The People must have their will expressed in real terms, but voters keep getting in the way. Tel Aviv, August 10 – Leading figures in Israel’s progressive political community have denounced laws prohibiting coups d’état – especially by means of weapons – ...
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When asked why Zoabi apparently did not attempt to let herself out of the car, Tibi became incensed. “Why are you blaming the victim?” Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center, August 3 – Joint List MK Hannen Zoabi was listed in ...
Read More »Meretz TV Demands Government Funding For Sake Of Independent Press
“The independence of Israeli journalism rests on it receiving funding from the entity from which it is trying to assert its independence,” explained Gilon. Tel Aviv, August 1 – Questions surrounding the establishment of a new government-owned corporation to manage public ...
Read More »Rival Benefactors Feud Over Dedication Plaques In Tabernacle
All insist they obtained exclusive rights to having an inscription in their names etched into the side of the Holy Ark. Wilderness of Sinai, July 27 – Tensions continue to simmer among the Israelites this week as several wealthy families ...
Read More »Free Meretz Membership To Anyone Alive Last Time They Had Power
“I see this drive as a metaphor for our situation and our aspirations.” Tel Aviv, July 20 – Leaders of the left-wing party Meretz launched a new membership drive today to bolster the movement’s stagnant rolls, promising to exempt from ...
Read More »Media Call For Transparency After Reporters Barred From Holy Of Holies
A team of reporters and cameramen applied for access to film the rites that are performed once a year in the Holy of Holies, and were turned down. Jerusalem, July 18 – Journalist groups denounced the administration of the Holy ...
Read More »It Dawning On NGOs What ‘NGO’ Stands For
Perhaps defining themselves a non-governmental organizations should by definition require that in fact they not be de facto agents of foreign governments. Tel Aviv, July 14 – Following the passage of a law mandating greater disclosure for Non-Governmental Organizations that ...
Read More »Livni: Brexit Shows Danger Of Letting The Little People Vote
Last year’s national election here was a painful reminder that people who don’t think like a North Tel Aviv social activist can still vote. Tel Aviv, June 10 – Hatnua Party leader and ranking member of the Zionist Union faction ...
Read More »King David Faces ‘Apartheid’ Allegations Over Lack Of Arab Advisers
“You can’t get any more minority than zero percent.” Jerusalem, July 6 – NGOs and political figures are accusing King David of a policy of racial discrimination and of barring ethnic minorities from his government, noting that of the many ...
Read More »Netanyahu Pretty Sure He Was Supposed To Get Primae Noctis
Unless specifically overridden by Israeli legislation, pre-existing laws from prior sovereignties are still in force under the current system, noted constitutional experts. Jerusalem, June 29 – Seven years into his current tenure as prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu is still searching ...
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