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Rogel Alpher

Rogel Alpher

Haaretz

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Israelis Have Become What They Never Wanted to Be: Bystanders

Israelis would keep going on as usual, even if some or all of the hostages never returned.

07.01.2025 20

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Rogel Alpher

Deal or No Deal, Israel Has a New, Netanyahu-inspired Ethos

One of the fundamental hopes that has been projected on a hostage deal is that it will restore to Israeli society that thing known as its "ethos":...

19.12.2024 5

Haaretz

Rogel Alpher

Israel's Messianic Fundamentalist Ministers Won't Be Scared of Trump's Sanctions

Many people are pinning great hopes on Donald Trump. They say he does business with the Saudis. That he wants Israeli-Saudi normalization. That he...

11.12.2024 40

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Rogel Alpher

Katz's Apartheid Worldview

Defense Minister Israel Katz got to the Channel 12 "Meet the Press" studio Saturday night to rebut the claim that his cessation of detention...

29.11.2024 50

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Rogel Alpher

Israel Has Chosen 'Unity at Any Price'

22.10.2024 2

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Rogel Alpher

The Killing of Nasrallah Is a Pyrrhic Assassination

Despite its strategic situation being worse than ever, Israeli society's narrative, the story it tells itself and its self-image, have changed...

01.10.2024 20

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Rogel Alpher

Throwing a Ball of Sand at Ben-Gvir Was More a Suicide Attack Than an Assault

09.09.2024 10

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Rogel Alpher

To Israelis, the Hostages in Gaza Are Symbolic Martyrs

20.08.2024 20

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Rogel Alpher

We All Saw Israel's Downfall Coming, Yet We're Shocked

It's sad to be a liberal in Israel. It's sad to live here. This is a sad country. Frightening. Exhausting. Demanding. For 10 years, since the Gaza...

07.08.2024 30

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Rogel Alpher

Yes, Tel Aviv Is More Important Than Other Parts of Israel

There is a reason why Hassan Nasrallah has so far avoided targeting Tel Aviv. There is a reason why Israel only attacked in Yemen after a Houthi...

23.07.2024 10

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Rogel Alpher