Democracy
Can Israel’s political strife be solved by a ‘thin’ constitution?
The sheer audacity of the judicial reform, and the aggressive way it was marketed, punched a hole in the fabric of Israeli national life, and through it, poured the boiling lava of identity discord.
New Subjects in the Field
Israeli settlers, ultra-Orthodox will pay for trampling over Israel
If they don’t rethink a new course, they will find themselves facing a majority that will stop supporting their continued prosperity, and perhaps their very existence.
Interview: Prof. Yedidia Stern on a “Thin Constitution” for Israel
Prof. Yedidia Stern suggests Jewish Business News a “Thin Constitution.” “Israel is not ready for major judicial reform, full constitution, or canonization.”
Can equality be enshrined in an Israeli constitution now?
The protest movement seems to have succeeded in preventing the situation from worsening. But there is a significant difference between “avoiding evil” and “doing good.”
Israeli conservatism has collapsed
In the space of two months, the politicians who had been fed for years by the conservative umbilical cord have succeeded in dividing Israel in a way we have never experienced.
Israeli Politics is Undergoing Tectonic Change
Many people, including those who voted for the current government, are starting to ask themselves what it is that they really support, and their answer is some form of liberal democracy.
As Judicial Plans Rock Israel, Secret Talks Seek Compromise
Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to restrict judicial independence have divided Israel. But a small group of academics has met privately with lawmakers in a search for middle ground.
Opinion: Engage Moderate Religious Zionists on Israeli Judicial Reform
Beneath the sound and fury of the conflict between contending sides for or against the “reform” of the justice system, Israeli politics and society may be undergoing a tectonic shift.
