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Why a Technical Bloc is not a Partnership (opens the original)
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War is not Punishment (opens the original)
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John Aziz posted this nugget on Twitter the other day:I think I’ve figured out where a lot of the accusations of genocide and disproportionate response and the like are coming from.They think we want to punish the Arabs for October 7. That we want “revenge” for October 7. Or, like this French idiot, that we want to “kill them when they’re small” to prevent them from growing up to be terrorists:translated:You look at a baby from Gaza and say: “In fifteen years, he might become our enemy,
Another Reason for Moshe Feiglin to be Defense Minister (opens the original)
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On 28 September 1948 (12 Elul 5708), the Provisional Legislative Council of the State of Israel (the precursor to the Knesset) issued an ordinance called the “Area of Jurisdiction and Powers Ordinance”.<source type="imag
The Perils of Polling (opens the original)
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The Zehut Party isn’t doing great in the polls you’re seeing on TV. That’s no secret. But I question the validity of those polls when it comes to Zehut.Not out of any hanky-panky monkey business going on between pollsters or media, though when I see something like this, it’s hard to take them 100% seriouslyWhat Does Lisa Say? is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<form class="su
Who’s Afraid of a Technical Bloc? (opens the original)
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Israel’s politicial system is weird. I can’t say if it’s weird compared to other parliamentary systems, but since all parliamentary systems are set up to add a second degree of separation between the voter and any political power, I think they’re all pretty odd.(That’s not what this article is about, but just briefly, pure democracy is like a town meeting system, where everyone gets a vote on every issue. Representative democracy is where everyone gets a vote for their representative, and the re
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