Ravit Hecht
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Israel's Judicial Coup Is More Like a Mexican Standoff
The inflexibility and arrogance of the coup's architects, coupled with the failure of Netanyahu's divide-and-conquer tactics, have brought together once bitter rivals in condemnation → Read More
Herzog’s Compromise Was the Coalition’s Goal
Despite the majority in the Knesset, the public discourse and the huge turnout in Jerusalem make it clear that the momentum is with the resistance to the coup. Now the coalition recognizes that it’s time to withdraw its high-ball demands → Read More
As Israel Descends Into Chaos, Clowns Are Running the Circus
Debate at the Knesset Constitution Committee over legal ‘reform’ has degenerated into chaos and disruption that appears to be unprecedented in Israel’s parliamentary history → Read More
As Israel Descends Into Chaos, Clowns Are Running the Circus
Anyone who derives pleasure from crudely splashing filthy water around, anyone interested in seeing what a crazy circus looks like, one that drives everyone mad and gives its audience a neurosis and a massive headache, is invited to come to the Knesset Constitution Committee, where discussions are being held on the coup against our system of government (which its sponsors dub “legal reform”). → Read More
Drunk With Power, Netanyahu Gov't's Vengeance Campaign Against the Judiciary Marches on
The more time passes, the clearer the picture becomes: this is a violent, humiliating campaign of vengeance led by a government with no shame and no mixed feelings. → Read More
Talk With the Right? Israel's Left Must Fight to the End
The Most Dangerous Development These Days Is the Depression and Despair That Have Gained Too Large a Foothold in the Democratic Resistance Camp. This Mood Isn't → Read More
Likud Liberals Are Burying Their Heads in the Sand
It’s becoming increasingly clear that Netanyahu is a sworn supporter of the judicial revolution. What, then, there is to talk about – and even more so, with whom? → Read More
The Time for Shock and Silence Is Gone. The Fight Has Begun
The first and most tangible achievement of the new far-right government is the revival of the opposition camp, which had appeared to be nothing more than political cadaver → Read More
Maybe Netanyahu Doesn’t Want to Sacrifice the Judicial System, but He Can’t Prevent It
Netanyahu can manage the messianic Jewish persecutors of LGBTQ people in his government, but he can't control the pyromaniacs eager to ignite the conflict with the Palestinians or the assassins of the justice system who conquered his electorate → Read More
The Insult – and the Opportunity – for LGBTQ Israelis
Beneath the Fear, Worry, Anger and Certainly the Noise of the Political Wrangling, Beneath an Honest Attempt to Figure Out What's the Reality to Fight to the De → Read More
Netanyahu's New Government Is Already Guilty of Hate Crimes
Even before it takes office, Israel's extreme-right coalition is persecuting gays, Arabs and women → Read More
Netanyahu's New Government Is Already Guilty of Hate Crimes
Even before it takes office, Israel's extreme-right coalition is persecuting gays, Arabs and women → Read More
The Knesset's Legislative Blitz Proves No One Trusts Netanyahu
The Netanyahu–led bloc’s sweeping election triumph didn’t solve the trust issues plaguing the incoming PM, and every partner from Ben-Gvir to Smotrich to Dery is trying to guarantee their interests – now and in cash → Read More
As Netanyahu Struggles With Extremists, a Government of Reconciliation May Yet Arise
With the deafening noise of Netanyahu’s extremist allies and plodding progress in coalition talks, the incoming PM may get the amnesty he wants – from the opposition that tried to unseat him → Read More
Smotrich Can’t Annex the West Bank, So He Annexed the Defense Establishment
Internally, Israel has sold off the army and judicial system to the settlers. Externally, it still maintains the perception that the territories are a deposit it received for a limited time, until an agreement is reached with the Palestinians → Read More
Smotrich Can’t Annex the West Bank, So He Annexed the Defense Establishment
The best minds are now trying to fathom the essence of the coalition agreement signed between Religious Zionism chairman Bezalel Smotrich and Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu, in order to guess what the already-complex reality in the occupied territories, consisting of patchwork solutions for an ongoing criminal situation, will look like now. → Read More
Far-right Leader Tastes the Rage of the pro-Bibi Base
Bezalel Smotrich, who is the most refined spokesperson of the far-right's fear concerning Netanyahu, could spell future trouble for the Netanyahu government → Read More
Ben-Gvir, Who’s Really the Boss?
Beginning a Few Days After the Start of the Coalition Talks, an Astonishingly Powerful Process Has Been Taking Place. The Chairman of the Religious Zionism Part → Read More
Israel's New Upcoming Ministers Surpass Any Dystopian Specter
The Right’s Crushing Victory – Whether as a Result of the Change Bloc Leaders’ Crushing Failure or of Demography That Can No Longer Be Denied – Requires Benjami → Read More
As Kahanists Celebrate, Israeli Liberals' Doom and Gloom Is Justified
Large portions of the Jewish public are unashamedly embracing Jewish supremacy → Read More