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Thu,May 17,2012
25 Iyyar 5772
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Window on Israel
Monday May 14, 2012
This note is immodest, and is likely to provoke condemnation.
It makes an appropriate nod in the direction of Jonathan Swift's classic of a slightly different name. It also fits within my concern for politics, and the plight of Americans, old enough to vote and do other things, who are not yet sure of what to do in November.
My proposal follows from an assessment of Barack Obama's declaration of support for same-sex marriages and his...
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Sunday May 13, 2012
Among the glories of a professor emeritus is a capacity to wander the stacks of a good library in search of something that looks interesting, without worrying how it will fit into this semester's courses.
I found by chance FDR, the Vatican, and the Roman Catholic Church in American, 1933-1945, Edited by David B. Woolner and Richard G. Kurial (Palgrave: 2003). It is a collection of articles that emerged from a conference in 1998 that...
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Friday May 11, 2012
The country once riled (and still so in some localities) on the subject of alcohol and which has pursued a war against drugs since the 1970s is now beginning a presidential campaign with same-sex marriages as a central issue.
Its difficult to decide between ridicule and laughter, sadness and tears The country involved so heavily in the world is tying itself up again in an issue that is existentially personal.
While there are a...
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Wednesday May 09, 2012
The affiliation of Kadima to the Likud-led coalition came in the middle of the night, at the 11th hour before a Knesset vote to dissolve and begin the onset of an election campaign. It triggered not only the surprise and wonder of commentators, but shrill criticism of Shaul Mofaz for being a turncoat.
On the evening following the announcement, prime time news showed one film clip after another with Mofaz calling Benyamin Netanyahu a liar...
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Tuesday May 08, 2012
Israelis went to bed expecting the Knesset to finalize arrangements to dissolve itself and declare a national election for September 4th.
We woke to the news that Benyamin Netanyahu and Shaul Mofaz (who recently defeated Tzipi Livni in a party election to be the leader of Kadima) had agreed to Kadima's entrance into the government, and had cancelled plans for an election.
Media managers sent wake up calls to commentators, and they...
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About This Blog
Hebrew University Political Science professor Ira Sharkansky evaluates the latest happenings in Israel.
Hebrew University Political Science professor Ira Sharkansky evaluates the latest happenings in Israel.
