What Netanyahu talks about when he talks about a Palestinian state
Does Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have a vision for the Palestinian issue? Does he know what he wants? I don’t believe people who say that he doesn’t. For instance, in an oped today in Haaretz,...
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The Nine Lives of Benjamin Netanyahu
The political attacks on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the past month seem to now be taking their toll, as polls published Wednesday show the joint Likud-Beytenu list sliding to some 33...
View ArticleWhy the world doesn’t understand Israel
I often hear Israelis and our friends abroad ask the same question, with varying permutations, over and over again: Why doesn’t the world understand us? Why does the world favor the Palestinian...
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Israel’s election in 1 picture and 1 word: Bibinett
In my mind, the central theme of the 2013 Israeli elections was that there was no challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Within that context, all the main political battles that took place...
View ArticleYair Lapid’s Catch 33
Political kingmaker Yair Lapid, whose party now controls the makeup of the next government headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has a problem. In Israel it’s called “Hatzarot shel Ashirim” [a...
View Article10 comments on the situation in Israel
Netanyahu did all he could to thwart Obama’s reelection. But Bibi is now forced to deal with him. Netanyahu did all he could to thwart Bennett’s election. But Bibi is now forced to deal with him. Next...
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Israeli Politics: The Historic Significance of the Lapid-Bennett Alliance
Israeli Politics: The Historic Significance of the Lapid-Bennett Alliance Until March 1, and then for 14 days after that, all we are going to see is Prime Minister Netanyahu’s attempt to break the...
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Bibi’s love of Labor
For a few days now the “accepted wisdom” in political circles is that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is close to striking a deal with Yesh Atid’s Yair Lapid and Habayit Hayehudi’s Naftalie Bennett....
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Israeli political analysis – Three’s a crowd
Israeli political analysis – Three’s a crowd Why doesn’t Prime Minister Benjamin want to give Yair Lapid the Foreign Ministry? It’s not just because he promised it to Lieberman, but because he doesn’t...
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Israel’s new coalition government: Who’s the boss?
Israel’s new coalition government: a three-headed monster pulling in two different directions. Stuck in the Middle East with you. Israel’s 33rd government is on the cusp of being formed. It has been a...
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