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Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, U.S. president Bill Clinton, and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat at the signing of the Oslo Accords at the White House on September 13, 1993. (Vince Musi/The White House)

The Oslo era is finally over, but it only gets worse from here

In theory, the end of Oslo should be a welcome development. In practice, there is little to celebrate. There is something unsettling about the way the 25-year anniversary since the signing of the Oslo Accords is being marked — neither eulogy nor longing, and without anyone having any clue what lies ahead. There is one…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man September 14, 2018

A Palestinian woman walks by a grafitti sign calling to boycott Israel on a street in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on February 11, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash 90)

When support for Israel means abandoning universal values

On a recent trip to Germany, Jewish Israeli filmmaker Udi Aloni finds himself defending the Palestinians’ right to resist Israeli apartheid and occupation. Before pledging unconditional loyalty to Israel, he says, people should ask themselves what values they are helping promote. By Udi Aloni My daughter Yuli and I set out on a journey in Berlin…

By +972 Magazine September 14, 2018

A mosque minaret rises among the ruins of Al-Nada towers after they were destroyed by Israeli strikes in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, August 4, 2014. The towers had 90 flats. So far, Israeli attacks have killed at least 1,870 Palestinians, and injured 9,470 since the beginning of the Israeli offensive (photo: Activestills)

War is the new system of governance (and five other Gaza takeaways)

The status quo of the occupation has reached a new level of violence and destruction, but there is no political power in sight that can impose a change on the ground. 1. Israel paid more than it expected for a bit less than it wanted. Israel’s strategic goal in this war was to maintain the status…

By Noam Sheizaf August 28, 2014

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. (State Dept. Photo)

Why Israel won’t sign any ceasefire that’s fair

A fair ceasefire would bring major relief for Gaza, which would mean Hamas wins the war. The ceasefire that the world is now pushing for – one that, as UN chief Ban Ki-Moon put it, not only ends the fighting but also ends Israel’s “chokehold on Gaza” – is one that the Netanyahu government will…

By Larry Derfner July 26, 2014

Jewish nationalism lost in the election, Jewish humanism won

Jewish nationalism, in its belligerence and paranoia, is watching the world pass it by – and the overwhelming majority of Jews in America, Israel and elsewhere do not want that to happen to them. The split between humanistic Judaism and nationalistic Judaism goes back a very long time, but in recent years, the complete takeover…

By Larry Derfner November 9, 2012

Rick’s Weekly Wrap-Up: 500K march more inflation than revolution

Who can guess the name of a new political party to emerge in Israel? Why weren’t trains running last night and why an Israeli law from 1985 stands between Israelis and democracy. “Rick” Berman gives you the week’s top stories as they ought to be told. A weekly feature on +972 By Rechavia “Rick” Berman…

By +972 Magazine September 4, 2011

Sara and Benjamin Netanyahu. Who's in charge? (photo: Flickr / Πρωθυπουργός της Ελλάδας)

Yes, Mrs. Sara Netanyahu!

This is a post I published in January 2010 on the “original” Half & Half blog, and I felt the urge to re-post it today after hearing about Sara Netanyahu’s new helper-fiasco. A Nepalese migrant worker, who is taking care of Mrs. Netanyahu’s father, has claimed she was injured during a confrontation with the Prime…

By Ami Kaufman August 31, 2011

Binyamin Netanyahu speaks at a press conference following the Eilat terror attacks (photo: ActiveStills / Oren Ziv)

Evidence undermines gov’t’s claim that terrorists were Gazans

The Minister of Defense and the Prime Minister claim the terrorist attack last week came from Gaza. They have yet to provide any proof – and the evidence looks dubious An unknown group carried out a combined attack from Sinai into Israel, hitting a number of targets. Six Israeli civilians were murdered and two soldiers…

By Yossi Gurvitz August 22, 2011

Palestinian boy demonstrating in Sheikh Jarrah (photo: Flickr/lisang)

Scrutinizing the Guardians of Zion, Part I (Louis Frankenthaler)

The following is part one of a two-part essay that attempts to address a rather lengthy problem. It is characterized by a cadre of culturally and politically orthodox self anointed monitors and guardians of Israel’s “Zionist virtue”. These Guardians Of Zion, (GOZs to be terse) have found it necessary to degrade democratic discourse, to debase…

By +972 Magazine September 13, 2010