unconditional Israeli Withdrawal from West Bank Orde Kittrie July 21, 2023 …Per UN Security Council Resolution 242 and the Oslo Accords, Israel need withdraw only in exchange for lasting peace. Under … Continue reading
Ten years after America’s formal request for the extradition of Ahlam Al-Tamimi, killer of 3 US citizens, she is a celeb in Jordan, hosting her own TV show
ARUTZ SHEVA The long arm of American law does not seem to reach as far as Jordan Editorial Board July 18, 2023 Arutz Sheva has taken the initiative in reminding the public of an indefensibly ongoing saga – the efforts … Continue reading
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Hey Palestinian kids, it’s time for Camp Kill-the-Jews
GATESTONE Palestinians’ Summer Camps: Training To Murder Jews Bassam Tawil July 20, 2023 While schoolchildren around the world are enjoying the summer vacation through sports and entertainment, Palestinian children are being taught and trained how to fight Israel and Jews. … Continue reading
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Netanyahu argues that refusal of service is the ‘real threat to democracy’
JERUSALEM POST Netanyahu: New reasonableness bill will only strengthen Israel’s democracy Eliav Breuer July 20, 2023 Efforts are being made to reach a compromise on changing the wording of the controversial reasonableness standard bill, but even as it stands, the bill … Continue reading
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Herzog spoke a day after a White House meeting with President Biden at which the two leaders stressed their countries’ close ties despite tensions with Netanyahu’s right-wing government
ALGEMEINER Israel’s Herzog Says Criticism of Israel Must Not Drift into Antisemitism Reuters and Staff July 19, 2023 Israeli President Isaac Herzog told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday he welcomed criticism, especially from American friends, but said it must not cross … Continue reading
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