In this week’s article for Souciant, I analyze the new unity government in Israel–why it happened, what it means and how it affects various aspects of Israel’s current situation. Particularly, I look at some potential implications for the Palestinians, a point which seems largely overlooked in analysis of this week’s events.
Posts Tagged ‘Shaul Mofaz’
Restoring Israeli Political Discourse
Posted in Israel, J Street, tagged Avigdor Lieberman, Benjamin Netanyahu, Gaza, Israel, J Street, Kadima, Mapam, Meretz, Oslo, Palestine, Ratz, Separation Wall, Shaul Mofaz, Shinui, Zahava Gal-On on March 28, 2012| 1 Comment »
This week’s Souciant pieceis up. In it, I look at what was perhaps the high point for me of this year’s J Street conference, the words of new Meretz chairwoman, Zehava Gal-

Meretz chairwoman, Zehava Gal-On
On. Meretz has been reduced to a tiny party in the Knesset, but a voice as powerful and clear as Gal-On’s really does have the potential to start shifting Israeli discourse away from its current, fascist direction.