My fellow Arabs, it's time to join the protests
For weeks, I thought that a battle is being waged between Jews: secular vs. religious, Left vs. Right. But I've come to understand that the judicial reform plan threatens Arab society as well.
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How 10 weeks of protests finally exposed the underlying truths in Israeli politics
This time around, the Right is determined to defy the laws of political gravity by not buckling under the pressure from the Left, ending the long streak of torpedoed initiatives to reform the courts. The ongoing protests in Israel these days only highlight the distorted reality since 1977: The Left keeps losing elections, but holds a grip on the state's power centers.
Knesset advances first batch of judicial reform bills
Bills include the override clause, which would permit the Knesset to re-legislate laws struck down by the Supreme Court as "unconstitutional."
Study suggests US aid seen by Palestinians as 'opportunity to promote terrorism'
Palestinian Media Watch finds that increased US aid to the Palestinian Authority under Obama administration was followed by spike in attacks on Israelis. "Only when the US demonstrates moral clarity and stops the aid, the Palestinians will understand that terrorism does not pay," Maurice Hirsch, head of Legal Strategies at the PMW, says.
Can something be done in wake of the Saudi-Iranian deal?
Despite the renewal of ties between Riyadh and Tehran, there is still the possibility of rectification and there are still important things to offer the Saudis, mainly from the US, but certainly also from Israel.
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