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Now that the Labor party has sealed its death warrant by following Gantz into the government (with far less reason to do so than Gantz had), the only left-wing Zionist party, the Meretz party, should develop its natural alliance with the Joint List to bring a progressive voice back into Israeli politics. That won’t be an easy path. Many obstacles, beyond the mainstream Israeli opposition to such unity, stand in the way. But it may be the only hope for a viable alternative to the Israeli Right.Continue Reading

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A woman has made an accusation against a powerful man. If we pick and choose which #MeToo accusations to even take a first look at, we delegitimize the entire process, and undermine the attempt to get our society to give women willing to come forward the benefit of the doubt. If Biden can’t withstand a CNN story about this, how could he possibly stand up to what Republicans will do with this? And, in the longer term, if we can’t pursue each and every accusation of sexual assault, whether it’s politically convenient or not, how can we possibly claim to stand against the misogyny of a Harvey Weinstein or a Donald Trump?Continue Reading

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The regime was pretty weak in a lot of ways due to its manifold failures at governing. Combined with the nonviolent discipline of protesters and the leading role of women, this resulted in a weak sense of loyalty from much of the rank-and-file police and soldiers. But the victory of the pro-democracy forces was more about skills than conditions. They were successful because they were united, courageous, and very smart strategically.Continue Reading

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There is no rational justification for Israel to simply be exempted from U.S. laws regarding the aid we give. As the largest recipient of aid over the past thirty years, we should expect Israel to honor U.S. law to the letter. This letter demands just that, and given the amount of harm that home demolitions do to Palestinian civilians, the overwhelming majority of whom have committed no violation worse than building without a permit, it is long overdue.Continue Reading