Gabriel Ash* argues that the recent military defeat, internal class divisions and political polarisation from within, have made Israel more unstable than ever.

Daphna Baram* discusses the deepening impact of neoliberal policies on an increasingly divided country and argues that the Left is leaving workers prey to religious fundamentalism and neo-fascism.

The Workers Advice Centre* reports on Arab women’s demand for work, to relieve their poverty and to empower themselves

In this article Assaf Adiv* discusses the recentteachers strike in the in Israel, an important step in the struggle for social change in Israel.

Poet Aharon Shabtai discusses the influence of the Occupation on Israeli culture with Nir Nader (NN)

In this overview article Savera Kalideen traces the historical origins of the Palestine Israeli conflict

The difference between the Jewish soul … and the soul of all the Gentiles … is greater and deeper than the difference between the soul of a man and the soul of an animal. — Rabbi Avraham Yitzhak HaCohen Kook (1865-1935)

This article discusses the aims of the book club, the books they have read and their plans for 2008.