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An organic intellectual and social justice pioneer: A profile of Shlomo Swirski
A profile of one of the most influential people in the struggle for social justice in Israel. Although he was kept out of academia, perhaps it was for the better. Who knows how much we would have lost had he wasted his days trying to sneak an article into the American Journal of Sociology. By…
By Haokets May 11, 2013
The IDF: We’re broke, send more money
The IDF has overspent its budget by nine million NIS, and has the temerity to demand more money The IDF announced yesterday (Hebrew) that it faces a deficit of NIS 5.2 billion, which it somehow misplaced. Actually, the deficit is considerably larger – some nine billion (9,000,000,000) NIS, about USD 2.4 billion  – but it owes…
By Yossi Gurvitz November 30, 2011
Israeli Soldiers Guard Settlers at an Illegal Outpost near Hebron. Photo: Mairav Zonszein)
Israel policy myth #1: security is our first concern
Although Israel does face some significant security threats, it is very hard to explain the priorities and decisions of its leadership by the need to address these threats. This is the first part in a series about the top ten myths regarding Israeli policy. Even some critics of Israeli policy regarding the Palestinians and Arab…
By Roi Maor June 19, 2011
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Carmel fire scapegoats, part II: the settlements
The settlements are a moral and practical disaster, but they are the symptom rather than the cause of Israel’s ills. This is the second in a series of three posts, examining arguments, which have resurfaced following the Carmel fire, that assign the blame for Israel’s problems to the ultra-orthodox or the settlements. To read the…
By Roi Maor December 9, 2010
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