Tag Archives: Michael Ben Ari

democracy in fraction

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Dave

Israel has an electoral system based on nation-wide proportional representation. What that means is lots of fringe parties and never a majority government. Every government is a coalition. The number of seats which every list receives in the Knesset is … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Aryeh Deri, Benjamin Netanyahu, chaim weizmann, Hanan Ashrawi, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Michael Ben Ari, MK Hanin Zuabi, NGO Monitor Gerald Steinberg, Robert Capa, Yair Lapid, Yesh Atid party | Leave a comment

bang up business: harvesting the sheep

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Dave

What if the messiah came? In the blink of an eyes as they say. The Holy Temple in Jerusalem will be rebuilt and Israel will live free among the nations, and will have no need to defend herself; War will … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Dr. Yaacov Lifshitz, elbit systems, Franz Kafka, Gershom Scholem, Giora Eiland, Irone Dome anti-missile system, Israel arms exports, Israel arms trade, Jonathan Pelleg, Maimonides guide for the perplexed, Michael Ben Ari, MK Michael Ben Ari, Rafael weapons company Israel, Stop The Wall, Yuda Braun artist | Leave a comment

cha cha cha: hora from them hilltops

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Dave

…Livni said she didn’t regret the decisions that may have brought on her political downfall, saying she wasn’t “sorry for not backing down in the face of political blackmail, even when the price was staying outside the government, and for … Continue reading →

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ascending to the temple mount

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Dave

Twenty-eight years in opposition. Twenty-eight years as head of the official opposition. That was Menachem Begin. No where else in the world would someone ply on, election after election destined for official opposition status. The story goes, that Begin met … Continue reading →