Protesters Block Roads as Rallies Nationwide Demand Hostage Deal and Urge Elections

Protesters blocked roads in Tel Aviv amid nationwide demonstrations Saturday evening, February 10, demanded the release of hostages held by the Hamas, called for elections, while some in mayor cities were against the war in Gaza. Demonstrations were held in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Beersheba, Rehovot, Ra’anana, Kfar Sava, Karkur Junction, Caesarea, Mitzpe Ramon, Eilat…

From an Exchange of Abductees and Prisoners to Peace

 An agreement on the exchange of the abductees is not yet within reach. Unfortunately, the abducted will continue to languish in captivity. The agreement is a real dilemma. In logic, a “dilemma” refers to a situation in which there are two equally important alternatives that cannot be achieved together – despite the difficulty, one must…

Destroying Hamas as Unifying Project: The Netanyahu’s Govt and the Continuation of War

Before October 7th, the far right-wing government in Israel was bound together by the joint political project of a “legal coup.” Against the Netanyahu government was a slightly more liberal Zionist opposition. The judicial revolution project was halted by the protest movement, but it was not eliminated.  The shock-and-awe massacre by Hamas on October 7th deeply…

Racist Ministers Call to Expel Gaza’s Palestinians, Build Settlements in Strip

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s two senior far-right partners endorsed the rebuilding of settlements in the occupied Gaza Strip and the encouraging of “voluntary emigration” of Palestinians on Monday, while far-right opposition MK Avigdor Liberman called for Israel to reoccupy southern Lebanon. Speaking during their parties’ respective faction meetings in the Knesset, National Security Minister Itamar…