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	Politics of Israel
		Israel's governmental system is based on several basic laws enacted by its unicameral parliament, the Knesset.
		From the founding of Israel in 1948 until the election of May 1977, Israel was ruled by successive coalition governments led by the Labor alignment or its constituent parties.
		Major issues in Israeli political life include the approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict specifically and the Arab-Israeli conflict generally; the relationship between segments of Judaism and the secular or religious nature of the state of Israel; and the economy.
	www.fastload.org /po/Politics_of_Israel.html (1610 words)

	The Politics of Ancient Israel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Moreover, the biblical descriptions and evaluations of politics were almost entirely cast in a religious voice, to such an extent that it was difficult to grasp the specifically political character of ancient Israelite life.
		This casting of politics into a reflex of religion was aggravated in the extreme by the widely recognized fact that the religious standards used to evaluate Israelite politics were largely those developed during the Deuteronomic Reform of the late 7th century.
		In all fundamental respects, Israel's monarchy was like other ancient Near Eastern monarchies, oriented to the interests of the ruling elite and for the most part dismissive of the interests of the populace at large in spite of the political rhetoric trumpeting their just and peaceful rule.
	prophetess.lstc.edu /~rklein/Documents/politics.htm (2549 words)

	Israel
		Israel's primary practical value to the United States is as a place that will accept immigrant Jews, of which the past decades have produced quite a few.
		Israel is the instrument of the Zionist movement, and geographical base for world imperialism placed strategically in the midst of the Arab homeland to combat the hopes of the Arab nation for liberation, unity, and progress.
		Destroying the State of Israel would be a glorious milestone indeed in the Arab march of progress and your subjects will be happy to focus their attention on this goal rather than on the year-to-year economics of the nation.
	philip.greenspun.com /politics/israel (15557 words)

	Israeli Politics - Democracy in Israel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The study indicated, to a large extent, that democracy in Israel is merely formal, and there has been a significant decline in the public's support of the elements of democracy.
		Israel is a country with thousands of intellectuals in a wide range of fields.
		It seems very clear today that Israel is under the influence of a silent coup d’etat where the military dominates politics, as well as the texture and quality of democratic life.
	www.palestinemonitor.org /israelipoli/Democracy_in_Israel.htm (363 words)

	Middle East Report 223: The Shrinking Space of Citizenship: Ethnocratic Politics in Israel, by Oren Yiftachel
		Following the 1992 constitutional changes, the notion that Israel is a "Jewish and democratic" state has become a near consensus among the Jewish public, to the degree that the terms "Jewish and democratic" are constructed as inseparable.
		The first amends Israel's electoral law by prohibiting the candidacy of any party or individual who "supports (in action or speech) the armed struggle of enemy states or terror organizations." The second is the "law against incitement for violence," which specifies harsh measures, including five-year prison sentences, for supporting anti-Israel violence.
		But this success also marks a new and alarming stage in Arab politics in Israel: Arab leaders may find it difficult to reverse the trend of political withdrawal, which weakens their ability to operate in the political process, and further diminishes the value of their citizenship.
	www.merip.org /mer/mer223/223_yiftachel.html (4427 words)

	Politics of Israel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Politics of Israel takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Israel is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
		From the founding of Israel in 1948 until the election of May 1977, Israel was ruled by successive coalition governments led by the Labor Alignment (or Mapai prior to 1967).
		Israeli politics are subject to unique circumstances and often defy simple classification in terms of the political spectrum.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Israel (3073 words)

	The Politics of Israel Studies - Campus Watch
		In current scholarship, he argues, "Israel is now seen more as a function of the conflict than as the result of the Zionist blueprint." During his talk he refrains from commenting on whether that shift is good or bad.
		Israel is not, however, taught predominantly in terms of the conflict, asserts Rashid Khalidi, director of Columbia's Middle East Institute: "Anyone who says that obviously has their head in the sand," expressing "partisan views by people who are ignorant.
		The number of courses on Israel, not the conflict, per capita in terms of Israel's size, is enormous." That base of support, he says, is something "people in Turkish studies, in Iranian studies, would kill for.
	www.campus-watch.org /article/id/2079 (2297 words)

