Israel against Democracy

Democracy in Non-governmental Organizations in Israel

Although political participation can take many different forms within a democratic regime, there is no doubt that in one way or another the notion is central to the very idea of a democracy. It is difficult to find a piece of research reported in contemporary journals of political science that does not purport to describe some form of political participation: studies of the voter, the party act...

Egypt and Democracy Prospects against Facts after Mubarak

The principal objective of this paper is to describe and analyze the process of democratization in the Egypt after Mubarak regime. The article continues to give an overview over the current situation inside Egypt after the revolution and collects some evidence for a changed relationship between democracy and stability inside the country. The Egyptian revolution created a situation of transition...

Democracy and the Multitude Spinoza against Negri

Negri celebrates a conception of democracy in which the concrete powers of individual humans are not alienated away, but rather are added together: this is a democracy of the multitude. But how can the multitude act without alienating anyone’s power? To answer this difficulty, Negri explicitly appeals to Spinoza. Nonetheless, in this paper, I argue that Spinoza’s philosophy does not support Neg...

The "Soft War" against Israel: Motivations and Solutions

Steven Emerson Hamas , the PLO , and Terrorist Attacks Against Israel

Last December, Hamas held its annual rally in a Gaza stadium. More than 70,000 people— an overflow audience—attended. As Hamas leaders took the podium one after another, making incendiary speeches against the peace accords and calling for jihad against the Jews, the fervor of the crowd mounted. Cries of “Allahu Akbar! [God is great]” and “Mawt lil-Yahud! [Death to the Jews]” greeted the speaker...