Middle East Conflict
OP-ED: The right of the bond
In her article "The right and the return" (Ha'aretz, Oct. 3), Ruth Gavison discusses what is again becoming the watershed in the interrupted dialogue between the Palestinians and Israel. At issue are historical rights, and in this case Israel's un...
Legal Systems and Public Attitudes During Negotiations Towards Transition from Conflict to Reconciliation: The Middle East; 1992-1994
Transitions from one state of affairs to another require complex and related changes in both laws and social atitudes. Law is usually past-regarding while changes usually require a future-regarding attitude. It is hard to combine justice and reco...
Neve Shalom/Wahat-el-Salam: A Case study of an Arab-Jewish school in Israel
I take the school in Neve Shalom/Wahat-el-Salam as a test case for the educational implications of one of the most central problems of life in Israel – the relationships between its Jewish and Arab Citizens. I chose this school because it is a uni...
The Jews’ Right To Statehood: A Defense
Israel is the only country in the world whose very legitimacy denied by its critics. Most Israelis try to avoid such challenges to its legitimacy - but this is a mistake. The question should be faced. The right of Jews to a state in which they c...