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Jul 7, 2024, 4:08 PM

A 2-tiered process of accountability for Oct. 7

Israelis attend a rally calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on May 18, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

A state commission of inquiry is a vital step, but it is up to the public to ensure Israel's leaders are truly held accountable

Apr 30, 2023, 11:37 AM

The judicial reform may hinge on divisions of class and ethnicity

Israelis clash with police during a protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, March 1, 2023. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)

The ethnic genie has left the bottle and now fuels the hate, fury, and insult of Israel's 'have-nots' to its 'haves'

Mar 8, 2023, 3:53 PM

The Levin-Rothman plan 101 (yes, this will be on the test)

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Some actual facts for college and university students whose teachers are under attack for teaching actual facts

Jun 4, 2020, 1:41 PM

Without trust, there can be no compliance

Likud lawmakers demonstrate spotty compliance with the social distancing and hygiene regulations. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, alongside fellow Likud lawmakers at the Jerusalem District ahead of the opening hearing of his corruption trial on May 24, 2020. With Netanyahu (from left): Ariel Kelner (Likud candidate); Shlomo Karai MK; Finance Minister Israel Katz; Education Minister Yoav Gallant; Nir Barkat MK; Minister without Portfolio Tzachi Hanegbi; Keti Shitrit MK; Gadi Yevarkan MK; Minister of Public Security Amir Ohana; Mai Golan MK; Minister of Intelligence Eli Cohen; Transportation Minister Miri Regev; Minister for Liaison between the Government and the Knesset David Amsalem. (Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu/Twitter)

The Israeli public deserves leadership that isn't weighed down by a track record of incoherent instructions, selective enforcement, and politicians’ own failure to comply

Apr 23, 2020, 2:19 AM

Will the coronavirus defeat the populism epidemic?

The coronavirus epidemic constitutes a new type of threat, one with no defined identity, religion, nationality, or even purpose. It is an enemy, but not one against which people can be incited. Unquestionably, on a personal and interpersonal level,...

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Dr. Dana Blander is a research fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute.