2019 Elections in Israel: Avi’s Voting Guide
Avi Kessner put together a list of all the parties running for elections in Israel on April 9 this year. A kind of Guide for the Perplexed Israeli Voter. I must say that I...
Category: Keeping Up With Our MKs
We elect a party whose platform seems to most closely fit with our vision of what needs to be done to ensure that Israel develops as a healthy and ethical state. The Members of Knesset (MKs) are those who propel this boat and the Cabinet is supposed to be the rudder. Are they fulfilling their promise? In order to judge, we need to know what they are doing. I will, periodically, check in with them and see what they are doing within the Knesset plenum and in committees and report back here what I find.
Amnesty and the Anti-Boycott Law: Is This How Our Government “Protects” Israel Against BDS?
Why is there even an argument about this? Why does Israel need to make a law saying that organizations such as Amnesty International Israel, working within the country that promote boycotts against her and,...
Genocide, Politics, and the Moral Vote
On 21 November 2018, there was a chance for the Knesset, our elected representatives, to show a bit of dignity, a bit of respect for themselves and others, and a bit of ability to...
Israeli MK Ayman Odeh Asks For Unity In Israel
Does Israeli Member of Knesset Ayman Odeh talk out one side of his mouth in Arabic and the other side of his mouth in Hebrew? He put up a special post on Facebook, apparently...
Ayoob Kara: A Study In Media Distortions
We have all heard stories about how the media twists stories around and produces fake news. How often do we have the opportunity to see it in action ourselves? Here is one example I...
Getting Harder For Arab MKs To Complain About Structural Discrimination
When things like this happen (I’ll tell you soon what “this” is), it must make it really hard to be an Arab Member of Knesset (MK). It seems like Israeli Arab MKs get the...
Transparency Law: How To Really Defy Unscrupulous Discrimination
There is something you can do about the Transparency Law if you really think it unscrupulously discriminates against left-wing organizations. In criticizing the passage of the Transparency Bill into Law, the Left is attempting...
Right About Now Might Be A Good Time To Hear From You, Hanin Zoabi or Ayman Odeh!
Hanin Zoabi – Are you going to cry out your rage and horror at the killing of a 13-year-old girl barely past puberty? Ayman Odeh – Are you going to rail against the terrorist...
