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Enough with the warlords. There is another way
Israel’s addictive militarism has convinced us that the next dose of the drug will be the one that fixes things forever. But an alternative path exists.
By
Orly Noy
October 23, 2023
‘It’ll turn campus into an army base’: Tel Aviv University to host soldiers’ program
A collaboration between the Israeli army and TAU has drawn backlash from faculty and Palestinian students decrying the militarization of academia.
By
Meron Rapoport
October 4, 2023
The generals are the supremacists of the past. Ben Gvir is the supremacist of now
The Kahanist lawmaker offers a ‘democratized’ version of supremacy: taking power from the old elites and handing it to the marginalized Jewish masses.
By
Orly Noy
November 3, 2022
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Memorial Day is the time to betray our Israeliness
This day represents how militarism and apartheid are burned deep into our consciousness. Only when we are ready to betray it can we dream about peace.
By
Yuli Novak
May 4, 2022
Why are Israeli generals such terrible politicians?
The popular myth that army generals have the skills to excel in politics will continue so long as Israeli society idealizes the military and masculinity.
By
Noa Balf
December 11, 2020
To fight its ‘war’ on COVID-19, Israel is turning citizens into enemies
To live with the pandemic, Israel will have to stop transforming civilian issues into matters of national security, says Israeli sociologist Yagil Levy.
By
Edo Konrad
October 22, 2020
Palestinian students battle militarization of Hebrew University
Palestinian students released a video on Nakba Day highlighting the growing militarization of their university campus, sparking right-wing calls for a criminal investigation.
By
Oren Ziv
May 27, 2020
The origins of Israeli racism lie in our hyper-militarized society
Israel was established and continues to exist in a mentality of constant war. Our racism is only a symptom. One of the most influential institutions in Iranian politics is the Guardian Council. Among its many roles, the Council filters out presidential candidates, deciding who can and who cannot run in the elections. It even has the…
By
Orly Noy
July 1, 2019
Ad for Israeli maternity ward portrays fetus as future soldier
Militarism begins at conception? An ad for a maternity ward in one of Israel’s top hospitals depicts a fetus wearing a military beret and saluting. An advertisement for a maternity ward in one of Israel’s top hospitals, published in the right-wing newspaper Makor Rishon this past week, has been making the rounds on social media. The…
By
Mairav Zonszein
May 23, 2018
Another unnecessary war
The following is a prediction best left unfulfilled. Faced with the drums of war, one must remain resolute, even if there is no certainty that war will break out. Too much is at stake. And if war does not break out now, it will at a later time. It will materialize one way or another. By…
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+972 Magazine
February 7, 2018
Tel Aviv’s week of Pride and militarism
Next week, as tourists descend on Tel Aviv for the yearly pride parade, a separate international contingent will touch down in the city for a high-profile arms fair. By Tanya Rubinstein The upcoming Tel Aviv Pride parade has set social media, the streets and the queer community alight. In preparation for the June 9 march, the…
By
Haokets
June 1, 2017
Top Israeli university marketing country’s arms industry to the world
A new university course at Israel’s Technion Institute of Technology teaches students how to brand and market Israel’s defense industry to global audiences. By Shimrit Lee Contrary to popular belief, Israel’s military-industrial complex doesn’t run on government and arms manufacturers alone. Academia, a sphere often imagined as a bastion of free speech, independent from corporate interests, plays…
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+972 Magazine
March 9, 2017
The problem with Israel’s heroism addiction
The flip side of Israel’s need for heroes created in uniform, weapon in hand, is the urge to preserve the ideals associated with them and to shield them from criticism — the ramifications of which have become disturbingly clear in the case of Elor Azaria. “A nation without heroes is a house without doors.” So says the…
By
Natasha Roth-Rowland
January 13, 2017
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