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Is Israel a democracy or an ethnocracy?

Is Israel a democracy or an ethnocracy?

Defenders of the Jewish state have unwittingly kicked off a much-needed debate about national identity.

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Israel's law keeping Arab families apart

Israel's law keeping Arab families apart

The human consequences of the decision to ban thousands of Palestinians who are married to Israelis from living in Israel.

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Enlightenment through play

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Stop ignoring the facts about Cast Lead

Stop ignoring the facts about Cast Lead

It featured the lowest ratio of civilian to combatant deaths in any asymmetric conflict in the history of warfare.

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IDF chief of staff hails 2008 Gaza strike as an

IDF chief of staff hails 2008 Gaza strike as an "excellent operation"

On the third anniversary of Operation Cast Lead, army officials indicate they are ready to strike again.

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Are we heading for an "accidental" war with Iran?

The Islamic Republic's vow to close the Strait of Hormuz, in response to sanctions, could give the hawks the conflict they crave - and wreck the global economy.

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Paul Flynn must explain his comments about Jewish loyalty

Paul Flynn must explain his comments about Jewish loyalty

His ill-chosen words have nothing to do with the just cause of Palestinian liberation.

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Defending the indefensible

Defending the indefensible

Israeli liberals are increasingly gloomy so British 'progressives' are being mobilised to fight the country's corner instead.

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Iran, my critics and me

Iran, my critics and me

A response to the distortions and misrepresentations.

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Why Israel/Palestine needs a new definition of self-determination

Why Israel/Palestine needs a new definition of self-determination

The separation and "ethnic purity" currently seen in Israel disturbs even the honest among its advocates.

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More in Israel

The forgotten plight of the Bedouin in Israel

As the media focus on the release of the alleged Israeli-US spy Ilan Grapel, Israel's treatment of the Bedouin must not be ignored.

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Gilad Shalit's release: in pictures

Prisoner swap deal between Israel and Palestine gets underway.

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Israel and Hamas agree deal to free Gilad Shalit

Everything you need to know about the prisoner swap deal and how it was reached.

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Israel, another view

Israel is a young democracy surrounded by many hostile nations.

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Question Time, Israel and 9/11

An astonishing claim -- even by his standards -- from Richard Perle.

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How Israel's left is missing the point

A discriminatory law which bans Palestinians from joining spouses within Israel was extended without protest.

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The NS Interview: Norman Finkelstein

“I’d have to be certifiably insane to deny the Holocaust”

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Israel/Lebanon, fault line of the Middle East

The 2006 war left Israel feeling dangerously vulnerable, while Hezbollah’s leader in Lebanon vowed revenge. Five years on, is the uneasy truce about to break?

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Why Apple was wrong to pull iPhone app at Israel's behest

The US computer giant removed the "ThirdIntifada" app under Israeli pressure.

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Guido, me and the smear of anti-Semitism

A case study.

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The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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