How to widen the gaps
Educational concepts that led to an outcry in many other countries are accepted in Israel with surprising apathy.
by Ami Volansky 2 comments
A separation and an opportunity
Barak's departure and the resignation of Labor Party's ministers finally reveals the differences between Israel's two political wings.
Haaretz Editorial 12 comments
Dayan, not Ben-Gurion
Barak did not give up leadership of the large party that he helped to shrink. Rather, his voters gave up on him because they grew disgusted with his tricks.
by Amir Oren 3 comments
Expert at losing money
Israel Military Industries' years-long, painful decline should serve as a sign for any neo-Socialist who opposes privatization and favors nationalization.
by Nehemia Shtrasler 0 comments
Before the UN makes a decision for us
Bridging the gap between Israel and the Palestinians is possible only through an American initiative.
by Uriel Reichman 34 comments
Where was Olmert?
Olmert had no idea what was going on between his close associate, her brother and the Tax Authority.
by Amir Oren 0 comments
Dictators aren't forever
The importance of the civil unrest in Tunisia is impossible to exaggerate.
Haaretz Editorial 4 comments
Who could lead Palestinians better than Abbas?
If progress is not made in the peace process in the coming months, this will almost certainly be Mahmoud Abbas' last year in office.
by Akiva Eldar 10 comments
Israel may be on the eve of revolution
The cabinet and the Knesset have chosen to ignore the reasons that Israel's NGOs, charities and volunteer organizations have become powerful.
by Merav Michaeli 13 comments
Israel has already attacked Iran
It is gradually becoming clear that Israeli intelligence, in cooperation with its American counterparts, has made a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities redundant.
by Yossi Melman 18 comments
Good luck finding a UN ambassador
Tracking down someone in the UN corridors willing to hear Israel's version of who is to blame for the impasse in the peace process, or someone who holds even a shred of understanding for the continued building in the territories, is mission impossible.
by Shlomo Shamir 2 comments
On voluntary and involuntary silence
The undermining of the human rights organizations, which seeks to deflect criticism, fences us off from the outside world and exacerbates the narcissistic nature of Israeli society.
by Yedidia Stern and Avi Sagi 3 comments
Brave soldier Netanyahu is turning out to be coward
How is it that the same person who once stood up to Ariel Sharon is now so threatened in the presence of Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who humiliates him again and again?
by Gideon Levy 17 comments
Mr. Netanyahu, there's a law in Israel - follow it
Instead of seeking ways to avoid enforcing the demolition orders, the attorney general would be well-advised to deliver to Netanyahu a copy of a warning notice he sent to Nir Barkat, after the Jerusalem mayor intervened in the implementation of an order to evacuate and seal Beit Yonatan in Silwan.
Haaretz Editorial 19 comments
Settlers no longer look to Israel, or its laws
There, beyond the Green Line, there are norms taking root that render Israeli courts impotent. Over there, the new real estate laws and symbols of the State of Israel are being created. Judea and Samaria, as we have been taught, is here.
by Zvi Bar'el 17 comments
Neighborly relations, settlement style
If right-wing groups can establish settlements in the heart of a Palestinian neighborhood, why can't a Palestinian settle in the core of a Jewish settlement?
by Yudith Oppenheimer 1 comments
