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Yoram Reuben Hazony (born 1964) [1] is an Israeli-American philosopher, Bible scholar, and political theorist. He is president of the Herzl Institute [ 2 ] in Jerusalem and serves as the chairman of the Edmund Burke Foundation . [ 3 ]
Hazony traces the history of what he calls ‘Anglo-American Conservatism’ from the jurisprudence of English judge John Fortescue to Richard Hooker, Edward Coke, John Selden, and Edmund Burke through to many of the leaders of the American Revolution, particularly George Washington, John Jay, Gouverneur Morris, John Adams, and Alexander Hamilton.
[1] [2] In particular, Hazony argues that nationalism uniquely provides "the collective right of a free people to rule themselves." [2] According to Hazony, national identity is based not on race or biological homogeneity, but on "bonds of mutual loyalty" to a shared culture and a shared history that bind diverse groups into a national unit. [3]
There are three types of government systems in European politics: in a presidential system, the president is the head of state and the head of government; in a semi-presidential system, the president and the prime minister share a number of competences; finally, in a parliamentary republic, the president is a ceremonial figurehead who has few political competences.
As a part of the Court of Justice of the European Union it is tasked with interpreting EU law and ensuring its equal application across all EU member states. [4] The Court is based in Luxembourg and is composed of one judge per member state – currently 27 – although it normally hears cases in panels of three, five or thirteen judges ...
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The body of a British-Israeli hostage is among six that have been recovered from the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military has said.. In a statement the Israeli army said that its forces reclaimed the ...
Family members of two hostages who appeared in a brief video released by Hamas have told Israeli media that the health of their elderly loved ones appears to have declined during their captivity ...