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Oct 30, 2022, 10:37 AM

The case for the failure of Zionism

Zionism, the fundamental political philosophy of the state of Israel, was established as a political movement in 1897 by Theodor Herzl in response to pogroms against Jews mostly in Russia. His goal was to create a Homeland in Palestine...

Apr 4, 2022, 5:09 AM

The Jewish State and ISIS

In recent days we witnessed an escalation of terrorist attacks in the Jewish State of Israel by individuals who reportedly belong to ISIS. The attackers are individuals who live within Israel’s 1967 borders and in the occupied West Bank. For...

Oct 24, 2021, 11:53 AM

When it comes to Palestine/Israel, the US abandons its values

Imagine you are overweight with high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes. Your doctor tells his other patients with similar conditions to lose weight, improve their eating habits, exercise and he prescribes them medications but he ignores your eating...

Mar 3, 2021, 12:38 AM

For Jews, Israel is the most dangerous place in the world!

The Jewish state of Israel was established to become a safe refuge for Jews. It never lived up to its intended goal. Since its establishment in 1948, over twenty thousand Jews were killed and over 100,000 were injured due...

Feb 14, 2021, 2:04 PM

The big, irreconcilable, divide in Israel

Two groups in Israel, Orthodox and secular Jews, fight each other to improve their privileges. They agree in their opposition to the Palestinians. Israel has over one million Russian-speaking Jews with more arriving each year. Most are secular with little...

Jan 31, 2021, 9:28 AM

It’s time to re-think the Israeli Palestinian conflict

Israelis and Palestinians must live together and in peace in a democratic equal and open society with mutual respect, freedom of expression and freedom of religion. The historic connection of both people to the land of Israel and Palestine...

Apr 15, 2020, 2:00 AM

Coronavirus Exposes a Huge Gap Between Orthodox and Secular Jews in Israel

About 20 percent of the Israeli population consists of Orthodox Jews. Most of them vote for orthodox religious parties. Almost all of them follow the leadership of their rabbis. They are not consumers of secular media, they bulk at using...

Mar 24, 2020, 1:12 AM

Israel is not a democracy

Israel has several institutions similar to other democracies: Elections, parliament, government and a Supreme Court. But they do not function as independent or equal branches of governments and lack transparency. There are five core reasons why Israel is not...

Jan 28, 2020, 11:59 AM

The end of Israel as a Jewish State?

On March 2nd 2020 Israelis will head to the polls for a third time within a year. The ostensible reasons for the political paralysis are the tight races in April and September 2019 that left both Benjamin Netanyahu and...

Sep 26, 2019, 11:30 PM

A war would save Netanyahu

Despite hopes that the second election in one year would clarify the direction Israel wants to take, the situation remains unsettled with Netanyahu unable to construct a ruling coalition. Contrary to conventional wisdom Netanyahu remains the odds-on favorite to...

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About Me

Josef Avesar is founder of the Israeli Palestinian Confederation, which advocates for a mutual third government for Israelis and Palestinians. An American-Israeli of Iraqi background, he practices law in the U.S., but travels frequently to Israel and Palestine.