Kobi Niv

Is it true that Israeli soldiers serving in the territories always tell the whole truth when describing Palestinian acts, but lie when describing settlers' actions? Is there a shred of logic in this?

The way we celebrate our independence reflects on us poorly. Why don’t we let everyone do as they please during the siren, as befits a democracy?

By capitulating to the ultra-Orthodox time and time again we are turning into a religious country. Why do we even listen to the premise that God will protect those who pray if He did no such thing in the Holocaust?

Ashkenazi secular men will occupy all four of the government's senior positions.There is nary a Mizrahi, Orthodox Jew, Arab or woman among them.

She’s not the prime minister. Her husband is.

The leaders of the three parties that will form Israel's next government are four rich, white guys.

Racism in the eyes of urbane Israel is when Mizrahim, Arabs and all kinds of dark people say not-nice things about European white Ashkenazim.

There's no reason to ask whether there might be a credible opposition or alternative to Netanyahu. There are none, because there is no need.

Because what Israel's Arab affairs analysts are really analyzing is our fear of others, as reflected in the way we view the Arabs. Our commentators on Arab affairs are in fact commentators on our fears.

Maybe we too have to learn a lesson from the fact that the Arabs don't understand the lessons we're constantly teaching them.

You call them 'ethnic' not because they're all from the same ethnic group, but because they're all from the 'wrong' ethnic group.

When is it necessary to use violence, and to whom it is prohibited, under what circumstances and restrictions?

The question is not whether Israel will still exist in 10 years, but what kind of Israel will be here in 10 years?

Every time there is a failure in Israel, the same reports and findings of investigations are repeated.

If you sell drugs to kids, or women to prostitution, and you made a bundle, that's just fine. But if you cheated on your wife or didn't say kiddush on Friday night, you had better watch it.

Without making a mistake it's impossible to achieve anything, it's impossible to get anywhere in any field.

Isn't it a shame how low we've sunk? Democracy's definitely in danger.