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Yossi Mekelberg
Yossi Mekelberg is professor of international relations and an associate fellow of the MENA Program at Chatham House. He is a regular contributor to the international written and electronic media.
Twitter: @YMekelberg
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Israeli army is more divided than ever
If ever there has been a national institution that is revered in Israel and has the power to unite the country, at least its Jewish population, it is the Israeli army.
Israel’s democratic gatekeepers hit back against Netanyahu’s assaults
Only in recent years has it been allowed for the full name of the head of Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency, to be in the public domain while they are still serving. Before this, they were traditionally referred to only by the first letter of their name.
A watershed moment in Israel-Lebanon ties
Old habits die hard, they say, and Israel’s modus operandi of using force, often excessive military force, when there are good enough reasons due to the complexity of a situation to hold their fire, has become irrepressible.
A sad week for Israeli democracy
Democracies do not just suddenly disappear they are gradually eroded from within by their enemies, similar to the way in which cliffs are eroded by the ocean: wave after wave, sometimes gentle, sometimes ferocious, until they finally collapse.
