democracy

Ex-deputy chief justice: ICC, UN clapping over gov’t tearing down judicial independence

"We are a democracy, but with the situation now, we are doing an injustice to this term, this was a knife in the back of democracy.”

Accusations of ‘Deep State’: What is this entity Netanyahu claims controls Israel?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims that an alleged Deep State controls the country. What is this mysterious entity?

By TOVA HERZL
27/03/2025

Time to quit: Netanyahu, Bar, and all of Israel's leaders failed and must step down

Israel's failed leaders should step aside and make room for new leaders who will renew and rebuild the country.

27/03/2025

How the Democratic Party became a massive disgrace

The Democratic Party, once a reliable supporter of Israel and Jewish causes, is changing; Schumer has let it happen.

By GREGORY LYAKHOV
24/03/2025
Israelis protest against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside Prime Minister Netanyahu'

Barak's civil war prediction: A warning or exaggeration?

The question is: which voices deserve our attention and amplification?

23/03/2025

How Netanyahu deflects blame while manipulating Israel into trusting him

Even before the recent war broke out, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was doing everything in his power to deflect blame for even the most minor of conflicts, whether it was justified or not.

Weakening public service, disintegrating democracy: How corruption is killing Israel

Defending democracy urgently and strenuously against the onslaught from the country’s leadership should not be a matter of Right and Left, religious and secular, but for Israel’s survival.

By TOVA HERZL
20/03/2025

Twilight of the Islamic Republic: The rocky road to regime change in Iran has begun

This momentous period in history heralds the demise of religious despotism in Tehran, the disintegration of the regime of the corrupt, terrorist mullahs.

19/03/2025

Honoring the enduring friendship between Taiwan and Israel

Our story is not just a tale of survival but a blueprint for success and leadership for the trustworthy democratic alliance amid the increasingly complex and interconnected world. 

Why Trump’s attack on democracy is as deep a Jewish concern as antisemitism or Israel

Democracy protected Jews in America, if imperfectly, and Jews made it a hallmark of our Americanness to be advocates for democracy in return.

By YEHUDA KURTZER/JTA
04/03/2025
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