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Gidon Ben-Zvi

Gidon Ben-Zvi contributes to “The Algemeiner,” “The Times of Israel,” “The Jerusalem Post,” CiF Watch and blogs at Jerusalem State of Mind.

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Gidon Ben-ZviSeptember 26, 2019
The unbearable cost of a unity government
For Israel’s struggling working men and women, a paralyzed government is simply not a viable option.
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Gidon Ben-ZviSeptember 15, 2019
Has the concept of human rights been hijacked?
How has it come to pass that the world’s most vocal champions of human rights are also its most egregious violators?
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Gidon Ben-ZviSeptember 5, 2019
The curious case of Israel’s invisible election
The political fatigue in Israel is as dangerous as it is understandable.
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Gidon Ben-ZviJune 27, 2019
Tolerance museums: A failing franchise?
Tolerance museums are losing the good fight because they’ve turned the murder of a distinct religious, ethnic and national group into a broadside against all forms of racism and prejudice.
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Gidon Ben-ZviJune 20, 2019
Raging at rabbis: When rights collide in Jerusalem
Does naming streets in eastern Jerusalem after rabbis violate the rights of the neighborhood’s overwhelmingly Arab population? Of course not.
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Gidon Ben-ZviJune 5, 2019
Pride and liberation: A tale of two parades
If the city of Jerusalem seeks to bring its denizens together under an umbrella of common aspirations, it should consider spending more time investing in events that unite, not sow division.
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