Democracy and the Secret āRule of Lawā in Israel
There is much misunderstanding in the Diaspora and even in Israel about Israelās system of governmentāan assortment of institutions that endow a few men with...
Category : Constitution & Rights
The Fate of the United States
Revisionist historians aside, or those who do not understand Lincolnās statesmanship, the Civil War that broke out in America after the 1860 election was over...
Something to Ponder and Something to Do
For thirty yearsāever since the September 1978 Camp David Accordsānot a day passes that warnings are not issued or published by Zionist-oriented individuals in Israel...
Toward Respectable Political Parties
The classic definition of party was set forth by that great 18th century philosopher-statesman Edmund Burke: āParty is a body of men united, for promoting...
Jewish Roots of the American Constitution
Introduction Although many of the framers of the American Constitution were not devout, their political mentality was shaped in universities whose curriculum was based very...
Electoral Rules Matter: Part II
Part I cited the renowned expert on electoral rules professor Rein Taagepera. Perhaps his most telling point is this: āAs the number of actors increases,...
Electoral Rules Matter: Part I
Professor of social sciences Rein Taagepera and political scientist Matthew Soberg Shugart are renowned experts on electoral systems. Israeli politicians should study their book Seats...
Olmert Abandons Israelās CitizensāA Letter
Anyone still believe that Israel is a democracy? But do you see how the myth of Israeli democracy colors Israelās ruling elites with legitimacy? -P.E....
Civil Disobedience Versus Sedition
MK Aryeh Eldad, responding to Prime Minister Olmertās ban on further construction in Judea and Samaria is calling for ācivil disobedience.ā I wonder whether he...
An International Jewish Parliament
Overcoming Israelās Fatal Flaw: Plan IIIāAn International Jewish Parliament āThe majority of the people living in a Jewish State must be Jewish. We must prevent...