Yoni Chetboun

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In Israel, a conversation about the future of occupation is part of the occupation

While a third of the Knesset joins the pro-settlement caucus, one member of the coalition warns of a ‘South African’ future. The Israeli political conversation has a strange sense of déjà vu these days: on Wednesday, during a panel organized by the think-tank Molad, Knesset Member Ofer Shelah of Yesh Atid warned that if Israel…

By Noam Sheizaf June 13, 2013

A section of Israel's separation wall in the West Bank. (Activestills.org)

Rightists say bring down the Wall, leftists say let’s keep it

Noted right-wingers call to demolish the separation wall. True, they are driven by a desire for annexation, but the Left finds itself in an unseemly position – defending one of the great injustices of the occupation in the name of the distant prospect of two states. Former Defense Minister Moshe Arens yesterday told Ma’ariv he thinks the…

By Dimi Reider April 11, 2013