Israel’s New Spymaster and the Crucible of Israeli Politics
Netanyahu is trying to gain control over foreign policy.
January 8, 2016
Israel’s NGO Bill Protects, Rather than Threatens, Democracy
In fact, it’s very similar to U.S. legislation.
Currently before the Israeli Knesset is a bill demanding greater transparency from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) about their sources of funding. The bill has generated controversy in Israel and led the American press to invoke comparisons with Russian and Turkish regulations intended to crush political dissent. Not only do these comparisons miss the mark by a wide margin, writes Gerald Steinberg, but the bill is in fact necessary to preserve Israel’s functioning as a democracy:
January 8, 2016
Israel’s NGO Bill Protects, Rather than Threatens, Democracy
In fact, it’s very similar to U.S. legislation.
Herman Wouk at One-Hundred: The White Sheep of American Jewish Literature
The rare writer focused on success rather than dysfunction.
Does Neuroscience Disprove the Existence of the Mind?
Looking to Aristotle for answers.
Evangelical Support for Israel Is Not Limited to the U.S.
It may have already played a role in some countries’ orientation toward Israel.