![Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on February 5, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-1979942847.jpg)
Why Are Israelis So Threatened by a Cease-Fire? Why Are Israelis So Threatened by a Cease-Fire?
An end to the war in Gaza would force the country to face some fundamental truths.
Mar 29, 2024 / Comment / Meron Rapoport
![The International Court of Justice delivers an order on South Africa’s genocide case against Israel on January 26, 2024, in The Hague, the Netherlands.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GettyImages-1962391282.jpg)
The ICJ’s Ruling Was the First Crack in Israel’s Armor of Impunity The ICJ’s Ruling Was the First Crack in Israel’s Armor of Impunity
Even as the Israeli government dismisses the ruling, the international community has sent a message that Israel no longer enjoys the immunity that’s protected it since 1948.
Feb 5, 2024 / Meron Rapoport
![Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the judicial system](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/AP23051526375600.jpg)
What’s Behind the Calls for “Democracy” in Israel? What’s Behind the Calls for “Democracy” in Israel?
Hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in the last few weeks to rally against the Israeli government's plans for so-called judicial reform.
Feb 24, 2023 / Meron Rapoport and Oren Ziv
![The Line Separating Israel From Palestine Has Been Erased—What Comes Next?](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Rapoport-wall-1440x907-ap.jpg)
The Line Separating Israel From Palestine Has Been Erased—What Comes Next? The Line Separating Israel From Palestine Has Been Erased—What Comes Next?
For 55 years, the Green Line has shut down our political imagination. Its disappearance gives us a chance to do things differently.
Aug 10, 2022 / Feature / Meron Rapoport