Join our Community
Support ToI and remove all ads
Learn more
English
العربية
Français
فارسی
עברית
Get The Daily Edition
Account
Sign In
The Blogs
Howard F Jaeckel
About Me
search
search
Israel & the Region
Jewish Times
Israel Inside
Tech Israel
Real Estate
Israel
The Blogs
Podcasts
Video
Newsletters
The Daily Edition
What Matters Most Today
Tech Israel
Updates from Silicon Wadi
Real Estate Israel
Weekly Update
The Weekend Edition
The Best Reads of the Week
Weekly Highlights
Choice Voices From The Blogs
Partners
Atlanta
Atlanta Jewish Times
North New Jersey
The Jewish Standard
Pittsburgh
Jewish Chronicle
United Kingdom
The Jewish News
Australia
The Australian Jewish News
For Publishers
Become a Partner
Community
Join our community
Sign in
About The Times of Israel
Advertise on The Times of Israel
Contact us
Get the Daily Edition
submit
Follow us
Facebook
Twitter
© 2023 The Times of Israel , All Rights Reserved
Terms and conditions
Privacy policy
search
The Blogs
Howard F Jaeckel
RSS
The Blogs
Home
Featured
Latest
Popular
Terms of Use
About Me
Apply for a Blog
Advertisement
Apr 24, 2023, 10:16 PM
Book Review: ‘Jabotinsky,’ by Hillel Halkin
Last night, I listened to a Tikvah Foundation podcast, featuring Yossi Klein Halevi discussing Valdimir Jabotinsky's famous essay, "The Iron Wall." It made me think of Hillel Halkin's excellent biography of Jabotinsky, and I thought I would post my review...
Apr 13, 2023, 8:00 AM
The Murder of Lucy, Maia and Rina Dee — And the West’s Reaction
Although the murder of innocent civilians by Palestinian terrorists is always profoundly shocking, no matter how ungodly common it becomes, there is a special pain about the recent murder of two young sisters, Maia and Rina Dee, ages 20...
Apr 11, 2023, 1:31 AM
An Erstwhile Leftist Despairs of the “Two State Solution”
As an American who is intensely interested in Israel -- and why shouldn't I be fascinated with one of the most dramatic and miraculous stories in history -- I've read a lot of books about the Jewish state. And...
Mar 27, 2023, 11:32 PM
What Is To Be Done?
Watching from America, I’ve previously expressed astonishment at what seemed to me the overwrought reaction of hundreds of thousands of Israelis to the government’s proposals for judicial reform. Now I’m appalled by what's happening. Remember that blocking roads can prevent...
Mar 23, 2023, 10:37 PM
Time for a Unity Government
Watching from the US, I’m astonished by the vitriol and extreme views that characterize Israel’s debate over judicial reform. Senior leaders of the opposition say this is the end of democracy. Demonstrators block traffic and reservists threaten not to report...
Mar 20, 2023, 6:44 AM
Several people have made the point with regard to my previous post by saying it is impractical because (1) the formation of a national unity government is hard to envision in the current atmosphere and (2) adopting a constitution is...
Mar 15, 2023, 3:50 AM
Judicial Reform: Neither Unbridled Democracy Nor Rule By a Council of Wise Men
The proposed judicial reforms of the new Netanyahu government are roiling Israel. Responsible leaders of the opposition speak of the “death of democracy” and even warn of civil war. Similar claims pervade both the Israeli and foreign press. Worst...
Load more
About Me
Rss
Howard F Jaeckel is a retired American lawyer who worked for a major broadcasting company for many years. He has a longstanding interest in constitutional law and has followed the issue of judicial reform in Israel closely.