Posts Tagged: Israel Knesset
The Great Divide: American Liberals Don’t Understand Israeli Politics
Israeli politics has been thrown into an uproar by the decision of the sinking Kadima Party and its leader Shaul Mofaz to throw in their...
New Kadima Chairman Blasts Livni for Failure
Shaul Mofaz, the Israeli Kadima party's new chairmain who recently entered a unity government with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Likud, said he...
Is the Knesset the World’s Best Protected Building?
Each month, Israel's Knesset building attracts about 18,000 visitors. These include Jews, Arabs and tourists from abroad. At the very same time, wandering through the...
Israel Needs Consensus in Response to Apocalyptic Event Threatening its Survival
The issue of how to deal with the threat of Iran manufacturing a nuclear bomb is a matter affecting Israel's very existence and, therefore, a...
Early Israeli Elections Are All About Iran
If there are to be no more surprises (and G-d knows Israeli politics are full of them), in the beginning of the next week Prime...
Polls Uniformly Predict Landslide Election Victory for Netanyahu
As Israel heads into early elections, to be held on Sept. 4, a spate of preliminary polls have emerged, all predicting a landslide ...
Some Arab Israelis Look to the Past, Others Think About the Future
The next general election in Israel will see a new Arab party on the ballot, and one that is very different from the Knesset's...
