Hillary Clinton recently expressed concern about the future of Israeli democracy because the Knesset is considering curtailing foreign governments’ funding for Israeli NGOs, and because some rabbis in Israel say they want men and women to seat separately on buses.
Does Hillary realize how hypocritical she is? In the United States, NGOs that receive money from more
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Hilarious Hillary
Emmanuel Navon wrote on December 12th, 2011 at 3:18 pm
Sarkozy, C’est Fini
Emmanuel Navon wrote on November 9th, 2011 at 12:21 am
French songwriter Hervé Villard became famous overnight in 1965 with his love song “Capri, c’est fini” (Capri, it’s over). The song literally sounds like a broken record, but Villard made a fortune out of it (he sold 2.5 million records). Could it be that disappointment is so universal a feeling that it speaks to our more
Will Outside Forces Undermine Democracy in Israel?
Emmanuel Navon wrote on October 25th, 2011 at 10:57 am
Israel’s social protest died out with the opening of the school year. Earlier this month, the Israeli Government approved the recommendations of the Trachtenberg Committee, which include far-reaching measures aimed at easing the burden of the middle class and at making life in Israel more affordable.
Yet it would be misleading to believe that the social more
France’s State Television Launches Third Intifada
Emmanuel Navon wrote on October 6th, 2011 at 10:00 am
Until Mahmoud Abbas delivered his speech at the UN General Assembly on September 23, 2011, there was some mystery about the Palestinian state applying for UN membership. Abbas did not proclaim statehood before his UN bid, so how could a state that was not proclaimed apply for membership? Abbas provided the answer to that question: more
At the UN, Palestine Declares Perpetual War
Emmanuel Navon wrote on September 20th, 2011 at 9:40 am
The mounting diplomatic tension over the upcoming UN vote on Palestinian statehood is somewhat puzzling since this vote already took place twice.
On December 15, 1988, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution with an overwhelming majority (104 in favor, 2 against, and 36 abstentions) calling for the establishment of a Palestinian state on the entire more
I Stand With Glenn Beck
Emmanuel Navon wrote on August 28th, 2011 at 11:45 pm
The UN and the so-called human rights NGOs “have become bullies and grotesque parodies of the principles they pretend to represent. They criticize free nations and spare the unfree. They denounce nations like Israel and America, who have high standards for freedom, and leave alone nations that have no freedom at more
Israelis Protest Against the Wrong Target
Emmanuel Navon wrote on August 3rd, 2011 at 12:00 am
As French students and intellectuals were playing Robespierre and Mao on the streets of Paris in the Spring of 1968, Charles de Gaulle came out with a formula that was typical of his linguistic creativity: “La réforme oui, la chienlit non.” Journalists and commentators had to look up “chienlit” in the dictionary since nobody ever more
Hypocrisy Abounds in Middle East Controversies
Emmanuel Navon wrote on July 17th, 2011 at 1:52 pm
Here is just a small list of some of the major hypocrisies occurring in the Middle East at the moment. more
The Sinister Agenda of the Gaza Flotilla
Emmanuel Navon wrote on July 6th, 2011 at 10:40 am
The strategy to end the embargo imposed by Israel on Gaza is simple: create a clash with the IDF, portray Hamas as the victim and Israel as a bully. more
Why Thomas Friedman Is Flat Wrong
Emmanuel Navon wrote on June 23rd, 2011 at 4:07 pm
When it comes to the Middle East Friedman’s belief that the world is flat seems to be sincere. No amount of evidence will make him budge from his dogma. more
Israeli Intellectuals’ Delusional Agenda
Emmanuel Navon wrote on June 14th, 2011 at 12:54 pm
Most Israeli intellectuals are fossilized. They have been living off the same tired mantras for decades: the occupation is the source of all evil; the advent of peace depends on Israel alone more
Abbas’ Palestine: No Jews Allowed
Emmanuel Navon wrote on May 30th, 2011 at 11:53 pm
Accepting Abbas’ principle that there be an Arab minority in Israel but no Jewish minority in the Palestinian state would be an unprecedented double-standard. more
The UN Statehood Vote’s Real Downside
Emmanuel Navon wrote on May 3rd, 2011 at 3:07 pm
Israel’s worried about the UN vote on Palestinian statehood. But the real danger could be acceptance of the “right of return” and a whitewashing of Hamas’ crimes. more
Face to Face with the Anti-Israel Young
Emmanuel Navon wrote on April 6th, 2011 at 5:20 pm
Last week, after my lecture at Montréal University, bodyguards who rushed me through a backdoor and away in a speeding car. The reason for the drama? I’m Israeli. more
Is Arab Democracy an Oxymoron?
Emmanuel Navon wrote on February 23rd, 2011 at 6:45 pm
The West is hopeful that democracy will flourish in Egypt, but so far history has yet to produce one example of a truly democratic Arab state. more
The Myth of the 1967 Borders
Emmanuel Navon wrote on December 26th, 2010 at 10:08 am
PA President Mahmoud Abbas is asking the world to recognize a Palestinian state “within the 1967 borders.” One problem: those “borders” never existed. more
Yitzhak Rabin: No Peacenik
Emmanuel Navon wrote on October 28th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
How did the man who declared that he would “break the bones” of the Palestinians become the Mahatma Gandhi of the Israeli Left? more
Israel Needs Lieberman’s Honesty
Emmanuel Navon wrote on September 30th, 2010 at 6:08 pm
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman is often ostracized in diplomatic circles and the media, all because he is honest about the failures of the peace process. more
Why Israel Needs Voting Reform
Emmanuel Navon wrote on August 2nd, 2010 at 12:19 pm
Giving the Israeli public a referendum law could help reform the country’s debilitating proportional representation voting system. more
Europe’s Hypocrisy on Israel
Emmanuel Navon wrote on June 14th, 2010 at 12:56 am
In spite of the facts, the European press and political class continue to pretend that the Palestinians are sincere about peace, but that Israel is not. more
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