Douglas Altabef Archives

Douglas Altabef

Douglas Altabef is chairman of the board of Im Tirtzu and a director of the Israel Independence Fund. He can be reached at [email protected]

Ronen Shoval, associate research scholar and lecturer in politics at Princeton University's James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, Department of Politics. Courtesy.

In defense of Ronen Shoval, Im Tirtzu and Jewish sanity

Princeton academics are demonizing a scholar who dares to stand up to Israel-hatred.

Douglas Altabef

May 28, 2023

Jews celebrate Jerusalem Day in the Israeli capital, May 29, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Attempted intimidation then and now

The post-Shield and Arrow Jerusalem Day Flag Parade will be very different from 2021.

Douglas Altabef

May 17, 2023

A rally in support of the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, outside the Knesset, on April 27, 2023. Photo by Erik Marmor/Flash90.

An amazing and impactful night

The “Million March” in support of the government's judicial reform plan was a coming of age for the Israeli right.

Douglas Altabef

April 30, 2023

The small miracles all around us

Every seder story has something special.

Douglas Altabef

April 11, 2023

Supreme Court justices arrive for a hearing in Jerusalem on the appointment of Shas leader Aryeh Deri as a government minister, Jan. 5, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Will the judicial reform hiatus be the pause that refreshes?

Proponents should take this opportunity to educate the public on the Supreme Court’s many abuses.

Douglas Altabef

March 28, 2023

President of the Israeli Supreme Court Esther Hayut and fellow justices arrive for a court hearing on petitions demanding the annulment of the appointment of Shas leader Aryeh Deri as a government minister, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, Jan. 5, 2023. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Opponents of judicial reform are supporting an Iranian model for Israel

The Israeli Supreme Court wields influence and enjoys a lack of accountability remarkably similar to that of Iran’s Supreme Leader.

Douglas Altabef

March 12, 2023

Brothers Hillel (right) and Yagal Yaniv, who were killed in a terror attack near Huwara on Feb. 26, 2023. Credit: Courtesy.

‘Ad Matai,’ Lord, until when?

In the face of terror, let our ancestors’ courage become ours.

Douglas Altabef

February 28, 2023

Tens of thousands of Israelis protest against the proposed changes to the legal system in Tel Aviv, Jan. 21, 2023. Photo by Flash90.

Whose democracy is this anyway?

The total number of protesters against judicial reform barely equals a single Knesset mandate.

Douglas Altabef

February 19, 2023

Israeli Supreme Court Chief of Justice Esther Hayut (center) with other justices at a ceremony held for outgoing Supreme Court Justice George Karra (to her right) at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on May 29, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

The 800-pound gorilla in the room of judicial reform

Defenders of the Supreme Court cannot explain how it has lost its connection with the Israeli majority.

Douglas Altabef

January 31, 2023

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