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Yossi Gurvitz

Israeli Journalist
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The Disappearance of the Liberal Illusion

Three recent decisions from the Israeli Supreme Court

April 22, 2015 • by Yossi Gurvitz

Four months ago, I was present at a conference organized by The Association for Civil Rights in Israel. The conference focused on a report that the Association had published, entitled “One Government, Two Legal Systems,” which studied the apartheid methods that Israel applies in the ...

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The Strongest Terrorist Organization in the Middle East

Israel Defense Forces

July 14, 2014 • by Yossi Gurvitz

The IDF deliberately chooses to attack the families of Hamas activists. This is a war crime. Shall every Hebrew mother know, that her son serves in a terrorist organization.[1]

“Ladies and gentlemen, good morning, this is the news broadcast. Az Adin Al-Kassam fighters took responsibility this morning for the bombing ...

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The Strongest Terrorist Organization in the Middle East
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The Terrorism that Netanyahu Supports

May 12, 2014 • by Yossi Gurvitz

Benjamin Netanyahu often speaks of terrorism. He built his career on the unfounded claim that he’s a terrorism expert (his book Terrorism: How the West Can Win is, in fact, composed of articles by other experts), and he makes sure to speak of terrorism over and over ...

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Israeli Hasbara, the Breakdown in Negotiations, and the Consequences

May 5, 2014 • by Yossi Gurvitz

At this point, we can say that things are more or less over: President Obama announced on Friday that the American government is abandoning the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, as neither side has been ready to make “tough decisions.” Basically, Obama was repeating what Secretary of State Baker once said to Israeli ...

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