	Israel - Government and Politics
		These influences were transmitted though the unique history, political culture, and political institutions of Israel's formative prestate period and the Middle Eastern environment in which it is situated.
		The Israeli political system is characterized by certain West European democratic arrangements: elected government, multiparty competition, a high level of voter participation in local and national elections, an independent judiciary that is the country's foremost guardian of civil liberties, a vigorous and free press, and the supremacy of civilian rule.
		Under its direction, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) withdrew to an Israeli-dominated security zone in southern Lebanon; Israel's runaway inflation, which had plagued the economy under previous Likud rule, was curbed; and divisive political debates on major national issues were, to some extent, subdued.
	countrystudies.us /israel/77.htm (807 words)

	UT - MENIC: Government: Politics: The Israel-Palestinian Conflict (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Hebron Institute for Political and Religious Studies - commentaries on the Palestinian Authority, Israel, and the Occupied Territories from a Palestinian point of view.
		Israel and the Occupied Territories - includes updates and annual reports on the state of human rights in Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
		Israel Hasbara Committee - non-governmental, independent organization that specializes in educating the public about the history and aspirations of the Jewish people and the state of Israel.
	inic.utexas.edu /menic/Government/Politics/Israel_Palestinian_Conflict (1751 words)

	Review of Politics in Israel: The Second Republic (second ed.) - Middle East Quarterly
		Arian, a political science professor at Haifa University, goes far beyond, describing in-depth the functioning of the Israeli political system with emphasis, in this second edition of Politics in Israel, on the five years since Israel's repeal of direct prime ministerial elections.
		Politics in Israel offers an exhaustive picture of Israeli society, providing statistical analyses of the country's economy and population, tracing the evolution of its political parties, and discussing the relationship between Judaism and Israeli politics.
		Rather than chronicle Israel politics from their start, he divided Politics in Israel into chapters on the political elite, political parties, electoral behavior, public policy, administration, and local government.
	www.meforum.org /article/803 (364 words)

	Politics & Policies: Israel votes -- GOPUSA
		Unlike previous elections since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, where a plethora or subjects, ranging from the economy to immigration, have traditionally dominated the electoral campaigns, this time around the voters seem to be preoccupied by only one topic: security.
		Under a previous agreement reached between Israel and the Palestine Authority, the Palestinian detainees, who were found guilty by Israeli courts of acts of terrorism, were to be detained in Jericho and kept under British and American supervision.
		Israel immediately flexed its military and political muscle, stormed the jail and grabbed the detainees who were about to abscond after the international observers left the prison, saying they had feared for their safety.
	www.gopusa.com /news/2006/march/0328_israel_vote1.shtml (568 words)

	The politics of studying Israel
		Israel was not responsible for the terrorism attacks in America.
		Israel's crimes are no worse than many others committed by allegedly civilized nations, but they are troubling enough that, for anyone who counts Arabs as humans rather than "two-legged dogs," the myth of beautiful Israel becomes pretty hard to sustain.
		Israel may be a democracy within certain boundaries, but they also wish (against all international law) to keep the West Bank forever and to turn Gaza into an unsurvivable open-air prison camp.
	chronicle.com /forums/index.php/topic,27692.msg375207.html#msg375207 (2643 words)

	Politics in Israel - Sharon in a dead end street
		One of Israel's main political problems of the 19 months of the Likud-Labor coalition was that their was no credible opposition, no alternative to the government in place.
		Yossi Beilin, a key architect of the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords and Minister of Justice from July 1999 to March 2001 (unsuccessfully) launched a new political movement, Shahar, in June 2002 as a protest against the role of the Labor party ministers in Sharon's government.
		Only if Israel does not (as under Sharon) systematically destroy Palestine's infrastructure and undermine its economic future, but on the contrary encourages the development of a prospering country with a functioning market economy, their will be peace.
	www.cosmopolis.ch /english/cosmo31/israel_politics.htm (933 words)

	NPR : Q&A: Politics in Israel After Sharon
		These were the founders of Israel and as such commanded a special respect even among those who didn't always agree with their policies.
		If it can't, it will be politics as usual in Israel: a return to a fragmented body politic in which the weakened Likud and Labor parties can only form governments by allying themselves with a disparate array of splinter parties that make innovative policies all but impossible.
		Peretz, a tough labor union leader, is new to the national political scene and therefore still somewhat of an unknown quantity with the electorate at large.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=5134628 (1037 words)

