Israel articles on Democracy Chronicles

News about the struggle for better democracy in Israel. According to Freedom House, Israel is an electoral democracy where the "vote threshold for a party to win parliament seat is the world’s lowest leading to regular formation of niche parties". Also see our articles on Palestine and the Middle East.

Considering Israeli Arab Rights and Social Equality

November 13, 2014 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Jewish groups in America hold discussion on Israeli Arab Rights and current Palestinian protests

Hints of Peace as Both Sides See Gaza Conflict Pointless

August 5, 2014 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Israel and Palestine ceasefire allows count of losses from Gaza conflict pointless from the start

Antisemitism on Rise in Europe

July 25, 2014 by Thomas Manning Leave a Comment

The anti-Jewish protest began on Sunday in the French capital of Paris in which Palestinians clashed with riot police in support of Palestinians in the Gaza strip. In a pro-Palestinian rally in Berlin on Tuesday, one sign said “Jew cowardly pig, come out and fight”.

Pointless Israel-Palestine Conflict Rips Families Apart

July 22, 2014 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Struggles and divisions in family with both Jewish and Palestinian heritage reveals the deeper scars left by decades of war in the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict

Israel Approves New Settlements Amid Peace Talks

March 20, 2014 by Thomas Manning Leave a Comment

Municipality in Israel approves new settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip causing new controversy ahead of next round of Palestinian peace talks. Negotiations between the two resumed in July but did not produce any results.

Investigating Erasure of All Things Jewish in Eastern Europe

December 21, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Legacy of once having the largest Jewish population in the world is met by post-Holocaust reality of an erased and discarded part of history jewish in eastern europe