Questions tagged [israel]
Questions relating to the government or the politics of the State of Israel.
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Was the Leahy act ever used against Israel? [duplicate]
The term “Leahy law” refers to two statutory provisions prohibiting
the U.S. Government from using funds for assistance to units of
foreign security forces where there is credible information
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Why does the IDF spread out weapon discoveries on blankets?
Although this is a bit of a military question, it becomes political.
When the Israeli Defense Forces releases evidence of Hamas weaponry discovered in Gaza, it's often shown arranged neatly in the ...
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Who made public "Jericho Wall" -- the blueprint that Hamas followed on Oct 7?
According to the NYT, a Hamas-sourced document codenamed "Jericho Wall" was somehow made public. It described in a fair bit of detail how the Hamas attack on Oct 7 eventually unfolded.
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Do a majority of Israeli Jews still think that the IDF is holding back too much in Gaza?
Time reported on Nov 10:
Poll results were also hawkish when it came to the use of force in Gaza: 57.5% of Israeli Jews said that they believed the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) were using too little ...
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Have Palestinian representatives ever offered any peace solutions in its negotiations with Israel?
The question is quite simple as stated - have Palestinians or their representatives ever provided/brought a peace plan to the negotiation table? If they did, what was the plan? If they didn't, why?
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Have Netanyahu's policies fueled a rise in anti-Israeli sentiment? [closed]
It has become fashionable to explain (and justify) anti-Israeli sentiment by the policies of Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been the prime minister of Israel for most of the last decade. This seems to ...
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Are there longitudinal studies on Americans views on the Israel-Palestinian conflict?
Consistently - if memory serves me right - studies show significant generational gap (e.g., one study, another study) that the younger a US is, the higher chance they are going to be supporting ...
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Why are there so many pro-Palestinian protestors in the United States?
Amid the recent rise in pro-Palestinian protests in the United States, most recently one interrupting the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting, I've begun to wonder: why has there been such a ...
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What role does the U.S. play in mediating the conflict between Hamas and Israel?
The truce was reached on 22 November and went into effect the
following morning. US, Qatari, and Egyptian mediators are reportedly
discussing a possible extension of the truce.
Israel has said it ...
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Does Hamas have any leverage against Israel (other than the hostages)?
According to Politico:
But while Israel and the U.S. want to secure the release of as many
hostages as possible, Hamas also could have reasons to hold onto as
much leverage as it can afford.
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Which groups or individuals acted against the ceasefire and prisoner exchange at the High Court of Israel?
I know that in the government it was only the Otzma Yehudit party who was against. The Religious Zionist Party, while being critical, did not vote against. However, according to Haaretz
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Can China or the IAEA end Israel's nuclear program? [closed]
Li said China has been actively supporting the region's efforts to
establish a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and other WMDs.
Li urged Israel to accede to the treaty on the non-proliferation ...
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How did Israel support Hamas precisely?
Before the 7 October attacks, some Israeli officials considered that, at a political level, Hamas was an asset. This Intercept article details the logic:
Hamas, in that sense, has been a convenient ...
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Why does India have a more pro-Israel stance on the Gaza-Israel war than other BRICS countries and countries in the Global South?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India did not address the gathering,
and it was unclear whether this reflected a shift in the country’s
position on the war in Gaza.
Shortly after the Oct. 7 attacks, ...
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Can the Tyranny of the Majority rule be applied to the UN's General Assembly?
Looking at this question, and previous year's UNGA resolutions, it seems there's a certain bias in UNGA resolutions. They seem disproportional:
2022 UNGA Resolutions on Israel: 15
2022 UNGA ...
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Has China always decided to not criticize Hamas or was there some kind of policy shift?
China has long backed the Palestinians and been quick to denounce
Israel over its settlements in the occupied territories. It has not
criticized the initial Hamas attack on Oct.7 — which killed about
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Has China ever voted against the Palestinians during a UN resolution?
Beijing has sent its Middle East envoy, Zhai Jun, but neither Xi nor
his foreign minister, Wang Yi, have visited the region since the
outbreak of fighting.
