by Kaylee Pickering | Oct 9, 2026 | Boston University
NAZA is the Hebrew acronym used by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to code collateral damage: a quantifiable and ‘acceptable’ loss of civilian life yielded while targeting suspected Hamas militants since the merciless Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7th, 2023...
by Zoe Fitzgerald | May 12, 2026 | Suffolk University
When politics turns into a contest for identity survival, democratic institutions stop functioning as neutral arbitrators and instead become tools within group competition. Israel’s recent trajectory, from their 2023 judicial overhaul attempt to their...
by Seungyun Lim | Apr 20, 2026 | George Mason University
The Quiet Erosion of Democracy : Why Israel’s Political Crisis Should Worry Us All GOVT133 Seungyun Lim A country can hold free elections and still slowly lose the quality that makes it truly democratic. Israel is described as the only stable democracy in the Middle...
by Charlie Bowie | Apr 18, 2026 | Boston University
As of today, dozens of federal judicial positions in Israel, including 4 Supreme Court positions, remain vacant. This comes as a result of Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s continued refusal to convene the Judicial Selection Committee, heavily impairing the functionality...
by Elise Marnell | Apr 17, 2026 | Boston University, Universities
A ‘Franken State,’ The Future of Israeli Democracy “For my friends, everything”: Israel as a Democracy, but for whom? In 1948, Israel was established as a parliamentary democracy. Despite Israel’s title as a democracy, Palestinian citizens remained under military rule...
