By Joel B. Pollak
Joel B. Pollak ’99 is a graduate of Harvard College and the University of Cape Town. He was a political speechwriter for the Leader of the Opposition in South Africa from 2002 to 2006 and is a second-year student at Harvard Law School.
It still has no formal constitution. Its borders are contested [...]
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ISRAEL’S INCOMPLETE JOURNEY
Posted in Focus on Israel at 60, Reflections, tagged attack, constitution, Israel, Palestinian, state, violence on July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
ISRAEL’S SEARCH FOR A CONSTITUTION
Posted in Focus on Israel at 60, Politics, tagged constitution, Israel, Law on July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By Asher A. Fredman
Asher A. Fredman ‘08, a Government concentrator from Leverett House, graduates from Harvard College this year. This essay is based on his senior thesis.
As it enters its sixtieth year, the modern State of Israel continues to be one of the few democracies in the world without a written, formal constitution. The Declaration [...]
ISRAEL AND ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION
Posted in Economics, Focus on Israel at 60, Politics, tagged army, bank, economy, growth, IDF, Israel, military, reform on July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By Gabriel M. Scheinmann
Gabriel M. Scheinmann ‘08, a Government concentrator from Eliot House, graduates from Harvard this year.
In sharp contrast to the rest of the Middle East, Israel has experienced unprecedented economic growth and has even outperformed much of the developing world, based on multiple financial indicators. According to the International Monetary Fund World [...]
