Questions tagged [israel]
Questions relating to the government or the politics of the State of Israel.
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Are there any examples of official Nazi glorification in the Ukraine?
Recently, the Israeli Foreign Ministery deployed protests against Ukraine's glorification of Nazis. Ukrainian officials responded that this is the inner dealings of the Ukraine. An official protest is ...
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Germany's Ladenschlussgesetz in comparison to Israel's business laws about the Sabbath
Currently in Israel, a big political question that stands is whether grocery stores or other businesses should be open on Saturday (Shabbat, holy day for a large portion of business owners). Currently,...
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Why is “Jews are more loyal to Israel than to their own country” antisemitic? [closed]
This news articles states that 25% of Europe is antisemitic. It uses a number of questions to determine this, some of which are seemingly innocuous:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/one-in-four-europeans-...
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What are the implications of the shift of the US position on the legality of Israeli settlements in the West Bank?
The Secretary of State has just announced that the US no longer views the settlements as a breach of international law.
What are the international implications of this decision? Is this a hot topic ...
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Which were the reasons/need for Israel's “Freedom Of Occupation” Basic Laws?
Israel has some "Basic Laws" that are considered to be a somewhat equivalent to a constitution.
In 1994 the Knesset enacted the Freedom of Occupation Basic Law, which states:
Every Israel national ...
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How can I follow the civil case against IDF former chief Gantz in the Netherlands?
Last month, a case began to be heard in the Hague - in a Dutch court, not an international court - against the former head of the Israeli military and now a prime-ministerial hopeful, Benjamin (Benny) ...
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Has Orrin Hatch elaborated on his vote against the Export Administration Act?
Only three senators voted against the Export Administration Act.
He seemed to be supportive of Israel. He wanted to suspend the importation of steel, so it seems like he was not as supportive of ...
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What are the red lines for the Haredim and the Joint List? Is there any indication they could support the same government?
The (Arab) Joint List hints at the possibility of supporting a centre-left–ultra-Orthodox coalition. Such cooperation sounds quite exotic, and I understand that the offer comes from the Joint List's ...
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What happens if nobody can form a government in Israel?
It looks like nobody won a plurality in the latest round
Benny Gantz's Kahol Lavan is ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party, according to official election results released on ...
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Why the Americans give $38 billion to Israel? [closed]
I saw this meme.
It makes me wonder.
Is Israel special? Did US also give military aids to other people?
Is it really given? Is it a loan or what?
Why? Israel is rich enough to buy stuff from US. ...
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Why did the Knesset vote to dissolve itself after Netanyahu failed to form a majority coalition?
After the latest Knesset (Israeli parliament) elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was given the first chance to try to form a coalition government. However, he failed to do so by the deadline:...
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Why did Israel vote against lifting the American embargo on Cuba?
Every single country in the world except for the United States and Israel voted for the United States to end the embargo on Cuba.
My question is, why Israel? Many of the nations on this list are ...
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How does Israel teach the Nakba, if at all? [closed]
How goes Israel go about teaching the Nakba, the ethnic cleansing of Palestine after the end of Britain’s mandate?
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Has any of the top US media/press criticized the US president Mr. Trump for recognizing the Golan Heights as Israeli lands?
The internationally recognized Syrian lands that is occupied by Israel, the Golan Heights has been recently recognized as Israeli lands by the US president Mr. Trump, I wonder how the major US press/...
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Are there parliamentary republics where Supreme Court appointments are decided exclusively by the Parliament and the government?
In Israel, many political figures on the right (among them outgoing Minister of Justice Ayelet Shaked and Zehut party leader and parliamentary hopeful Moshe Feiglin) say that "all over the world" ...
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Electoral considerations aside, what are potential benefits, for the US, of policy changes proposed by the tweet recognizing Golan annexation?
I know we've come to expect unusual behavior from the present POTUS, but I really fail to understand the benefit for the US of recognizing Israel as owning the Golan Heights.
For one thing, it ...
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Why is America politically allied with Israel?
Why, exactly, is the state of Israel and the United States of America so strongly connected to one another as political allies? What brings these two countries together?
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What are the differences between the Trump Adminstration's official position on the West Bank and previous administrations'?
What are the differences in official positions between the Trump administration and previous administrations regarding the status of the West Bank? Is the position of the Trump administration that it ...
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What actions can the Attorney-General take to clean up corrupt practises between the media & politics in Israel?
According to Haaretz, the Israeli Attorney-General, Avichai Mendelblit, has filed a corruption charge against sitting prime-minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They say that this
may include charges of ...
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Why are right-wing politicians in the US typically pro-Israel?
In my understanding, generally, right-wing politicians are hard on immigration and foreign people in general. This typically goes well with anti-semitism, too. (See Nazis / Neo-Nazis). At least in the ...
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How exactly does a primary election in Israel (specifically Likud) work?
I've been trying to understand the exact mechanics of how primary elections in Likud party in Israel work. So far I'm on page 3 of Google search and nothing has a meaningful explanation, only details ...
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Legal basis of religion for Citizenship Amendment Bill
According to the website http://www.prsindia.org, about the Citizenship Amendment bill that India recently passed in Lok Sabha is states that
The Bill amends the Citizenship Act, 1955 to make ...
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Why does Israel not have an energy producing nuclear power plant?
I think, in the case of such small countries, the existence of the peaceful nuclear energy production is probably more a political and not an economical question. It is because even a single power ...
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What is motivating the Australian government to recognise West Jerusalem as Israel's capital? [closed]
In a speech, Scott Morrison Australia current serving prime minister has been indicating that Australia will recognise West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and eventually move the embassy there.
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How much aid has the United States given Israel compared to occupied Palestine?
Since Israel's declaration of the State of Israel how much aid has Israel received from the USA compared to occupied Palestine (up to the present moment)?
