Israel is looking ahead. The year 2050 is a central theme of the Ministry of the Environment, linking the destiny of Israel to the planet’s future. Climate experts predict a humanitarian disaster if we continue to burn fossil fuels, which…
Netanyahu’s nonsensical occupation
After a well-publicized visit to Oman, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu addressed the Likud faction in the Knesset saying: “The occupation is nonsense.” This is not a slip of the tongue or a jab at the Left. On the surface, it…
Khashoggi’s murder will bury the Crown Prince
The carnage in the Pittsburgh synagogue overshadowed the international scandal aroused by the murder of the well-known journalist and Saudi government critic, Jamal Khashoggi. Although there appears to be no connection between an anti-Semitic slaughter and the murder, President Trump…
Israëlische vakbondsleider verbindt zich aan extreem Rechts
Vakbeweging: naar allianties met sociale bewegingen Israëlische vakbondsleider verbindt zich aan extreem Rechts Assaf Adiv 1 Avi Nissenkorn, voorzitter van Histadrut – de grootste Israëlische vakbondsfederatie – bood kort geleden Ze’ev Elkin zijn steun in diens race om het burgemeesterschap van…
Links duikt weg
De LHBT gemeenschap was de eerste die op 22 juli 2018 de straat opging tegen de huidige vloed aan antidemocratische wetgeving. Ze demonstreerden tegen de wet voor het draagmoederschap die discriminerend is jegens homoseksuele mannen. Daarmee hieven ze het vaandel…
Fateful misconception: Israel’s Russia mistake
As anyone can see, Israel’s course of action in Syria is aimed at preventing Iranian entrenchment there. Its strategy is understandable but impractical. This does not appear to bother Israel, which prides itself on solving complex problems by one simple…