The Likud and Toppling the Olmert Government
Before pondering the title of this short article, please read those sections of Israel’s Penal Law defining acts that constitute treason: the category of acts...
Category : Parties And Personalities
For the Record: A Revolutionary Proposal
Tomorrow I leave on a three-week lecture tour of the United States. My primary topic will be “What Can You Do To Save Israel?” Before...
Bernard Lewis on Electoral Reform
The Jerusalem Conference concluded Wednesday night with a packed-house lecture by Bernard Lewis, a world-renowned expert on Islamic history and the relationship between Islam and...
Eureka!—Enlarged
Ladies and gentlemen, your attention please. Professor Yehezkel Dror, a member of the Winograd Committee as well as a world-renowned Israel Prize Laureate in public...
Electoral Rules Matter: Part II
Part I cited the renowned expert on electoral rules professor Rein Taagepera. Perhaps his most telling point is this: “As 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...
There are No Zionists in the Knesset!
Although the title of this article may appear outrageous, it is the only logical conclusion one can draw from irrefutable facts about Israel’s Knesset.. No...
Some Prerequisites of Representative Democracy: They’re Missing In Israel
Few people in Israel have anything but the most superficial knowledge of representative democracy and its prerequisites. But then, what else should be expected in...
Vital Questions for MK Aryeh Eldad
In word and in deed, MK Aryeh Eldad [National Union/NRP] has been perhaps the most outspoken and courageous opponent of Israel’s withdrawal from Judea, Samaria,...
A Political Dictionary for Israelis and Immigrants: Part I
A. Democracy: Two Types “Normative” or classical democracy: based on the idea of man’s creation in the holy image of God. This provides democracy’s basic...