Xi has called for a ceasefire while Wang has ...
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Why doesn't Israel ask Palestinians in Gaza Strip to move to the Negev to a camp managed by UNHCR?
Israel has been urging Palestinians to move south and leave Gaza city since the start of the war, with their war on Hamas fighters, a high number of civilians are falling casualties.
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How much political clout does Israeli PM Netanyahu's wife, Sara, have on Israel's administration and / or the Likud Party?
Came across this Haaretz news article - Netanyahu's Office Ordered Boycott of General Picked to Repair Southern Communities - that reports:
The infrastructure repair near the Gaza strip task force is ...
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Who is establishing the big tent cities by the sea in Gaza?
According to a former Mossad "division chief", Rami Igra, interviewed on CNN the population from Khan Yunis is asked to move by the sea, where "big tent cities are being established&...
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What does Gaza territory "under Israeli control" or "under Palestinian control" imply in a guerilla warfare?
This is a map from Wikipedia depicting the status of Gaza during the ongoing war in the Gaza strip:
I can see that there are areas claimed to be under Israeli control or Palestinian control. However, ...
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Why won't Israel take a more aggressive measure against the Houthis in Yemen?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_involvement_in_the_2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war
On 19 October 2023, the U.S. Navy warship USS Carney shot down three
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Has Israel's polity ever had a debate on "feminist foreign policy"?
A number of countries have advocated and declared (pdf) to run a "feminist foreign policy".
As of July 2022, this list includes
Sweden (2014), Canada (2017), France (2019), Mexico
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Has May Golan or her new ministry engaged in significant feminist initiatives?
AFAICT from Wikipedia, May Golan is most famous for opposing illegal immigration to Israel. But she was appointed to lead the new Ministry for the Advancement of Women's Status (established May 1st). ...
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Was there any discussion about Israel during the APEC meeting between China and the U.S.?
U.S. and China's militaries have had a number of near-misses and
acrimonious exchanges over the past year. After the pledge to renew
communications, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will meet ...
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Are international sanctions ever considered against Israel?
In Ireland, the opposition calls for the government to enact sanctions against Israel as it did against Russia, considering that both countries likely committed war crimes. Additionally Israel has ...
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When was the last time Hamas acted against a UN resolution?
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Why defense of Hamas-justification in US universities is more prevalent in Humanities than in STEM? [closed]
It is not easy to find information about this division, but the two open letter and the affiliation of those signed them, do give us some clue - the following data was published by Ram Fishman on X:
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Does Biden's support for Israel align with popular opinion in the US?
Many Americans, including Jewish individuals, are reportedly protesting against the Israeli government's operation in Gaza. They cite harsh and inhumane conditions as reasons for their protest.
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Are there countries, besides Israel, that declare themselves nation-states for a particular ethnic group?
The Israeli Basic Law, controversially passed in 2018, specifies that
The State of Israel is the national home of the Jewish people, in which it fulfills its natural, cultural, religious, and ...
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Which crime is worse - invading hospital or using it for military purpose [closed]
Due the IDF raid on Shifa hospital in Gaza, Qatar calls for international probe for Israel(1). On the other hand, giving the evidence the IDF claims to find during their raid (2), it seems that Hamas ...
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How many Americans support leveling Gaza? [closed]
This is from Oct 11, but oddly of [perhaps more] relevance [these days]:
“Level the place!” the senator said of Gaza in a Fox News interview in mid-October. He appeared to say it was okay to attack ...
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Did Israelis build bunkers and tunnels under al-Shifa hospital, and if so why?
Sky News:
"We all know there are bunkers and tunnels because the Israelis built some of them when they were in control of the al Shifa hospital before 2005," he [Sky News military analyst ...
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What percentage of buildings in Tel Aviv got hit by a rocket in the past year?
I’m seeing a lot of photos on social media of Israelis in Tel Aviv and it’s suburbs hiding in bomb shelters during Gaza rocket launches, which seemingly implies a relatively high chance of their house ...
