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David Isaac

David Isaac

Explore Senior Israel Correspondent David Isaac’s expert analysis on Jewish history, politics, and current events at JNS.

Judges control the process in Israel. Reformers say that leads to groupthink.
The force responds differently depending on who is demonstrating, analysts tell JNS.
While he opposes most of the government’s program, the renowned jurist rejects the main argument of its critics, who argue that it spells the end of Israel’s democracy.
“You cannot have an army where people say that if the government doesn’t do what I want, I won’t serve. Today, it will be judicial reform. Tomorrow, it will be removal of settlements,” said Maj. Gen. (res.) Amir Avivi.
Posted online, it strengthens the justice system, the government and the State of Israel, said Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
“We found that with regard to many issues, the gaps could be bridged,” the Kohelet Policy Forum said.
The Israeli public has woken to the fact that legacy stations are not impartial purveyors of news, but players in the political game, says Channel 14 news anchor Lital Shemesh.
Professor Moshe Koppel of the Kohelet Policy Forum outlined the five key elements of the program to JNS.
Portugal insists that Capt. Arthur Carlos Barros Basto, who died in 1961, must personally request reinstatement in the army.
“In a democracy there are clear rules on how to conduct the debate. There are red lines that must not be crossed,” said the prime minister.
A fundamental shift is needed in which the agency is incentivized to pay more attention to where its money is going, says Middle East Forum Washington project director.
Arab children in the eastern part of the city are “marinated in incitement,” says NGO chairman.