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A great voice of the Zionist left has gone silent

Zeev Sternhell left us last Sunday. Tireless peace activist, Archi-Zionist, as he liked to qualify himself, Zeev Sternhell was one of our godfathers. Historian of the French fascism, Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, he won the Israel...

david.chemla23 June 2020

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We say no to the project of annexation of parts of the West Bank

Le Monde publishes in its June 19 edition an op-ed against the annexation of part of the West Bank, signed by Dany Cohn-Bendit, Alain Finkielkraut, Bernard-Henri Levy, Dominique Moisi, Pierre Nora, Diana Pinto, Anne Sinclair et Benjamin Stora…. We...

david.chemla19 June 202023 June 2020

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A coalition government against Israel ?

Meeting of the High Court on May, 3th. If the coalition agreements signed by the Likud and he Blue White list are validated by the Knesset, they may put at risk the Jewish and democratic nature of the State...

david.chemla5 May 20205 May 2020

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Annexation endangers the security and democracy of Israel – Appeal to J-Link members and supporters

As members and supporters of J-Link, the international network of progressive Jewish organizations, we urgently share our deep concerns, backed by the analysis of diplomatic and security experts, regarding the Government of Israel’s intention to proceed with annexation of...

david.chemla5 May 202021 May 2020

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Letter sent by J-Link to Benny Gantz :”PROGRESSIVE JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS ARE CALLING ON YOU TO SAY “NO” to UNILATERAL ANNEXATION”

April 14, 2020 Dear Benny Gantz, Chairman of the Knesset, Passover is a time for Jews to reflect on our commitment to freedom, justice, security, and a yearning for a national homeland. There is now an imminent threat to...

david.chemla16 April 202016 April 2020

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Israel heading for a Corona government

Sending you a newsletter at this difficult time is first of all a message of hope. Hoping that we will overcome this crisis, and that we will be able to concentrate again on our previous concerns, on the commitments...

david.chemla1 April 2020

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Israeli elections: on the way to a third ballot

On March 2nd, Israelis will go back to the polls for the third time within one year. As expected, the 22nd Knesset voted to dissolve itself during the night of 11-12th December, 69 days after its enthronement, after the...

david.chemla30 December 201916 February 2020

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Israel is facing the worst political crisis since its creation

The situation Israel has been facing for several months now is unprecedented in many respects. For the first time in its history, the country has been run for one year by a transition government. It means that it can...

david.chemla3 December 2019

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JCall approves the decision of the Court of Justice of the EU to label the products originating in occupied territories

On November 12th, the Court of Justice of the European Union decided that foodstuffs originating in occupied territories and imported in the EU could not be labelled as “made in Israel” but as goods coming from Israeli settlements. The...

david.chemla19 November 201916 February 2020

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Israel facing the American disengagement in the region

One month after the elections, Israel does not have a government yet. Once again, Netanyahu has failed to form it and Gantz will also have a hard time doing it, for the reasons we explained in our previous article....

david.chemla13 October 20193 February 2020

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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