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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu with Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein (photo: Koby Gidon / Government Press Office)
Racism, militarism and ultra-capitalism: The government’s real vision
Three major laws were passed in the Knesset this week: One against the Palestinians parties, the second against the ultra-Orthodox, and the third against the prospect of peace.  Netanyahu’s coalition mobilized this week to pass its centerpiece legislation: the draft reform, the governance law and the referendum law. It’s not a coincidence that those three…
By Noam Sheizaf March 15, 2014
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO)
Referendum on peace agreement just might pass
The first reaction of the Israeli Right to the possible revival of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations has been to rush legislation ensuring a referendum on a future agreement. The idea is to supplement Israel’s 2010 law with provisions that tailor it to apply to any kind of agreement (the existing law passed in 2010 is somewhat…
By Dahlia Scheindlin July 23, 2013
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