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Jews, Israel and the European Elections

May 26th, we will elect our members of the European Parliament. Each of us will vote in all honesty. But our civic duty goes beyond a gesture made in the voting booth. As responsible citizens, we must tell our...

david.chemla20 May 201920 May 2019

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From Gaza to Yom HaAtsmaut

photo from the Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony, Tel Aviv May, 7th “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” This sentence Albert Einstein is supposed to have said could almost apply to the living...

david.chemla10 May 2019

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The election is over. What now ?

Given the insight into the results of the elections, and the disappointment we had to overcome, we may now draw quite a few lessons from it. First of all, and in spite of our hope to see the pre-election...

david.chemla24 April 201924 April 2019

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And the winner is …

On April 9th, Israelis will vote to appoint the 21st Knesset. This election, probably one of the most important for a long time, will determine the future of the country, far beyond the next four years. If the Likud...

david.chemla7 April 20197 April 2019

Creation of the Blue White list and Indictment of Netanyahu for bribery

Less than six weeks before the elections, the campaign is launched in Israel and the tone has been set. The campaign will be tough. Two significant current events happened these last days and will rule the campaign until the...

david.chemla3 March 2019

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“Kahanists” have no place in the Knesset !

JCall Europe sides with other progressive Jewish groups in the Diaspora, from Jstreet USA to the New Israel Fund, from Americans for Peace Now to Jspace Canada, in calling Jewish communities to affirm : Kahanists have no place in...

david.chemla3 March 2019

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The issue of the strengthening or the weakening of democracy will be back on the policy agenda, in the European Union and in Israel. In Europe, the European elections will be an opportunity for a major democratic date which...

david.chemla1 February 2019

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Our Challenge for 2019: Pursuing Amos Oz’s Commitments

In order ro convey a sense of history, it is always a good thing to look back. A year ago, at the start of 2018, our New Year’s mail was entitled: “New year, new challenges”. One year later, this...

david.chemla3 January 2019