As I am sure you have all heard already, Palestinian elections took place on Wednesday: Hamas won 74 seats, and Fatah won 45. Despite global surprise at the results and the initial message from many governments that this result marks a death in the peace process, I think there is reason for optimism here. Firstly, [...]
Today is Holocaust memorial day, the anniversary of liberation from Auschwitz-Birkenau. Throughout my childhood, the phrases repeated on Holocaust memorial (or its equivalent, Yom HaShoah) were one person can make a difference, and we will never forget. Too often the Holocaust is presented as a Jewish issue. It is imperative that we not forget that [...]
Yonatan Ben-Artzi, the nephew of Benjamin Netanyahu, is a conscientious objector from the IDF. A military court of appeals ruled the he would serve a two month jail sentence and pay a fine for refusing to be drafted since 2001. Here’s the full story.
