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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inspects an honor guard in Nairobi, Kenya, on July 5, 2016 (Kobi Gideon / GPO).

Why Africa won’t embrace Netanyahu

No matter how many technological advancements or solutions to terrorism he offers, Netanyahu won’t be able to convince African states to love Israel before the occupation comes to an end. By Ilan Baruch Spokespersons for the Israeli government have recently decided to define Israel’s diplomatic ties with Africa as a strategic goal. During his visit to…

By +972 Magazine September 27, 2016

‘Balfour at Jewish colonies’, 1925. (Photo by American Colony, Jerusalem)

The colonialist skeletons in Israel’s closet

Modern believers in the meaning, importance and necessity of Israel as a safe home for Jews had best come to terms with its less-than-organic birth — it did not magically appear on the sands of an empty landscape. By David Sarna Galdi A day before the Paris peace summit last month, director general of Israel’s…

By +972 Magazine July 3, 2016

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a welcoming ceremony for INS Rahav, Israel's newest submarine. (photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO)

Are Israel’s existential threats slowly disappearing?

The former head of the Mossad says Israel no longer faces existential threats, while one of Netanyahu’s top advisors calls the Sunni Arab states of the Middle East ‘Israel’s allies.’ If there’s one thing most Israelis can agree on, it is that the world is against us. At the very least, so it goes, Israel…

By Edo Konrad January 17, 2016

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An Argentinian lawyer who might get things moving in the Mideast

Luis Moreno Ocampo has a big decision to make: should he recognize the Palestinian territories as a state? One of the most important decisions concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the near future could soon be made not by a local leader (not surprising), but by an Argentinian lawyer. Meet Luis Moreno Ocampo, the first Prosecutor…

By Ami Kaufman November 3, 2010