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Victor Rosenthal

The conflict over judicial reform is really a battle between the two blocs of Israeli society.
Israel has the capability to completely destroy Hamas. But in countless minor confrontations and several operations that most people call “wars,” it has not done so. Why?
Anti-Semitic imagery appears regularly in European and Arab media. The excuse is always the same: It’s not anti-Semitic, just anti-Israel.
The growth of the right-wing politics in Israel that Bernie Sanders and Beto O’Rourke decry isn’t due to racism. It’s due to the Israelis finally wising up.
Though they claim to be moved by concern for Israel’s well-being, their actions have more to do with political bias and the narrow interest of the liberal Jewish movements’ tiny Israeli branches.
The decision to extend Israeli law to the settlements in Area C would not have any effect on Palestinians living under Palestinian Authority control and doesn’t change the status of the territories in which they are located.
“Racist” is a word beloved by many, especially in the United States, where its use has become symptomatic of a national obsession. What it actually means in an Israeli-Arab context is not obvious.