Tag: Middle East

Pollak: The Military Intervenes in Israel — and the USA

What happened this week in Israel is best understood as a partial military coup, backed by the U.S. government. The Israeli opposition used protests to shut down the country — and used mass military desertion...

Israel Judicial Reform Crisis

JNS Jerusalem Bureau Chief Alex Traiman sorts out the details of Israel's Judicial Reform Crisis. What are the reforms? Why are there protests? Why are there counter-protests? Will embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be...

Genesis of the Palestinian Authority

Genesis of the Palestinian Authority collects articles and policy papers by Bedein, director of The Center for Near East Policy Research and founder of the Israel Resource News Agency. The author has covered the Palestinian...

Who stands to lose if the Israel High Court of Justice is not reformed?

There is no reason to impugn the integrity of vast majority those who demonstrate in Israel against judicial reforms of the High Court of Israel. At the same time, most people have no idea that...

March Madness

As explained by Wikipedia, “mad as a March hare” is a common British English phrase, both today and in Lewis Carroll’s time in the 1800s. This March seems no exception as far as Israel is...

Harvard’s Hijacked Center for Middle Eastern Studies

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) at Harvard University will host on March 30, 2023, Prof. Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, chair in Law, Institute of Criminology-Faculty of Law, The Hebrew University; and Chair in Global Law, Queen...

Diplomacy between Saudi Arabia and Iran could isolate and constrain Israel

Suppose the Israeli defense establishment, the prime minister, and the inner security cabinet decide that Iran’s uranium enrichment at 84 percent, close to what’s needed for a nuclear weapon, and its progress in weaponizing...

On World Water Day, boat undertakes maiden Dead Sea voyage

After a successful crowdfunding campaign, the Dead Sea Revival Project is launching eco-educational boat excursions in the Dead Sea, the lowest land point on Earth. The announcement was timed to coincide with World Water Day on March...

Behind the scene with David Bedein – March 22, 2023

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What’s Behind The Riots Over Judicial Reform In Israel?

To the outside observer, passions behind the riots which have swept the state of Israel may not be understood. After all, what is the big deal over cosmetic changes in the high court of...