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Israel issuing Palestinian building permits to further West Bank land grab
An increase in building permits for Palestinian structures in Area C of the West Bank is not what it seems. It is, in fact, part of the Israeli government’s process of concentrating Palestinians in order to make room for settlements to expand. By Alon Cohen-Lifshitz It’s the responsibility of anyone who wants to build a house to…
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January 27, 2017
Avigdor Liberman’s new job: Control over four million Palestinians
Netanyahu may have found an opportunity to take revenge on the old IDF elites, but in doing so has put one of Israel’s most hawkish politicians in charge of the occupation. Avigdor Liberman’s appointment as defense minister is, in my eyes, one of Netanyahu’s most surprising moves (in fact, on Wednesday I argued that it…
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Noam Sheizaf
May 19, 2016
New Jewish settlements planned ‘on top of’ Bedouin villages
The Israeli government approves a plan for five new settlements in the Negev/Naqab. Rights group says the plan, like Israel’s overall policy regarding its Bedouin citizens, is discriminatory. The Israeli government on Sunday approved a plan for five new Jewish settlements to be built in the Negev (Naqab) in the south of Israel. The plan,…
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Natasha Roth-Rowland
November 23, 2015
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Retired Israeli general suggests Syria attack timed for election effect
As elections approach, Israeli politicians are misleading the public about war crimes probes, and according to one general-turned-politician, about war itself. (This analysis originally contained a previous section called, ‘Is the ICC running against Netanyahu in Israeli elections?’ It has been published as a separate article here.) “War is merely the continuation of politics by…
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
January 19, 2015
Would the incoming Israeli Chief of Staff favor an attack on Iran?
Major General Benny Gantz spoke frequently on Iran, but his position regarding the military option remains unclear. Haaretz military correspondent: pro-active line on Iran “disintegrating”. After an unprecedented series of events, consisting of a public dispute between the Defense Minister and the departing Chief of Staff and two canceled appointments to replace the latter, it seems…
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Noam Sheizaf
February 6, 2011
IDF Chief of Staff told US Israel has no military option in Iran (UPDATED)
According to reports in the Israeli media, a major reason for the bad blood between Defense Minister Ehud Barak and departing Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi was their differences on the issue of Iran, and especially what Barak saw as an attempt by Ashkenazi to bypass him Did the possibility of an Israeli strike on…
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Noam Sheizaf
February 4, 2011
IDF officer’s career torpedoed over corruption, but not over alleged war crimes
In Israel, reporting on the upheaval in Egypt has been sidelined by news that the appointment of Major General Yoav Galant to IDF Chief of Staff has been cancelled. Yedioth, Israel’s most widely read newspaper, devoted half of its pages to coverage of this development, pushing news of Mubrak’s decision not to run for reelection…
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Roi Maor
February 2, 2011
Unrest in Tunisia and Egypt begins to trickle into Israel
The winds of change blowing across the Mideast appeared to have reached the Jewish State yesterday, as hundreds of politicians and public servants took to the streets of Jerusalem to demand the removal of State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss from office. The group of protesters, led by General Yoav Galant, chanted slogans against the Comptroller’s never-ending…
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Ami Kaufman
January 28, 2011
The man in the high castle: a look at Galant’s house
Israelis received a new glimpse today into the lifestyle of the military elite. Something happened this morning that calls for breaking a tradition. It’s not a religious tradition, nor is it very old. In fact, it’s nothing but a simple design standard. Then again, design is meaningful, as we will soon discover. I made myself…
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Yuval Ben-Ami
January 20, 2011
Will Israel go to war in 2011?
A war between Israel and its neighbors could be triggered by an Israeli miscalculation. Recent statements by Israeli Generals, warning of an upcoming conflict – the worst yet, according to them – may act as a self-fulfilling prophecy Foreign observers of the Middle East have lately begun to sound the alarm about the possibility of…
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Roi Maor
January 12, 2011
Nov 5-6: High-ranking official blackmailed Israeli government
Hebrew media roundup: Ehud Barak fires back, while the search for someone to replace him continues; Yedioth: Government was blackmailed by high-ranking official > Defense Minister Barak fires back at the Labor insurrection against his leadership (more on the move against Barak here). In their desperate search for a candidate to replace Barak, some MKs…
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Roi Maor
November 6, 2010
Oct 29-30: Netanyahu calls on Palestinians to forgo unilateral moves
The Headlines: Unilateralism > Palestinian President Abbas has raised the possibility of asking the UN Security Council to recognize a Palestinian state, if negotiations with Israel are stalled. In response, Netanyahu called for avoiding unilateral moves. He did not mean to include, of course, settlement construction that changes facts on the ground. Two prominent Jewish…
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October 30, 2010
Oct 27: Chaos in Israel’s security establishment
The Headlines: Bad Fences > A senior government official is accusing [Heb] the Defense Ministry of refusing to comply with a government decision to build a fence between Israel and Egypt. The official further alleged that the Ministry channeled funds allocated for this purpose, to pay salaries, and refused to allow any other government authority…
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Roi Maor
October 27, 2010
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