Politics & Society

The Serious Politics of Funny

Malcom Gladwell is critical of American political satire but thinks that Israeli satire has a much greater political impact because it is more vicious and courageous.

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Ranking and Rating Representatives

A group called “The Social Guard” published its biannual ranking of MKs according to how much they advance “social values.”

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Peace Train

Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz announced his ambitious plan to build a train network connecting Israel with Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Persian Gulf States.

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Occupier’s Liability: International Law of Occupation Revisited

Tel Aviv University’s Prof. Aeyal Gross explains how classic categories in international law must be adapted to today’s reality.

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Still Leaving Egypt, After All these Years

Through the ages, Jews who dreamed of a better world used, rewrote, stretched and subverted the Haggadah to make it do their bidding.

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A Settlement for the New Millennium

The government’s “Security Cabinet” approved the establishment of a brand-spankin’- new West Bank settlement for the thirty-five families from Amona.

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The Name is Azoulay, Yael Azoulay

Adam LeBor discusses his new spy thriller novel featuring UN secret agent and former Israeli spy Yael Azoulay, the so-called “Israeli female James Bond.”

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Press, Under Stress and Duress

The saga of the new Israeli Broadcast Corporation requires explanation as well as the question: Really?

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Bellyaching Leftists Beware, Avi Here

Avi Does the Holy Land is a satirical webseries poking fun at diaspora Jewry’s relationship with Israel.

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Portrait of the Intellectual as a Young German Woman

Dr. Olga Kirschbaum discusses her work exploring the intellectual influences on philosopher Hannah Arendt’s thinking.

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