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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lights the 'Hanukkia' on the First night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, December 06, 2018. (Marc Israel Sellem/GPO)

Netanyahu will do all he can to destroy Jewish-Arab alliances

The alliance between Palestinian citizens of Israel and the Jewish left has historically been viewed as a threat to the rule of the right. That’s why Netanyahu is doing everything he can to undermine it. By Eli Bitan The Israeli right knows exactly how to harm the left: by making its alliance with Palestinian citizens…

By +972 Magazine December 10, 2018

Eliezer Kaplan, with Moshe Shertok and David Ben-Gurion looking on and Zeev Sharef standing behind them, sign the Declaration of Independence at the Museum in Tel Aviv. (Zoltan Kluger/GPO)

We shall overcome: Israel’s adherence to human rights principles

Israel declares itself to be a light unto the nations. It also violates 15 of the articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. By Yesh Din, written by Yossi Gurvitz When Israel was established, its founders made sure to emphasize, in its Declaration of Independence, the universal values of Jewish tradition: “The State of…

By +972 Magazine December 17, 2013