Matan Vilnai

Five comments on the (troubling) situation

What does the appointment of Home Front Defense Minister Matan Vilna’i to ambassador of China really mean? Why is Yair Lapid whining? Which is the most interesting political teaming-up so far? What is one of the main goals of the war on Iran campaign? And what do we know of Netanyahu’s crime solving abilities? Ni…

By Ami Kaufman February 13, 2012

The Erez Crossing between Gaza and Israel (Photo: Olly L, CC BY 2.0)

Defense Ministry weighs in on siege of Gaza, contradicting PM

The government decided to lift the civil siege of Gaza in 2010. The Ministry of Defense didn’t get the memo On June 9, 2011 MK Zahava Galon (Meretz) sent a query to Defense Minister Ehud Barak. Galon wanted to know why Israel prevented women from leaving the Gaza Strip to Tulkarm, where they were supposed to…

By Yossi Gurvitz January 25, 2012

Violence not inevitable, talk to Hamas

Israeli politicians commenting on violence from Gaza in recent days treat an escalation into a new round of clashes as a given. Rather than inevitable, this is the product of a policy of ignoring rather than engaging Hamas. By Yonatan Mendel The last democratic elections held in the Arab world, in January 2006, saw Hamas…

By +972 Magazine March 24, 2011

Latest

Myth of Good Israel vs. Bad Israel: Where were the Left MKs?

Where was “the peace camp” when the Knesset decided to probe human rights NGOs? As the Knesset is passing one undemocratic law after the other, many people ask themselves where is the famous Israeli Left. I have long argued that supporting the two-states solution (as many Israelis say they do) doesn’t necessarily relate to support…

By Noam Sheizaf January 11, 2011