Israel’s Death Penalty Paradox: The Law That Exists but Never Lives
In 1962, Israel executed Adolf Eichmann. It never happened again. Sixty years later, after the atrocities of October 7, the question arises: should the Jewish state execute again? Many Israelis believe capital punishment must be “reinstated” for terrorists. That’s false. It already exists. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is making a show of fixing this, […]
The Media Reacts One Way to Israel and Another to Hamas
I posted a short Note on Substack: “How does Bibi expect to defeat Hamas if he is negotiating with Hamas?” As I was typing it, a missile alert sounded in southern Israel. Militants in Gaza had launched two rockets. I added that to the Note. I was frustrated. Then came a comment from Mike: “Israeli […]
A little game I played after Kamala Harris said something about the two-state-solution
In contrast with many videoclips shared in the virtual space showing presidential candidate VP Kamala Harris in the worst possible light, she does come across as presidential in the under six-minute speech she gave after having met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. I take issue with some of the content in her speech, but I […]
Notice what’s wrong with the German Foreign Minister’s comment about Lebanon & Israel?
Reporting on her call to German citizens to leave Lebanon, news articles in Israel and abroad quoted an “X” post attributed to German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock: With every rocket across the Blue Line between #Lebanon & #Israel, the danger grows that a miscalculation could trigger a hot war from one moment to the next. […]
Why did Iran attack? Or: The Forgotten Value of the Open Media
This piece was written by University of Haifa Professor Amatzia Baram, expert in Middle East politics and Israeli and international consultant. He identifies an elementary error in Israeli military intelligence. It is published here with his permission. * * * * * Military intelligence services ascribe great value to the classified sources that cost them […]
The Law for Selection of Judges in Israel Part 1: Just so you know what it is about
Is the composition of the SC panel of judges about to be tampered with? Is this another stage in the volcanic upheaval in the judiciary, referred to as a regime change by those who oppose it? The Reasonableness Clause was passed and is being challenged in the Supreme Court (SC), and next “up on the […]
OK Litzman. Dayenu!
As if it was not enough that Health Minister Yaakov Litzman allegedly obstructed justice by influencing the psychiatric reports offered to the courts considering the extradition of Malka Leifer. The former school principle is wanted in Australia on 74 counts of child abuse. As if it was not enough that Health Minister Yaakov Litzman permitted […]
Jews Colonized In Foreign Lands And At Home — Antisemitism On A Carousel
This is about antisemitism and mind games and colonizers and the colonized. The inspiration leading to my reflections here was found in a relatively recent article published in the prestigious British Journal of Criminology. The authors of this article are relentless in their vilification of Israel. I will soon provide my readers with a detailed […]
London Bridge Checkpoint, Anyone?
Given the spate of terror attacks in London, Berlin, Paris and Brussels, among other places, here is an idea whose time has come: checkpoints. It should not be difficult to contain the problem of Islamic terror (or extremist Islamist terror if you prefer to be a bit more PC) if the countries hosting no-go zones […]
Get off-the-Beaten-Path on Your Next Visit
Whether you live here and want to know where to visit next time you have a free day to tour around your own country, or you are planning a visit to Israel, you may be interested in adding one or two or more of these off-the-beaten-path sites to your itinerary. I, for example, was aware […]