Democracy

We were, and still are, concerned over the undemocratic elements in Galatz broadcasting and the proven biased media personnel involved.

We’re fed that the threat is imaginary even while schools censor themselves, police hesitate, courts bend, and citizens whisper what they won’t say aloud. 

Only about a quarter of Jewish respondents described Israeli democracy as “good” or “excellent,” continuing a downward trend in recent years, with ratings among Arab respondents even lower.

Western democracy no longer knows how to protect its Jews, and the Jewish state no longer knows how to protect their democratic rights.

Most Palestinian citizens of Israel accept Israel being the democratic nation-state of the Jewish people but demand it should also be the state of all its citizens.

After five decades working in the Jewish world, former AJC CEO David Harris describes his journey documenting antisemitism in his new book.

Born in Jerusalem and raised in Malmö, Sweden, I watched firsthand the quiet surrender of a liberal Western city to Islamist intimidation.

America is being tested as to whether it can keep its republic, just as we are being tested as to whether we can retain our democracy. Let us all hope that both of us can pass the test.

"In this region, what's worked the best, whether you like it or you do not like it, is a benevolent monarchy," Barrack said.

Legal experts argue that using presidential clemency before a verdict would overturn long-standing norms that reserve pardons for those who have accepted responsibility.