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The Blogs Weekly Highlights
Choice Voices for the Week of
Thursday, March 16, 2023
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President Herzog’s initiative is not perfect, but I support it
By
Natan Sharansky
For Israelis to simply say ‘no’ with the sort of ferocity that was appropriate when I faced the KGB is a tragic mistake when we face one another
Yair Lapid
The deep democratic instinct of patriotic Israelis
Together, we protect our democracy, our values, and ourselves from a government of bigots and extremists with unchecked power
Susie Gelman
Smotrich’s US visit is a defining moment for Israel supporters
The minister’s views threaten the foundations of modern Israel – he should not be given a platform in Washington
From the blogs - part 4 of 5
Tackling an existential danger — Israel’s neglected education system
By
Dan Ben-David
With the children of the fastest-growing population groups receiving a third-world education, a first-world economy will be unsustainable, a first-class army impossible
Amichai Eliyahu
Herzl’s vision goes deeper than a safe haven
As Israel’s Minister of Heritage, my sacred duty is to connect those detached from our people to our forefather, Abraham
Daniel Livingston
I worked in the Republican Party. Israel’s government is adopting a vision found on its most extreme fringe.
The judicial overhaul is antithetical to constitutionalism, personal liberty, and the values on which Israel was founded
The hidden economic costs of the judicial upheaval
By
Barry Topf
The damage of what may happen to harm the economy is nothing compared to the damage of all the things that won’t happen
Seth Farber
The slippery slope toward a monolithic Judaism
Aiming for 100+ changes to Israel’s religion-and-state laws, the coalition endangers Judaism’s inherent diversity
Chuck Freilich
What would the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps commander say?
Who needs to destroy the Zionists when they’re doing the job themselves? An imagined memo from Gen. Hossein Salami
AIPAC does the difficult work for us
By
David-Seth Kirshner
I want the US to oppose BDS and efforts to delegitimize Israel, no matter how distasteful I find the relevant congressmen
Julie Sandorf
To protest Smotrich, cash in your Israel Bonds
And then donate the redemptions to those institutions that foster democracy for all Israeli citizens
Gideon Rahat
Government of the people means government of ALL the people
This battle is not left vs. right, it’s between those who embrace democracy and those seeking to institute majority rule
10 tons of hope
By
Chaim Peri
In Acre, Arab and Jewish youths came together to pack coats and blankets for the needy in post-earthquake Turkey
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Radha Stirling
Iran-Saudi Arabia deal a dangerous sign of Western retreat
The China-brokered rapprochement bolsters a growing global authoritarian nexus that opposes democracy and human rights
Efraim Zuroff
Germany should fast-track Nazi trials before the criminals all die off
Those now in their 90s and older who kept the death camps running don’t deserve to pass away in tranquility
Dan Ben-David
Government priorities pivoted in the 1970s. Israelis today are paying the price
Traffic jams and packed hospitals are just two results of decades of placing sectoral interests above national ones
Marcus Sheff
Morocco’s school curriculum demonstrates remarkable respect for Jews
A Muslim state’s textbooks teach that Muhammad, no less, would have been glad one of his followers shared a meal with a Jew
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