democracy

Individuals leaving Israel should not face criticism

One of the basic rights of the individual in a liberal democracy is the right to emigrate. Anyone who finds the situation unbearable has the right to leave without being branded a traitor.

Can secular Israel survive as the country marches into an extreme Messianic Age?

According to lawyer Yair Nehorai, Messianic Judaism is on the ascendancy and is in danger of taking over our police, army, and fragile democracy itself.

'There won't be a State of Israel': Will internal strife lead another Jewish state to ruin?

Both Solomon’s kingdom and the Hasmonean dynasty were beset by internal strife in their fourth quarters, allowing external enemies to destroy the Jewish state. That pattern is happening again.

28/12/2024

Europe can succeed in an uncertain world, but it has to rethink the way it operates

To demonstrate leadership, Europe must form agile alliances among its states to promote research, innovation, and joint ventures.

By MARIA VASSALOU
24/12/2024
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu attends his trial on corruption charges at the Tel Aviv District C

Netanyahu’s trial is Israel's trial

Netanyahu's trial is a confrontation between entrenched elites clinging to their hegemony and emerging forces seeking rightful representation, one where the courtroom has become a battlefield.

By YARON SCHWARTZ
22/12/2024

Israel's democracy is under threat, a majority of Israelis say

This belief differs greatly across the political spectrum, with 94% of the Left, 71% of the Center, and just 38% of the Right expressing this opinion.

17/12/2024

Syria’s lost democrats were overshadowed by the rise of extremist groups

Syrian's democratic opposition of 2011 was a loosely allied group and struggled with ideological, political, and ethnic divisions, resulting in a lack of unified leadership and goals.

Democracy, liberty, and states of emergency: Five lessons from South Korea

In South Korea, the combination of broad and determined public involvement with functioning institutions that are still democratic seems to be effective and successful at keeping democracy afloat. 

By NADAV DAGAN
15/12/2024

Can Israel navigate dissenting voices without undermining democracy?

'Haaretz' backlash highlights free speech, financial pressure, and democracy under stress/

2024 was undoubtedly a historic election year

The year 2025 proclaims that together with the world at large, we Israelis find ourselves in a battle to preserve the values of personal liberty.

By URIEL LYNN
24/11/2024
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