By: Diego Bieber A few weeks ago marked sixteen years since I made Aliyah at the age of twenty-two and decided to leave Uruguay to continue my life in Israel. During my first twenty-two years in Uruguay, I voted twice. In Uruguay voting is obligatory. Therefore, I had no alternativebut to go to my designated …
By: Diego “Charno” Charnovich Much has been said about the upcoming elections in Israel on April 9. Some things will never change and will remain topics of interest for the public for years to come. There are always speculations regarding the different coalitions that could be formed, the pollsters who, with their different “scientific” methods, …
By: Alex Bitterman We go through this familiar ritual every time we enter the time period prior to the elections in recent years: the political campaigns of the different parties try to convince us that there is a specific topic we should worry about, and based on it, the voter will define, in theory, his/her …
By: Romi Morales New elections are approaching, and alongside them comes the excitement of feeling that we have a new opportunity to influence the destiny of our country. The idea of being able to exercise this rightfills me with pride and hope. However, I also consider the weight of responsibility . The vote of each …
By: Sergio Edelstein First of all it is important to clarify that just as the proverb goes “Justice, justice shall you pursue” (Deuteronomy 16:20), in the same way we can say, “Democracy, democracy shall you pursue”. The current government in Israel was democratically elected; this has to beemphasized and respected. In parallel, precisely due to …