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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) visits the West Bank with Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon (L) and IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizencot (center-right), October 6, 2015. (GPO/Amos Ben-Gershon)
The right-wing solution for the violence
The Israeli Right has offered up legislation to deal with stone throwing, supported new settlements, and at times even championed annexation. The result has only led to a worsening security situation. In the thick of a wave of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, Israelis are either looking backwards to figure out how we got here, or…
By Dahlia Scheindlin October 10, 2015
Palestinian and Israeil flags (Activestills)
Polls: Two-state solution was a casualty, even before the war
Turns out most Israelis support the establishment of a Palestinian state – until they read the fine print. There is a natural obsession with short-term, immediate details of the situation in Israel and Palestine: where is the siren or rocket or bomb? How many bodies are piling up in Gaza? Israelis’ memory at present seems…
By Dahlia Scheindlin July 12, 2014
Damage after a bomb exploded on an Israeli bus in the Tel Aviv suburb of Bat Yam, December 22, 2013. A policewoman's eardrums were damaged in the attempted attack. (Photo: Israel Police)
‘Wave of Palestinian terror’? Not exactly
It’s pretty difficult to pinpoint anything resembling a starting point for the latest violence; prior to last week, Israeli forces killed 19 Palestinians since July, compared to four Israelis who were killed. The violence is neither unilateral nor arbitrary. The latest escalation between Israel and the Palestinians has taken lives on both sides over the…
By Dahlia Scheindlin December 26, 2013
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Demonstrators in support of Palestinian statehood, Jerusalem, 15 July 2011 (Photo: Dahlia Scheindlin)
Israeli response to Palestinian statehood: Three scenarios
The country may be riveted by the social protests, but the September deadline is still approaching. When the Palestinians declare statehood and take their request to the UN, there are two things Israel could do, regardless of the (largely predictable) UN outcome. Israel could reject the Palestinian declaration – including by ignoring it – or…
By Dahlia Scheindlin August 25, 2011
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