"The army taught us: 'you never leave the trench. You never lose the battle.'" Could that also mean using force to save democracy?

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"The army taught us: 'you never leave the trench. You never lose the battle.'" Could that also mean using force to save democracy?

The protests are not working, many people are discovering. Is something darker about to emerge? Professor Ephraim Shoham is getting worried. He explains why.

Aug 16, 2023

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Prof. Ephraim (Effie) Shoham-Steiner (Photo: The Historical Society of Israel)

Professor Ephraim (Effie) Shoham-Steiner is a historian specializing in Medieval Jewish History. He is an associate professor at the Department of Jewish History at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Be’er Sheva (BGU). He is also the director of The Center for the Study of …

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