Israel
Samuel Hyde is a writer and researcher based in Tel Aviv, Israel. He started his career in the research department of contemporary antisemitism at the Cape Town Holocaust and Genocide Centre and is known for his editorial work on former Knesset member Dr Einat Wilf’s latest book "We Should All Be Zionists". Samuel has held significant roles in various think tanks and research institutes across Israel and the United States and is published frequently in renowned media outlets such as Newsweek, Haaretz, Fathom Journal, The Jerusalem Report, Times of Israel, Jerusalem Post, and the Jewish Journal.
Focus area: Israel's domestic politics, democracy, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Middle East affairs, and the education sector.
Without the state's massive ongoing support in all areas-financial support, military protection, legal shields and civilian services-the settlements in the West Bank are not only reversible, but also unsustainable.
Contrary to popular belief, most of Israel's security forces in the West Bank are not engaged in fighting terrorism but rather in guarding settlements.
The issues facing Jerusalem today should serve as a profound cautionary tale for the future of Israel as a whole, shedding light on the consequences that arise from annexing too much territory to the east in the name of an ideological falsehood.
The notion that judicial review undermines the "will of the people" is nothing but misguided populism, even when ministerial decisions are the subject of review.
When American Jews say to Israelis, “we need more Jewish pluralism,” Israelis, for the most part, have no clue what they’re on about. To Israelis, Israel is already a pluralistic society. In Israel, you can be a secular Zionist Shabbat driving Jew who goes clubbing in Tel Aviv on a Friday night or you can be a Jew who prays three times a day and believes settling the hills of Judea and Samaria is a fulfillment of religious prophecies spurring on the messianic redemption.
Like Benjamin Pogrund, I Too Am a South African Immigrant to Israel. But Unlike Him, I Do Not Believe That Israel Can Be Described as a Genuinely Totalitarian Regime of the Kind That South Africa Used to Be
Through this lens the occupation is birthed merely on its own and out of nowhere. When in truth, occupations aren’t birthed out of nowhere and they have never caused war; instead, occupations are the result of war.
FACING THE axis of resistance, a new axis of renaissance is coming of age with an alternative vision that seeks to change the face of the Middle East. In parallel to the rapid decline of the traditional Arab capitals, the Gulf is emerging as a more significant voice in the region.
Imagine a new state is being established. On the day of its establishment, it will be attacked by all its continental neighbors. It will withstand this attack and maintain its existence and territorial integrity, but it will lose one percent of its population to the war.
This year on Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day), the contentious issue of Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) military conscription sparked an intense public debate in Israel. Controversial as the timing may be, one cannot deny it holds significant symbolic importance.