Posts Tagged: Israeli politics
I’m a Proud ‘Mapainik’ — But This Time I’m Voting for Netanyahu
To be honest, I have never voted for Netanyahu and the Likud. I would prefer to vote for a center-wing party, headed by an experienced...
Naftali Bennett’s Choice Will Shape Israel’s Future
With a week to go until Israel’s fourth elections in two years, right and center-right parties are currently polling some 80 seats in the 120...
The Palestinian Issue Is Absent From the 2021 Israeli Elections
Even before the elections to the current Knesset, we made it clear to the electorate at every opportunity that we prefer a Jewish state, even...
Israeli Politicians Should Stop Copying the US Election Model
JNS.org - Political strategists in the United States who were working against the Trump administration deduced that the best way to be victorious in November...
The Common Israeli Destiny
Unlike other democracies where social solidarity is based on the idea of the “social contract,” the solidarity of the Jewish people is grounded -- including...
Israel’s Coalition Is on Life Support
JNS.org - The Knesset has taken its first step towards dissolving the government and setting the country on the path to its fourth round of...
IDF Budget Uncertainty Could Spell Trouble for Israel’s ‘Momentum’ Plan
The Israeli defense establishment is preparing for an attempt to secure a suitable defense budget, as well as a government commitment to underwrite "Momentum" --...
New Study Evaluates Major Drivers of Palestinian Terrorism
Palestinian terrorist attacks are not driven solely by the desire to kill as many Israelis as possible. Sometimes, the intent is to provoke a harsh...
A Vaccine for Israel’s Political Paralysis?
The coronavirus pandemic has emerged as a vaccine to the political paralysis in Israel. Even if the vaccine has a temporary effect, and holds for...
Netanyahu Hangs on in Unity Government in Deal After Inconclusive Israeli Elections
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival Benny Gantz have signed an agreement for a unity government under which they will take turns leading...
At Long Last, Gantz and Netanyahu Sign Coalition Deal, Ending Israeli Political Impasse
After a year of electoral stalemate and weeks of on-and-off negotiations, Israel finally has a government, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former IDF Chief...
Blue and White and Likud Near Deal to Have Unity Government by Passover
A day after it appeared that negotiations between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party and former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz’s centrist Blue...
Israel Faces Return to Political Crisis as Unity Government Talks Stall
Israel appeared to be teetering on the brink of a return to its year-long political impasse on Wednesday, with reports emerging of major difficulties in...
Gantz’s Personal Independence Day
JNS.org - It took Benny Gantz a little over a year from the time he entered Israel’s political arena to show that he has a...
