![]() ![]() It argues that the cross-national trend in social democratic parties since the 1970s has been towards an accommodation with neo-liberalism and a corresponding dilution of traditional social democratic commitments. This book considers the underlying causes of the end of social democracy's golden age. Republican ideas seem to promise a route back to the values of freedom and democracy that the twentieth-century left seemed too often to lose touch with, at the same time as offering a viable and sophisticated defence of political activism and social commitment that could prove newly resonant for contemporary audiences. ![]() Domination is a predicament of dependence upon the will of another, while true liberty consists in self-government. Stuart White has developed a fascinating line of work that links the political aspirations of republicanism and the 'property-owning democracy' with the real-world experiments in 'citizens' income', 'asset-based welfare' and 'stakeholderism' being developed by centre-left governments around the world today. If you care about this fight as much as we do, join us.During the nineteenth century, republican political ideas about the forms of law and government were gradually displaced on the European left by a concern with economic relationships and ultimately a commitment to some notion of collective ownership of the means of production. The only way to bring about that democracy is to end apartheid, and fight for full equality and freedom for all. But whether or not Netanyahu goes forward with his judicial reform, Israel won’t be a true democracy for all people living under its rule between the river and the sea. Israel is at a historic precipice, and it is unclear what will happen from here. ![]() But as Jewish-American scholar and journalist Peter Beinart reminds us, when Palestinians protest to affirm their rights like Jewish Israelis are doing right now, they are often beaten, jailed, or worse, killed. Some have marveled at how peaceful the protests have been. In particular, IJV has been inspired by the radical bloc at these protests calling for an end to Israeli apartheid. It is indeed impressive how a massive popular movement can bring an unpopular government plan screeching to a halt. Cases of the High Court’s complicity in apartheid and the ongoing Nakba can go on and on. This is the court that last year approved the ethnic cleansing of the entire Palestinian community of Masafer Yatta. This is the court that approved Israel’s Nation State Law in 2018, enshrining Jewish supremacy in Israel and relegating Palestinians with Israeli passports to second-class citizenship. But the reality is that this court has always marginalized and ruled against Palestinians. Far-right and fascist ministers in the Israeli government see the court as working against the country’s interests, sometimes standing in the way of Israel stealing more Palestinian land. Netanyahu’s plans to overhaul the High Court no doubt amounted to an anti-democratic coup. A democracy for Jews only is not a democracy – it is apartheid. Let’s be clear – with or without the judicial overhaul, Israel is not a true democracy, and it never has been. Some are nevertheless hailing this as a possible victory for Israeli democracy. Such a force under the command of Ben-Gvir could have disastrous consequences. In order to get his fascist National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir to agree to the pause, Netanyahu has granted him power to establish a new “national guard,” which would act as his own private militia to terrorize Palestinians. On Monday, after weeks of mass protests, Israeli PM Benyamin Netanyahu finally announced that he would be pausing his far-right government’s controversial plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary. Democracy for All? IJV Statement on the Ongoing Unrest in Israel ![]()
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