The Israeli government’s proposed judicial reforms continue to advance, at the same time as being unilaterally modified by the government itself. Of course, for some, the modifications are insufficient or insignificant, while for others, such concessions are not even necessary. The protesters, rather than running out of steam, seem to be increasingly energised. While democracy […]

I can’t recall having seen such a tumultuous first 60 days of any new Israeli government. Ironically, after numerous inconclusive election results, which at the time were described as causing instability, the current situation with a majority coalition has seen instability increase. The demonstrations are indeed large, but not unprecedented. In 1982, for example, when […]

To opponents of Israel and its existence, it does not matter who is in government, or what Israel does, or how it behaves. It’s all the same to them.   However, to supporters of the Jewish state, people who understand that the Jewish future depends on its policies and how it conducts itself, and who also […]

The firing of hundreds of rockets by Hamas from Gaza into Israeli cities has become the main story. However, the situation evolved from Palestinian planned popular violence connected with the Sheikh Jarrah issue to the rocket fire and subsequent responses. What is Sheikh Jarrah and why is it relevant? It is much more complicated than […]

By Dr. Ron Weiser AM  Prime Minister Netanyahu has suddenly shifted the goal posts and his political future may depend on how his imaginative and daring initiative shapes up. Over the past two years in what is effectively the one election cycle being played out now for the fourth time, I have continuously described the […]

By Dr. Ron Weiser AM Although it is Chanukah, it very much seems as if we are witnessing a Purim spiel in two arenas. Having put to bed the normalisation deals with the UAE and Bahrain, the more complex deals with Sudan and Morocco rely heavily on US incentives for them to go ahead. In […]