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Is Israeli political party Kulanu religious or anti-religious?
What is their position about religious laws in the country? What is their history of voting on the laws about religious issues?
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Why is Oman interested in diplomatic relationship with Israel and vice versa?
Netanyahu visited Oman on the invitation of Sultan Qaboos bin Syed.
Looks like Oman would be the 1st country in GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) to establish diplomatic relations with Israel.
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Is Wentworth particularly pro-Israel, and why?
I’ve read speculation that the current Australian PM has made some pro-Israel statements recently because there’s a by-election in the seat of Wentworth, because the seat is about ten or fifteen ...
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What is Russia's rationale of giving S-300 to Bashar Al Assad?
According to this 3D animation Israeli F-16s are innocent. Apparently, Russian plane was voluntarily circulating in the missile's range.
So, why is Russia giving S-300 to Bashar's army?
What is ...
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Is criticism of Zionism legitimate or inherently anti-semitic? [closed]
Personally I have no problem with the idea of self determination for any ethnic or religious group, especially one that has suffered such historical persecution as Jewish people. But the problem is ...
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Did Netanyahu publicly criticize Soros (or at least his views)?
A Vox article seems to imply so:
And just hours before the nation-state law was passed, Netanyahu met with Hungary’s far-right Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Israel. The two have bonded over their ...
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Anti Zionism vs Pro-Zionism vs Non-Zionism
I have been trying to read and understand Non-Zionism, but i did not get that much out of Wikipedia.
In wiki it is mentioned:
Non-Zionism is the political stance of Jews who "were [or are] willing
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Has Israel interfered in US Elections?
According to a July 2018 Independent article, Noam Chomsky said that Israel interfered in US election(s):
Veteran activist Noam Chomsky has accused Israel of “brazenly” interfering in US electoral ...
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What was the gender and racial breakdown of voting on the Israeli Statehood bill?
Recently, the Israeli Knesset passed a bill: according to Netanyahu and his coalition, affirming Israeli statehood; according to its detractors, promoting segregation and discrimination.
Some on ...
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Pakistan's diplomatic relations with Israel
India has diplomatic relations with both Palestine and Israel. Pakistan has with Palestine but doesn't have any with Israel.
Is it because Pakistan
1. doesn't want to (e.g. a notion that Israel is ...
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Why did four EU countries break the EU consensus over the US embassy in Jerusalem?
This article argues about four EU countries sending ambassadors to attend the official inauguration of the US embassy in Jerusalem:
Breaking with European consensus, the ambassadors of four EU ...
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Has any Iranian leader accused the USA or Israel of orchestrating the 9/11 attacks after 2017?
In 2010 the sixth President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad offered 3 points explaining who was responsible for the 9/11 attacks at the United Nations.
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In point number 2 he suggests that ...
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What was the affiliation of the protesters killed in the Gaza protests?
During the recent protests in Gaza, 50 or more protesters were killed by the Israeli military. Israel's official position, as I understand it, is that the majority were members of Hamas or another ...
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What's the issue with Israeli Finance Ministry using the term “netto”?
I ran acorss a piece of news in a couple of Israeli russian language news sites, which seemed to boil down to a fact that someone in Israel sued either Finance Ministry, or Finance Minister Kahlon, ...
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Can Arab countries help Palestine to be free in the Palestine-Israel conflict? [closed]
Do Arab countries have the ability to help Palestine to be free - as it was before 1948 - in its war against israel like US do with israel?
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What did Israel offer Russia for cancelling the S-300 delivery to Syria
According to this link, Russia has cancelled its delivery of S-300 to Syria because of Israel's lobbying.
But, I am curious, What is Israel offering Russian in return?
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Which countries are allies of Israel? Which countries are enemies of Israel? [closed]
Which countries are allies of Israel? Which countries are enemies of Israel? Which countries recognize Israel and which countries do not recognise Israel?
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Why did Egypt start the blockade of the Gaza Strip?
I would think that Egypt had more in common with the Palestinian people than Israel, since both Egypt and Palestinians are mostly Sunni Muslims.
Why did Egypt start the blockade of the Gaza Strip, ...
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Is Israel a liberal democracy? [closed]
According to Freedom House and most trustworthy well respected institutions, Israel is considered a democracy.
There are regular free and fair elections and the rule of law is enforced.
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How does one official know that a foreign country representative is the proper person to discuss some matters?
The Romanian Prime Minister’s visit to Israel triggered a serious political crisis in Romanian political life:
Romania's president has slammed the country's prime minister for
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Why doesn't Israel want an independent investigation of Gaza 2018 border events? [closed]
The official story is that there is a violent riot. And that the sniper acts appropriately (source)
However, Israel refuses to allow independent investigators to corroborate the stories.
Why does't ...
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Why has Israel not expelled Russian diplomats in response to the Skripal poisoning?
The US and more than 20 other countries have expelled Russian diplomats in response to the poisoning of the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal. As of this writing, Israel has not expelled any Russian ...
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Why are Justin Trudeau and Benjamin Netanyahu meeting with Bollywood actors?
Recently, Justin Trudeau and Benjamin Netanyahu met with Bollywood actors during their respective visits to India.
Given that these meetings won't persuade Bollywood to make movies in Israel or ...
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Why is Poland's proposed Holocaust speech law so controversial?
From what I understood, the law focuses on 2 things:
Calling death camps located in Nazi-occupied Poland "Polish death camps".
Blaming Poland as a nation for the Holocaust.
It seems only the second ...
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Does Britain have de jure authority over the West Bank and Gaza?
That is, did the British Mandate of Palestine legally end?
Britain was granted a "mandate" over Palestine by the League of Nations from 1923, "until such time as [it is] able to stand alone". British ...
