Israel/ Palestine

Dr Ramzy Baroud RamzyBaroud ( Middle East Monitor ) – As hundreds of thousands, throughout Israel, joined anti-government protests, questions began to arise regarding how this movement would affect, or possibly merge, into the wider struggle against the Israeli military occupation and apartheid in Palestine. Pro-Palestine media outlets shared, with obvious excitement, news about […]

Democracy

As Half a Million Israelis Protest Netanyahu Regime, it Faces setbacks in Arab World

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Hadas Gold and Amir Tal report for CNN that the tenth major weekend of protest against the plans of the government of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to gut the judiciary grew to half a million people, with about 250,000 massing in the streets of Tel Aviv and a similar number […]

Israel/ Palestine

Where were Defenders of Israeli Democracy Hiding when Apartheid was Growing?

Middle East Monitor

Israelis continue rallies against gov’t judicial overhaul plan. By Ibrahim Hewitt ibrahimhewitt56 ( Middle East Monitor ) – It is heartening to see so many Israelis taking to the streets to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned judicial reforms which will basically give politicians the final say on many judicial issues. It is […]

Israel/ Palestine

Why the Israeli Right’s new Tactic of Low-Intensity war on Palestinians Plus Economic Growth won’t Work

Al-Shabaka

by Walid Habbas ( Al-Shabaka.org ) – Since 2021, Israeli leaders have proposed a new series of economic policies under the approach of “shrinking the conflict.” This strategy aims to afford Palestinians more economic opportunities and so-called freedoms as a way to sustain the Israeli occupation. In this policy brief, Al-Shabaka policy analyst Walid Habbas debunks […]

Haredim

Israelis protest Netanyahu Government’s Brutality and plans to undermine Rule of Law

The Conversation

By John Strawson, University of East London | It’s a week since hundreds of Israeli settlers descended on the Palestinian village of Hawara to terrorise civilians and burn cars and buildings. The killing of two young settlers sparked the violence that led Bezalel Smotrich, Israeli finance minister, and now also head of civilian affairs in […]

Featured

South Africa downgrades Israeli Embassy over Ongoing Apartheid (and they should know)

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Middle East Eye reports that the South African parliament has voted to downgrade the Israeli embassy in Pretoria to liaison status. The resolution was introduced by the tiny center-left National Freedom Party, which has only two seats in parliament. Its passage was assured, however, when the African National Congress […]

Corruption

37 Israeli ‘Top Guns’ Boycott Training to Protest Gutting of Courts; Most El Al Pilots decline to fly PM to Italy

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli Air Force, like its other armed forces, heavily depends on reservists. That was why Egypt was able to surprise Israel in the 1973 War, which they launched on the holy day of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, when reservists were with their families. The reservists are required […]

Featured

250,000 Israelis Rally against Netanyahu, Warn of Dictatorship and ‘No Liberty in an Occupation State’

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – WAFA reports that on Saturday evening some 250,000 Israelis are estimated to have come out in numerous cities to protest plans of the government of Binyamin Netanyahu to gut the judiciary. It is the ninth week in a row that rallies have been held, and they appear to be growing […]

Israel/ Palestine

Who will pay the Price for the Killing of the Palestinian Aid Worker in Huwara?

Middle East Monitor

Motasem A Dalloul abujomaaGaza ( Middle East Monitor ) – On Wednesday afternoon, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the Israeli people saying: “A short time ago, we apprehended the three terrorists who were responsible for the murder of Elan Ganeles.” He bragged about the quick detention of the three Palestinian men for allegedly […]