The Left Forum banned four of five so-called Deep State panels. The speakers refused to be silenced and held a “Left Out Forum” due to a pattern of harassment to shut down free speech
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.
UK Band Radiohead Hits Controversy With Israel Concert
Radiohead have hit back at a campaign urging the band to cancel a scheduled concert in Israel
Why Lebanon Wants to Ban Wonder Woman From Its Cinemas
Ministry says it has asked the country’s security agency to ban the 2017 Wonder Woman movie
Amnesty: Palestinian Writer Qatamesh is Prisoner of Conscience
The international rights watchdog Amnesty International has called on Israel to release writer Qatamesh
What’ll Happen in the Syria Civil War?
Only a fool would predict, so here goes: Lebanon’s war lasted 15 years, but Syria’s will last longer because the foreign backers are in it for the long haul: for global, not regional, victory.
West Bank Vote Highlights Worrying Palestinian Split
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are holding municipal elections for representatives
Faith-Based POTUS Tourism
For his inaugural trip abroad our President has picked an unpredictable but thematically consistent itinerary. He’ll be stopping at the Vatican, then on to Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Britney Spears Show Leads to Delayed Israeli Election
Because of a Spears concert in Tel Aviv, Israel’s Labor Party decided to push back primary voting by a day
Political Artist Banksy Opens Walled Off Hotel in Palestine
The Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem offers ‘worst view in the world’ with rooms facing grey concrete
Ottoman Shadow Puppets and Lebanese Political Paralysis
Characters in traditional Ottoman shadow puppets culture are known as Karagoz and Hacivat and reflect its political legacy