المركز الفلسطيني للدراسات الإسرائيلية
More than a decade and a half ago, Israel started to witness continuous escalation in the power of the right wing, religious colonial movement, which is being reflected in its attempts to dominate and control the future of Israel by resolving two major issues: the first is ending the conflict with the Palestinians and determining the future of the occupied territories in 1967, while the second is the identity of the state, and declaring it a Jewish nationalist state.
29 November 2017 marks the 70th anniversary of the landmark United Nations Resolution 181, which provides for establishing two independent states in Historic Palestine (Partition Plan). For 70 years, only one state, namely the State of Israel, has been in existence. It lies over an area that is much larger than that originally designated by the Partition Plan. This state exercises military control over all Historic Palestine, and even more so.
In this issue of The Israeli Scene, much light is cast on the path the current government of Benjamin Netanyahu insists to do everything related to consolidating power and promoting positions of the Israeli right wing. This is a continuation and escalation of the right wing’s gradual process, which it started in 2009.
A case instituted by detainees through the Public Committee Against Torture in srael to the Investigation Department of the Israeli Police:
This report presents detailed information on the events that took place on the night metal detectors were removed on yards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. In addition to torture and ill-treatment, sponge bullets and stun grenades were fired at worshippers.
Late in November 2017, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) published a summary special report, documenting a series of regulations and legislative initiatives introduced by the current 20th Knesset. These reflect a systematic, frenetic effort made by the ruling right wing to promote and consolidate its positions and power in various spheres by means of curtailing the democratic space in Israel.
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"The Limits of the Actual Impact of Recent Protest Petitions on the War: 'Citizen Priorities' Versus 'Security Priorities'"
The Repercussions of the War against Gaza on Israel's Relations with Russia and Turkey: Will There Be Fundamental Changes?
On the collapse of the concept of "moving away from America and the West and replacing them with new friends": "Netanyahu was looking for comfortable political partners, even at the cost of harming Israel's national security."