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		The Israel Forum was founded with the goal of providing an open public space where people can come together to discuss the politics of Israel/Palestine.
		Israel And The Palestinians After Gaza, Sharon, And Hamas " took place Thursday, March 9 at New York University.
		The Israel Forum held its latest event at New York University on March 9.
	www.theisraelforum.org (136 words)

	israelinsider: politics: The Rich-Israel connection
		The Rich case was connected as well to Israel's ongoing request for the release of Jonathan Pollard.
		Though Rich denied making contributions to political parties in Israel, Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert admitted receiving a $25,000 contribution from Rich in 1993, which was duly reported.
		In an interview, Herzog said that neither he, nor his wife, had been involved in the pardon campaign, yet letters written by Herzog and his lawyer were used to support the pardon application.
	web.israelinsider.com /Articles/Politics/599.htm (662 words)

	israelinsider: politics: Israel's peace camp regroups
		In existence for twenty-three years, "Peace Now has been careful to remain a "one-issue" protest movement, devoted to convincing the Israeli public that the continued occupation of the Palestinian territories is politically and culturally self-destructive and morally reprehensible," according to a report by Eetta Prince-Gibson published this week in The Jerusalem Post.
		In a document entitled 80 Theses for a New Peace Camp, Gush Shalom, formed in 1992 by former Knesset Member Uri Avnery, presented its overview of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the steps it believes necessary to bring a just resolution and historical reconciliation between the two nations living in this land.
		David Newman, chairman of the Department of Politics and Government at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, suggests forming a new peace movement.
	web.israelinsider.com /Articles/Politics/595.htm (869 words)

	The Arabist » Israel’s circus politics
		I used to follow Israeli politics much more closely a few years ago, but reading Haaretz recently reminded me that there is nothing more exhilarating than following the ups and downs of politics over there.
		He was under the impression that he’d be able to win the Likud leadership with a “grass-roots organization” composed of reserve officers who owed him patronage, and then reunite Likud with Kadima after the election in return for a fat portfolio and policy concessions.
		Israel has never had outright military praetorianism like Turkey, but as a national-security state in fairly continuous state of emergency, there has been a great deal of interplay (through both the front and back doors) between the military and political echelons.
	arabist.net /archives/2005/12/12/israels-circus-politics (1344 words)

	CQ Press: Book: Politics in Israel: The Second Republic, 2nd Edition, Book, Books, Asher Arian
		Politics in Israel is an incisive guide to Israel’s rich past, unpredictable present, and promising but undoubtedly turbulent future.
		Informed by the latest opinion polls, survey data, and election results, Arian clarifies the major issues facing Israeli culture and politics, and explains the complexities of Israel’s political institutions, political behavior, and public policies.
		Asher Arian is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, a senior research fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute, and professor of political science at the University of Haifa.
	www.cqpress.com /product/Politics-in-Israel-The-Second-Republic.html (232 words)

	POLITICS: Israel Lobby Dictates U.S. Policy, Study Charges
		Since World War II, the United States has channeled 140 billion dollars in support to Israel, notes the study, which also challenges the notion that Israel is a "crucial ally in the war on terror, because its enemies are America's enemies".
		"Saying that Israel and the United States are united by a shared terrorist threat has the causal relationship backwards: rather, the United States has a terrorism problem in good part because it is so closely allied with Israel, not the other way around," the authors argue.
		By preventing U.S. leaders from pressuring Israel to make peace, the lobby has also made it impossible to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which gives extremists a potent recruiting tool and enlarges the pool of potential militants, the authors say.
	www.ipsnews.net /news.asp?idnews=32599 (1190 words)

	The Israeli Government's Official Website, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		On the occasion of 15th anniversary of the renewal of diplomatic relations between Israel and Russia, the foreign ministers of the two states exchanged diplomatic notes, praising the scope and diversity of relations between the countries today.
		In addition to Israel's specific interests, the topics in which Israel will participate actively at the 61st General Assembly derive from the world agenda, including "The International Year of Deserts and Desertification", immigration and development, and the issue of Least Developed Countries (LDC's).
		Fifteen of Israel's leading illustrators of children's books will display their work in a new exhibit of posters to open at the Israel Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on Monday, September 18.
	www.mfa.gov.il.cob-web.org:8888 (489 words)

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