Posts Tagged: Israel Netanyahu
Netanyahu Made a Huge Mistake in Suspending Eylon Levy
In a terrible PR decision, Eylon Levy -- the brilliant spokesperson for the Israeli government -- has been suspended by the Prime Minister's Office after...
The Grinch Who Stole Yom Ha’atzmaut
This should have been one of the most significant years in the history of Israel. It should have been a yearlong celebration of the 75th...
Israel’s Netanyahu and Olmert Face Off in Court in Defamation Case
A judge on Monday proposed a compromise in a defamation case former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched against predecessor Ehud Olmert, a Netanyahu spokesman...
Gantz Was Right to Embrace Netanyahu
After a four year hiatus, I returned to the Prime Minister's Office as Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief of staff in early 2014. While much had changed,...
The Repercussions of Israel’s Fractured Democracy
Israel is a democracy, and, like most parliamentary democracies, the party that wins a plurality of the vote typically ends up forming the government --...
Is This the Start of the Post-Netanyahu Era?
JNS.org - In an unprecedented move, the Knesset that was elected in April voted to dissolve itself this week. That means Israelis will have yet...
It’s Time for Netanyahu’s Coalition Partners to Start Governing
JNS.org - On April 9, the Israeli electorate made a clear choice: to empower Benjamin Netanyahu to remain Israeli prime minister. Netanyahu received more Knesset...
The Truth About the ADL’s Position on Settlement Annexation
In his article, "The ADL Distorts the Annexation Debate,” Stephen M. Flatow completely mischaracterizes our piece in The Forward. Contrary to Flatow's assertion, the ADL’s piece...
Netanyahu and Jewish Worry About What the Neighbors Might Think
JNS.org - A few days ahead of the Knesset elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to extend Israeli sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria....
Netanyahu’s Reelection Is a Disaster for Israel
The result of the Israeli election has demonstrated that Israel’s movement to the right is now consolidated, and that its prospective reversal to the center...
False Hopes, Unwarranted Hysteria
JNS.org - When Donald Trump’s senior adviser, Jared Kushner, told Sky News Arabia on Monday that Washington’s yet-to-be-revealed Israeli-Palestinian peace plan includes a “redrawing of...
Praising Netanyahu’s Caution
JNS.org - People demonstrated in the streets of Sderot on Tuesday, and who could blame them? They had spent days running back and forth to...
An Open Letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu on Israeli Demographics and Construction
Mr. Prime Minister, I would like to contact you personally and directly. The State of Israel and its citizens have been fortunate to have you at the...
Interest in Past Leaders Reflects the Crisis on the Israeli Left
The crisis of the Israeli left is reflected in the sharply declining interest in Yitzhak Rabin compared to Menachem Begin and Yitzhak Shamir among Israelis....
