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Explaining Judicial Reform in Israel
Following the election of long-time Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu last November, the Prime Minister has assigned positions in government to politically repressed right wing politicians who have had long-standing issues with the Israeli Supreme Court. Netanyahu himself was indicted…
What a New Democratic Iran Would be Mean for Israel and Iranian Jews
As Israel continues to thwart the Islamic Republic of Iran’s terrorist activities in the Middle East and inside Tehran, the ongoing protests inside Iran, despite the government crackdowns, many Iranian Jews and Israelis are continuing to have hope that the…
The When and How of Pre-Med Decisions
One of the first questions a student thinks about upon starting their undergraduate career is, where do I go after this? Working after receiving a degree is always an option, but so is attending graduate school. However, as most current…
Far-Right Extremism and Anti-Semitism
It has been said that antisemitism is the oldest form of hatred in the world. In the Torah, the Jewish people dealt with Amalek, the greatest enemy of the Jewish people who was cursed to pursue this hatred for the…
The Rise and Fall of the Israeli Left
Imagine if every season was election season. Millions of Israelis felt a sense of deja vu this past November when they cast their ballots for the fifth time in just over two years. Many things were left up in the…
Why Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Return as Israel’s Prime Minister is Good for the Arab States
Following the election of Likud leader Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu as Israel’s prime minister and the new conservative coalition in the Knesset, Arab leaders from Bahrain, Jordan, Sudan, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Egypt congratulated the incoming administration. Despite the mixed…
Hen Mazzig: Confronting the Rise of “Modern” Antisemitism
When Hen Mazzig came to speak at the UCLA Hillel in late October, I had no expectation of seeing him again ten days later at the Jewish National Fund’s National Conference in Boston, some 2,500 miles away from Westwood. While…
What The New Israeli Conservative Government Means for the Protests in Iran
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Republicans Reaffirm Their Support for Israel at RJC
With antisemitism on the rise across the globe, Republican leaders in the United States have maintained their adamant support for Israel and the Jewish community. The Republican Jewish Conference that took place last weekend in Las Vegas saw keynote speakers…