Publications In The Media

By: Abraham Burg In Israel of 2025, the word “Zionism”  has become a simple political signal: no Arabs. Both loud racism and quiet racism now permeate the entire political system, where basic civic partnership has become an ideological luxury. As long as excluding one-fifth of the citizenry is considered legitimate, the room will darken and the door will remain closed. “Do not wear glassesNeither gloomy nor cheerfulLook with your eyesYour open eyes…You must see evil in order

The Minister of Culture, Miki Zohar, has asked the Ministry of Finance to revoke public funding from the “Solidarity”  Festival! Why? Because the content of the festival’s films does not suit his taste or his political views! In his letter to Minister Bezalel Smotrich, the Minister of Culture claimed that in addition to public funding, the festival also receives support from “anti-Israeli and anti-Zionist” organizations, as he put it, listing several groups including: the Isr

A Pardon as a Conspiracy — The Public Isn’t Buying the Deal Granting the state relief from the burden of its government is the duty of the moment — not a tailor-made pardon designed to fit the accused who stands at its head. Public trust has already been damaged. The rule of law will suffer a severe blow, and a partial democracy, still in the making, will not be sufficient to complete its formation. A pardon that comes as a conspiracy is an assault on the law, on the judiciar

By: Mohamed Yahia The Arab community—over two million people, full citizens—does not need anyone’s legitimization. The very idea of disqualifying lists or candidates simply because they are not Jewish is inherently unacceptable, and the use of the term “legitimization” in this context is insulting and degrading. It is the state that needs legitimization in order to truly become a democratic state, a state for all its citizens without exception. Moreover, the majority of the I

After being approved in the Knesset by a majority of 11 members , Amendment No. 38 to the Pharmacists Ordinance — known as the “Pharmacy Technician Law”  — entered into force at the end of January this year. According to the provisions of the law, a pharmacy technician may be certified through a relatively short course , without a matriculation certificate, and be granted pharmacist-level authorities  after completing a theoretical course of 200 hours  and a 400-hour practica

By: Warda Sada The dispersal of cultural events is not unique to Jerusalem. Authoritarian and totalitarian regimes throughout history have acted in similar ways: Nazi Germany Canceled plays and books deemed “non-German,” and restricted cultural life according to the official ideology. The Soviet Union under Stalin Performances and musical events were removed if they did not align with party doctrine; artists who deviated were severely punished. China – The Cultural Revolution