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Ofer Chen

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

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The Moral Language of War – and What It Hides

In his poem The War to Come, published on the eve of World War II, Bertolt Brecht offered an unsettling insight into the nature of modern warfare....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ofer Chen

Netanyahu, Israel’s Government, and the Rise in Antisemitism

Since October 7, 2023, antisemitism has risen sharply and in well-documented ways around the world. From university campuses in the United States to...

26.02.2026 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ofer Chen

Aharon Barak and Israel’s Democratic Crisis

Aharon Barak – a world-renowned legal scholar, a fearless Attorney General who fought public corruption, and a groundbreaking Supreme Court justice...

23.02.2026 50

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Ofer Chen

Democracy in Retreat

On January 4, 2023, Israel’s Minister of Justice convened a press conference to announce the launch of a ‘governance reform’. The plan was...

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Ofer Chen

The Hypocrisy of Hypocrisy

13.02.2026 20

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Ofer Chen

Public Responsibility is a Moral Stance

09.02.2026 30

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Ofer Chen

The Great Delusion

02.02.2026 20

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Ofer Chen

Netanyahu and the Rise of Neo-Kahanism

28.01.2026 50

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Ofer Chen

The Architecture of Division

26.01.2026 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ofer Chen