Gideon Levy

It appears Itamar Alon did not fully internalize the fact that what is allowed in the occupied territories is forbidden in Be’er Sheva; with the realities facing IDF soldiers, such is to be expected.

When Stephen Hawking visited here in 2006 he received the royal treatment; but then he decided to criticize Israel.

If Israel had pursued peace along with its policy of hunting down weapons in the region, maybe there would be no room for criticism. But when heading off weapons supplies becomes the only aim, it prompts a burning question: By what right?

Nothing makes an Israeli happier than a good deal (honest or not). But who talks about education, our anti-democratic legislation or weapons exports?

No single role model, not an intellectual, not a warrior, nor a politician. Class of 71, you children of the heart of the city and country: The group picture at the halfway point, is drab and depressing.

The fear campaign calling upon Obama to bomb Syria has one real goal in mind. It's not helping Syria's civilians. It's a strike on Iran.

The end of the world? Why? Arabs and Jews already live together today, but discrimination, inequality, past tensions, racism, nationalism and mutual fear hinder relations between them.

If the Palestinians focus on demanding 'one person, one vote', Israel won't have a leg to stand on. What can it say - that the Palestinians aren't human?

Teach us, dear South Africans, black, white and colored, how yesterday’s enemy becomes today’s partner. How to drive away the fear, erase the hatred, atone for the injustice and create new justice.

The soldier hiding behind the army places full responsibility on the most moral army in the world.

Samer Issawi has sustained his hunger strike for eight months and counting. Israel is bored.

Coming to Amira Hass' defense after her controversial op-ed on Palestinian stone-throwing, Gideon Levy argues that the criticism against Hass laid bare the hypocrisy, or the ignorance, of large swaths of Israeli public opinion.

From the prison guards and from Shin Bet personnel nobody expects any measure of compassion or humanity. But where are the doctors?

Tense coexistence turned into shared routine, one pool for two nations. Heaven forbid new refugees should arrive. Now the old refugees would surely come out with foaming rage against them.

Had Israel acted rationally, it would have preserved its ties with Ankara. Turkey was right.

Obama barely finished his speech before it was engulfed in waves of sour, skeptical, judgmental negativity from our studio analysts. If anyone tries to talk about hope, peace and justice, they’ll tell you how 'naive’ and 'childish’ it is.

No American president or Israeli statesman has ever delivered a speech like this. It deserves to enter the history books - and Israel's textbooks.

Maybe it's just a fantasy that Israel will be subject to U.S. pressure and end the occupation, but the alternative is a nightmare.

There's no other way to understand what Obama said in his interview with Channel 2 on the eve of his visit here.

Israel's new power triumvirate is nearly identical in both their privileged backgrounds and their phoniness.

UNICEF has published a report no less harsh, this time with respect to Israel’s treatment of Palestinian children. Now, you can no longer say it was because of anti-Semitism.

The fruits of Netanyahu's policies are now on parade; The recent wave of attacks on Arabs are directly related to the devastating impact of his tenure.

Israel’s new politicians, so breathlessly anticipated, are even worse than their antecedents.

The same society that was so upset by the fate of a single prisoner, Gilad Shalit, does not even begin to grasp the depth of distress the Palestinians feel over the thousands of their people who are in prison.

Now you demonstrate? After all, we've already told you we no longer care what happens to you.