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What do the protesters really want?

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There has been an immense investment in protesting the current Israeli government, its leadership and its policies. Front and center, of course, is rabid hatred of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This is closely followed...

Sa’ar breaks from Gantz, demands to join War Cabinet

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Israeli Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced an end to his political partnership with Benny Gantz on Tuesday night, five months after their National Unity Party joined the country’s wartime government. “I respect my friends, the representatives...
From left: Opposition party leaders Avigdor Lieberman of Israel Beiteinu, Benny Gantz of National Unity, Yair Lapid of Yesh Atid, Merav Michaeli of Labor and Mansour Abbas of the United Arab List held a joint press conference in Tel Aviv on judicial reform in Israel on March 16, 2023. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.

Opposition leaders condemn Netanyahu, accept Herzog’s judicial reform proposal

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In a press conference in Tel Aviv on Thursday, opposition leaders declared their acceptance of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s judicial reform plan while condemning the coalition for rejecting it. Leaders of Yesh Atid, National Unity,...

Lapid survives as opposition leader, but challenges ahead

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Following a decisive defeat at the polls, outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid has been accused of making every mistake in the book. But in one respect he has come out ahead. Though soundly...
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, President Reuven Rivlin and ministers pose for a group photo of the country's 36th government, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, June 14, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Nine ‘firsts’ you should know about Israel’s new government

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For the first time in 12 years, Israel’s Likud Party and its head, Benjamin Netanyahu, have moved from the prime minister’s seat to the opposition in the Knesset. The new government, sworn in Sunday night,...
Israel's opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu leads a meeting of the right-wing parties in the Knesset, June 14, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Netanyahu vows to topple Israel’s ‘dangerous’ new government

Israel’s opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed to topple Israel’s new government “at the first opportunity.” “We have a very strong opposition—53 MKs, united and steadfast to bring down this dangerous left-wing government, the...
IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot speaks at a conference at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya on Jan. 2, 2018. Credit: Flash90.

Former IDF chief Eizenkot to sit out Israel’s 2021 election

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Former Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot announced on Wednesday that he has decided not to enter politics at this time. Eizenkot was a much sought-after candidate by parties ranging from Gideon Sa’ar’s...
Israeli Minister of Defense Benny Gantz visits the Jerusalem Municipality on Nov. 10, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel ‘on verge of elections’ over budget issue, warns Gantz

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As Israel’s coalition partners continue to wrangle over the matter of the state budget, Blue and White leader Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned on Tuesday that time is running out to resolve the issue...
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COVID-19 impacts health, politics in U.S., Israel

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My last column, about Israel’s perils of September, brought forth several comments about similarities elsewhere. No surprise, except for a friend’s note about the correspondence between disease and populism, often distorted with wild claims as...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the 2018 AIPAC Policy Conference. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO.

If AIPAC isn’t supporting Israel’s government, what is its purpose?

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Some 25 years ago, I sat in on a briefing of some pro-Israel activists conducted by Steve Rosen, who was then AIPAC’s director of foreign-policy issues. It was the heyday of the Oslo Accords,...