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Foucault, Derrida, Shagar, the Settler Nakba and the Future of Zionism

Have young settlers rejected the nationalism of their parents, embracing instead a neo-Hasidic post-Zionism that changes their political views and aspirations?

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Poll: Netanyahu is the Best PM and also a Liar who Must Resign!

The first public opinion poll of the new year serves us up a mess of conflicting opinions about the strength of the right, PM Netanyahu’s career, and more.

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The De-Malling of Israel

Malls in Israel have been deserted and are collapsing: is this is a harbinger of the de-Amerification of Israeli culture?

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Serving God and Country

The Supreme Court has rejected the government’s policy of allowing exemptions from army service to ultra-Orthodox kids as unconstitutional.

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5777

We review the most percussive and important events and people of the year that ends this week, 5777.

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Animal Politics

Why does the struggle for animal rights and animal liberation resonate so strongly with so many Israelis?

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From Sex Industry to Ex-Industry?

The courts and the Knesset have recently moved to squelch the sex industry: is this blessed feminism or cursed puritanism?

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Paper Trail (or in the Gloam with Yisrael Ha-Yom)

Could the shocking disclosure that PM Netanyahu conversed lots with the editor of Israel’s biggest newspaper before elections possibly be kosher?

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