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No ‘military coup’ in Israel, just civilians defending their democracy

Yossi Mekelberg

Deflection is the main forte of the current government in Israel led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. For a year and half, while they were on the opposition benches, its current members constantly blamed the former coalition government led by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid for anything and everything, even if the reality of the ...

Are smartphones dumbing down education?

Yossi Mekelberg

A recent report by UNESCO, titled "Technology in Education," has warned about the potential pitfalls presented by the use of digital technology in the classroom. It reminded me of an experience I had when these gadgets first began to be used by students. During my Middle East politics class, while I was outlining some significant ...

International community is failing Palestinian refugees

Yossi Mekelberg

Earlier this month, on the eve of this year's pledging conference for the UN Relief and Works Agency, the international body in charge of the welfare and human development of what is by now four generations of Palestinian refugees rather succinctly, although pointedly, warned that: "The agency has reached the limits of its ability to ...

The EU has been MIA on the Israel-Palestinian. Is it back?

Yossi Mekelberg

It is a rather sad testimony to the European Union that it has taken someone like Itamar-Ben Gvir to cause it to draw a line in the sand and refuse to engage with an Israeli cabinet minister such as he. However, it remains to be seen if this was an isolated case, or the beginning ...

Violence inevitable until Israel-Palestine conflict is resolved

Yossi Mekelberg

There is nothing new about Israelis and Palestinians clashing at this time of the year, especially when the holy celebrations of Ramadan, Passover and Easter happen to coincide. This tragic turn of events has become something of a ritual, not a very pleasant one, as their disagreements seem more unbridgeable than ever, their leaderships increasingly ...

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