Politics & Society

Application denied: The futility of seeking asylum in Israel

Over 5,500 Africans have applied for asylum in Israel and only four of them have been granted refugee status – most are rejected within 24 hours.

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Breaking ranks

A new report by leftist NGO Breaking the Silence contains troubling excerpts of interviews with 60 soldiers who fought in the Gaza War last summer.

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Diary of A Hunger Strike: Day 5

Adi and his friend Asher have been sitting on hunger strike on Rabin Square since Sunday 3rd May 2015.

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Days of rage and race

We discuss the video of Israeli police officers assaulting a kid of Ethiopian descent in IDF uniform, which unleashed a wave of angry race protests.

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Diary of A Hunger Strike: Day 4

Adi and his friend Asher have been sitting on hunger strike on Rabin Square since Sunday 3rd May 2015.

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Will Judaism survive Israel?

Tomer Persico’s Haaretz essay insists that the growing dichotomy between Judaism and democracy in Israel is “one disaster that Judaism will not survive.”

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The wages of boycott

A recent Supreme Court decision upholds a law that makes Israelis liable for business damages caused by boycotting.

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