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The ‘second Nakba’ government seizes its moment
Israeli leaders are explicit about reusing the methods of 1948 in Gaza today. But what didn’t quell the Palestinians then will not do so now.
By
Meron Rapoport
January 2, 2024
The Israeli public has embraced the Smotrich doctrine
The internalization of the far-right minister's 'Decisive Plan' is evident in the popular support for a new ultimatum for Gaza: emigration or annihilation.
By
Orly Noy
November 10, 2023
The settlers wanted supreme power. They got a rebellion instead
The religious-Zionist movement has made vast inroads in Israeli state and society for two decades. The judicial overhaul may bring it all crashing down.
By
Meron Rapoport
August 15, 2023
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While Israelis were in the streets, Smotrich unveiled his annexation plans
As protests escalated last week over the judicial overhaul, Israel's finance minister declared the end of the Oslo Accords in all but name.
By
Roni Pelli
July 27, 2023
Smotrich wants one million West Bank settlers. That’s not so far-fetched
Seeking to double the settler population, Israel's far-right government is expediting infrastructural plans that were — often literally — laid decades ago.
By
Ben Reiff
July 12, 2023
The Israeli government enters its most dangerous phase yet
While the judicial overhaul is widely seen as the central attack on democracy, it is paramount to show how it is directly linked to rising attacks on Palestinians.
By
Haggai Matar
June 3, 2023
The Israeli right’s arrogance has made a new struggle possible
The mass protests have opened the possibility, however slight, that Israelis will begin to demand fundamental changes we haven't seen since 1948.
By
Meron Rapoport
March 29, 2023
The danger of treating Smotrich as an anomaly
By marking one Israeli politician as unacceptable, U.S. Jews are sidestepping the need to reckon with the wider system that enables his genocidal views.
By
Edo Konrad
March 9, 2023
This government’s pyromania may be its downfall
Huwara on fire is exactly what leading Israeli ministers wanted. But with the protest movement taking note, the next phase of their plan is no guarantee.
By
Meron Rapoport
March 3, 2023
Israelis are calling their leaders fascists. Why can’t British politicians?
What will it take for British officials and other international actors to start taking Israeli leaders at their word and offer any meaningful pushback?
By
Ben Reiff
February 7, 2023
Religious Zionists have captured the state. What will it mean for Palestinians?
Unlike Israeli Jews, who are opposing the government to protect the status quo, Palestinians across the Green Line are fighting a more existential danger.
By
Ameer Makhoul
January 22, 2023
The far right always has a next target
The threat to Israel's LGBTQ community underlines how a state designed to eject a particular group from its midst will always look for new targets.
By
Natasha Roth-Rowland
January 21, 2023
The inspiration behind Israel’s far-right, anti-LGBTQ coalition
From legalizing discrimination against queer people to promoting conversion therapy, Israel's new coalition is looking to the American far right for cues.
By
Shiri Eisner
January 1, 2023
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