Closing Reflections
Open Zion channeled an existing—and growing—public mood. Emily Hauser explains how in her final contribution to this blog.
Emily L. Hauser is an American-Israeli writer who has studied and written about the contemporary Middle East since the early 1990s. She blogs about Israel/Palestine and everything from domestic politics to her kids to loud music at Emily L. Hauser In My Head, and can be followed on Twitter.
Pass The Salt
A new joint desalinization plan does not bode well for the future of the Dead Sea.
Bottom Line
Bibi says he must skip Mandela’s memorial service due to the high cost of travel. But check out what he's willing to spend on ice cream, say, or settlements.
Silencing
Trying to force the entire world, Jews and Gentiles alike, to hew to an ever-narrowing notion of what one is allowed say about Israel is, Emily Hauser writes, not good for the Jews.
Knesset Wars
Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett were once allies in the Israeli government. Now their respective parties, Yesh Atid and Habayit Hayehudi, are at war in the Knesset.
Bedouin Displacement
The Prawer Plan, which recommends ethnic cleansing of Israel's Bedouin population, is slated to come before the Knesset during its winter session. If it's implemented, Jews around the world will face an uncomfortable revelation about Israel's character.
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Word Choice Chronicles
Emily Hauser comes out as J Street supporter.
War Not War
When Israel's military experts disagree, the people on the outside of the Israel-Palestinian security debate can only do one thing: pick a side, says Emily L. Hauser.
Moral Obligation
Emily Hauser reports on the ever-worsening situation of Syrian refugees, and efforts by the Jewish community to do its part to help.