While Israel maintains that it is the Jewish state, the majority of the world Jewry doesn’t reside in Israel. Based on 2007 figures, only 41 per cent of world Jewry actually do live in Israel. But Israel’s legitimacy as a self proclaimed nation state, while it should [...]
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Israel is a highly militarized society. Service in the Israeli Army, aptly named Israel Defence Force, is mandatory in Israel. By law, every 18 years old is drafted; young men are enlisted for a period of three years, young females are obligated to a 2-year period. After their release, they are enlisted for reserve duty, [...] 1. A few weeks ago, one of my friends asked me about the protests in Bil’in: Why do they continue? Haven’t the supreme court already ruled that the “separation wall” there should be taken down? Indeed, the Israeli court did acknowledge that the path of the wall near Bil’in was laid not based on security requirements [...] The military Captain1 declared loudly that the demonstration was “Illegal”, and asked the protesters to leave the scene. The protesters didn’t move. They have been demonstrating every weekend for years now, at the same place. There’s always an officer yelling that this is an illegal demonstration, and if they happen to get too close to [...] |
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