Under Netanyahu and His Government, Passover Has Become a Festival of Emergency
It’s hard to celebrate under the heavy burden of the double state of emergency. Israelis are exhausted from…
I Trusted Israel Police to Protect Me at the anti-Iran War Protest. I Was Wrong
The police have enough power to violently disperse protesters. But there are enough citizens here who are against…
Israel’s Center Must Rise Up Against the Iran War
The time has come for opposition to the war. It must come not only from the traditional provinces…
When Netanyahu Plays Politics With War, Israelis Must Take to the the Streets
In December 2023, after the first hostage deal with Hamas, anti-government protesters debated over whether to return to…
Leading Group in Anti-judicial Overhaul Protests Shuts Down
Israel Democracy HQ-Hofshi B’Artzenu, which was responsible for organizing and producing demonstrations against Israel’s government and judicial overhaul,…
The War Is Preventing an Iranian Uprising. Just Look at post-October 7 Israel
Just as the external threat of Hamas destroyed the anti-government protest movement after October 7, so could the…
It’s Time for a True Binational Party in Israel
Is the left – both Arab and Jewish – truly open to political partnership? The joint Arab-Jewish demonstrations…
How Crime Groups Drew a ‘Ring of Death’ Around Arab Towns That Were Once Ruled by Israeli Military Law
Our parents and grandparents grew up under military law, confined within their Arab communities, encountering the ‘Hebrew City’…
Jewish Israelis Showed Up for Arab Israelis. Here’s Why It’s Nowhere Near Enough
This doesn’t happen often. Three weeks ago, this column criticized the failure of Jewish Israelis to join the…
From Sakhnin to Tel Aviv: Arab Israelis Signal a Protest Meant to Last
The crowds that filled central Tel Aviv on Saturday evening did not come out for a symbolic gesture…
Netanyahu’s 11 Moves Taking Israel From Democracy Toward Authoritarian Rule
Not a day goes by without someone warning about Israel’s decline toward the dark realms of autocracy. Early…
Thousands March Against ultra-Orthodox IDF Draft Exemption Law in Jerusalem – Haaretz
Thousands March Against ultra-Orthodox IDF Draft Exemption Law in Jerusalem HaaretzYair Lapid, Naftali Bennett, Gadi Eisenkot join Jerusalem draft…