Only a Political Arrangement
Will End the War
and Return the Hostages

Only A Political Arrangement Will End The War And Return The Hostages

The national-liberal right of Menahem Begin has become a nationalistic-fascistic right and the political center has captured the place of the 'Patriotic' right. That's how the center plays into the hands of Netanyahu, who enjoys the lack of opposition and protest. The left must distance itself from what we today call center. It must declare its willingness to walk hand in hand with the peace, democracy and equality wishers, Jews and Arabs. That is worth at least 25 parliament seats.

Meir Bleich

Opinion

January

2025

January 8, 2025

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It's Time to Awaken – Take to the Streets

The terror settlers inflict upon Palestinian communities, the bullying and force applied against protesters demanding the release of hostages - these are two sides of the same phenomenon. We must stop it, and there is only one way to do so

Rachel Zelnick Abramovitz

“It Is Time We Understood the Reality We Live In and Protect Ourselves and Our Beliefs”

In his acceptance speech of the Leibowitz prize for his years-long struggle against the occupation, Guy Hirschfeld called for all those who seek a democratic and egalitarian state “to think in terms of civil disobedience in the service of democracy; the time has come to put aside the values and ideals, partly because the other side laughs at us and sees it (with some merit) as weakness.”

A Soldier Receiving a Blatantly Illegal Order Is Obligated to Refuse It

All restraints have been lifted; a biblical ideology has taken over the IDF. Obliterate the memory of Amalek, eliminate the Seven Nations. There are no innocents. Everyone is an enemy.

Democracies Die Slowly but Collapse Suddenly

The “Public Protection Against Criminal Organizations Act”, passed by a majority of 32 with no opposition, is one more step in the government’s efforts to strengthen its ability to suffocate the freedom of its opponents. The arrest of Andrey Khrzhanovskiy and the harassment of the people who shot a firework in Caesarea teach us where the government is heading.

A Soldier of King David

“You went into Gaza to take revenge as much as possible, against women and children, in everything you saw, that's what you wanted. And on this day, a year after Simchat Torah, when we thought we had already slaughtered the enemy, slaughtered them all, expelled them from the land, we are here at your funeral.”