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A danger to Israeli democracy
Originally published 6 Jul 2006 in
The Jerusalem Post
The damage to the Israeli body politic caused by ruthless campaign managers is immense. They have inflamed political competition to such a high pitch that it totally consumes the time and energy of our leaders and precludes a process of orderly planning for momentous decisions of great strategic import.
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Ben-Aharon: A Zionist tragedy
Originally published 29 May 2006 in
The Jerusalem Post
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Itzhak Ben-Aharon, 1906-2006
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A giant to some and a dinosaur to others, Yitzhak Ben-Aharon, one of Labor’s “legendary” leaders, died last Friday close to his 100th birthday. An unrepentant Marxist, he exemplified in his person and career the tragedy that befell Zionism after it succumbed to the spell of Marxian socialism.
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One war, two fronts
Originally published 10 May 2006 in
The Jerusalem Post
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American and Israeli flags on the back of a scooter parked at the Dolphinarium Beach, Tel Aviv. By Adam Khan
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9/11 has clarified that America and Israel are the prime target of Islamic fundamentalists who aspire to overthrow Western civilization. But as Bernard Lewis and others have observed, the West is now weaker in defending itself than in the pre-World War II era.
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What our elites know
Originally published 15 Feb 2006 in
The Jerusalem Post
At the Herzliya Conference, which is a prime event but has become crowded, the guest appearance of Jimmy Carter, with his corny ruminations about peace, drew a spill-over audience while important presentations dealing with employment policy could not receive the full attention they deserved.
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Economic exhaustion and political passivity
Originally published 18 Jan 2006 in
The Jerusalem Post
Why do Israelis, as they gradually come to realize that Ariel Sharon may not be able to lead them, keep flocking to his party, ignoring its amorphous, problematic composition, its undemocratic nature, and its lack of any known concrete plans for meeting the daunting challenges facing Israel?
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