Brussels attacks

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks out at the Negev desert in Sde Boker, November 18, 2015. (Photo by Kobi Gideon / GPO)
The duality of Israel’s occupation, at home and abroad
Slowly but surely, the process of shedding democratic characteristics in favor of ‘ethnocratic’ ones is becoming clearer and clearer for all to see. By Tomer Persico (translated by Maya Haber) Over the last few weeks we have heard about the collapse of the delicate duality the Israeli government has been trying to preserve for years.…
By +972 Magazine March 29, 2016
Prime Minister Netanyahu meets soldiers from the Kfir Brigade on the Jewish holiday of Purim. (photo: Amos Ben Gershon/GPO)
Netanyahu has nothing to teach Europe about terror
Netanyahu is trying to paint Israel as a terror-stricken victim, while at the same time painting his country as one that has successfully defeated terrorism. No matter how he spins it, he cannot hide the fact that Israel is also an occupying power. What does Netanyahu want from Europe? That the continent take a lesson…
By Samah Salaime March 27, 2016
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Likud minister Israel Katz at a campaign event in Raanana. (Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)
Israeli intel minister: Brussels was attacked because of chocolate
Israel Katz says that Belgians enjoy life too much, refuse to decide that they’re in a war with Islamic terrorism. There have been a number of original explanations for why Islamic State militants struck Brussels, killing at least 34 people on Tuesday. Turkish media blamed Belgium’s embrace of the Kurds, a Ukrainian blogger expounded on…
By Dimi Reider March 23, 2016
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Passengers evacuate a subway in Brussels following the terrorist attack, March 22, 2016. (Evan Lamos/EurActiv)
We don’t have the privilege of being Islamophobic
Israelis tend to warn of the ‘Islamization’ of Europe in the wake of attacks like those in Brussels. But the fear of Muslims in a country where Jews and Muslims must live together is simply not an option. After events like the terrorist attacks in Brussels or Paris, it has become common to hear Israelis…
By Noam Sheizaf March 22, 2016
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