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Jo-Ann Mort

Jo-Ann Mort often writes about Israel-Palestine and progressive issues.

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July 26, 2023
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How Netanyahu’s Push for Dictatorship Can Be Arrested
Bibi is on his way to killing Israeli democracy. But he hasn’t won yet.
July 19, 2023
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Ehud Barak: There’s a Phrase for What Bibi Wants—“De Facto Dictatorship”
“Never in our history as a state has Israel suffered such a destruction of value in such a short time,” says the former prime minister.
November 3, 2022
The Soapbox
Netanyahu Is Back, but the Real Winner in Israel Makes Bibi Look Timid
The showing by Itamar Ben-Gvir’s racist, nationalist party portends a hard-right turn. And meanwhile, on the left …
March 31, 2022
The Soapbox
“Putin’s Regime Is Going to End Very Soon”: The Oligarch Jailed by Putin Speaks
Mikhail Khodorkovsky was once the most powerful businessperson in Russia. Then Putin imprisoned him. Now he watches from London in rage and shame at what Putin is doing.

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