politics

A campaign billboard for Netanyahu’s Likud switches to a billboard for Isaac Herzog’s Zionist Camp. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
The silent majority of complacency: Israel’s right-wing voters
They’re not overtly racist, violent or angry. They’re not worried by the prospect of another intifada or war. They’re not singing about the economy, but they’re not crying either. More than anything, they see no alternative to Netanyahu. They’re the right-wing mainstream.
By Larry Derfner March 14, 2015
World boxing champion Vitali Klitskchko at rally in Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct 25, 2012 (photo: DS)
WATCH: World boxing champion makes bid for Ukrainian parliament
World Boxing Champion Vitali Klitshchko is running for parliament in Ukraine’s elections on Sunday.     KYIV, UKRAINE – A popular personality in a country where sports figures do quite well, Klitshchko is promising to rock the political status quo. Some have said the boxer is being used by political elites to further their own causes,…
By Roee Ruttenberg October 27, 2012
Tent city protest: It’s politics, but not as usual
The rent protesters have been criticised for insisting on calling themselves apolitical. Sitting now in the middle of the protest camp, I can report that what’s happening here is democratic politics at their finest – and that it’s perfectly alright for them not to use the P-word. For the past week, hundreds  of people have…
By Dimi Reider July 20, 2011
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