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Why isn't the Global South pro-Israel like the West? [closed]
Claiming to be neutral and even-handed, President Xi Jinping supports
a ceasefire. Yet he refuses to condemn Hamas for its 7 October
atrocities and criticises Israel. He knows a ceasefire would ...
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Did the UN[GA] ever declare Israel to be a colonizer (state) or to have engaged in colonization projects?
I know of the later revoked UNGA resolution that "Zionism is racism". But did the UN, especially the UNGA, ever declare Israel to be a colonizer, apart from that, and if so to what extent? I'...
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How many construction projects under PA/international supervision has Israel effectively/implicitly approved in Gaza since 2010?
In 2010 news was that Israel was going to allow imports of building materials for international construction projects in Gaza.
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Is there a reason that the only viable evacuation route is through Egypt, and people can't flee by sea?
Egypt is facing mounting pressure to act as neighboring Gaza gets
pummeled by Israeli strikes after October 7’s brutal assault in Israel
by Hamas.
In the wake of the Hamas attacks, Israel closed its ...
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What (if any) was the US position on the destination of the weapon shipment on the Klos C, seized in 2014?
Israel said the weapons on the Klos C, boarded in 2014, were headed for Gaza.
Speaking to the press at Eilat port, in view of the ship's deadly cargo, Prime Minister Netanyahu noted - in both Hebrew ...
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How is the October 7th attack classified as terrorism based on casualty statistics, and how does it compare to similar events?
I would like to start with a profound acknowledgment of the tragic loss of life in the October 7th incident, and my deepest respects go to all those who have been affected. I have no intention of ...
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Did any Muslim country officially express disagreement over America's plan to have the Palestinian Authority govern over the Gaza Strip?
"The cooperation between the Palestinian and Israeli [security]
services is extensive and has withstood any challenge. Every time
Mahmoud Abbas has wanted to suspend security cooperation, the
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Did Israel give an official explanation as to why it won't let the United Nations use the Kerem Shalom border crossing?
He described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as "catastrophic,"
adding: "It is absolutely essential - absolutely essential - to have a
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Did the U.S. ever decide to not protect Israel at the U.N. or other international bodies?
While the call for a cease-fire has wider support among U.N. member
states, building consensus for it among the five permanent members of
the Security Council has been difficult if not impossible.
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Did the U.S. administration give an official reason as to why it opposes an Israel occupation of Gaza?
The White House on Tuesday repeated its opposition to an Israeli
reoccupation of Gaza after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told ABC
News "World News Tonight" anchor David Muir he believed ...
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Does Queen Rania of Jordan characterize all of Israel as an illegal occupation, or just some parts? ("an illegal occupation" i.e. singular)
From CNN's November 8, 2023 White House warns Israel over post-war plans for Gaza
CNN: I wanted to play for you sound from Jordan's Queen Rania, she's been very outspoken. She's also, ah, Jordan is a ...
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What allows Qatar to be in a uniquely favorable situation to be able to mediate negotiations between Hamas and Israel?
Qatar-mediated negotiations between Israel and Hamas aimed at
de-escalating fighting in Gaza continued Saturday, a source briefed on
the negotiations said, even as Israel intensified its assault on ...
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Realistically what are options does Israel have (after the attacks of 7 october)? [closed]
On 7 October 2023 Hamas got into Israel from Gaza and killed some 1300 people there. In return, Israel has been bombing Gaza, killing about 10000 people in less than a month.
Israel's allies have ...
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Israeli disposition to a two-state solution
Until watching this interview with Dr. Mearsheimer, I was under the impressions the Israelis were favorable abut the two-state solution as long as they weren't being attacked from the Palestinian ...
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How easy would it be to distinguish between Hamas fighters and non combatants?
I remember this discussion that it was practically impossible to distinguish between Taliban fighters and non-combatant civilians because they were not organized like a traditional army - the groups ...
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Would the State Department be in violation of any laws if they approved this weapon order from Israel and they were subsequently used by civilians?
Reading this U.S. Officials Fear American Guns Ordered by Israel Could Fuel West Bank Violence
If the State Department approved the order and it was later proven that these weapons were used by ...
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