No, Benjamin Netanyahu Didn’t Just Promise to “Annex” Part of the West Bank
Besides, Israel’s claims to the Jordan Valley are legitimate.
September 13, 2019
Tinkering with Israel’s Electoral System Won’t Heal Its Political Divides
Even Ben-Gurion didn’t like it—but it works.
With Israel heading for its second national election this year on Tuesday, polls show the two major parties getting a near-equal share of seats in the Knesset, raising the specter that the ostensible winner may again fail to form a coalition. The situation exposes some of the drawbacks of the Jewish state’s electoral system. Recalling various attempts at reform in the past few decades, proposed by expert political scientists, Shalom Carmy notes that even those that were implemented failed to produce the desired results, and suggests that all such attempts may be futile:
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Contrary to Popular Belief, Christian Support for Israel Has Little to Do with Apocalyptic Prophecies
And much to do with a shared biblical heritage.
Tinkering with Israel’s Electoral System Won’t Heal Its Political Divides
Even Ben-Gurion didn’t like it—but it works.
Remembering a Dutch Resistance Fighter Who Risked Her Life to Save Jews from the Nazis
Diet Eman, righteous Gentile.
In the Jewish View, Animals Don’t Have Rights, but People Have Duties—Even to Animals
Making sense of Maimonides’ contradictions.