Mati Tuchfeld / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Mati Tuchfeld / JNS.org
Is COVID-19 the Only Thing Holding Israel’s Government Together?
JNS.org - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have aspired to limit anti-government protests during the pandemic, but the bill seeking to curtail the demonstrations has...
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...
Netanyahu Needs to Reinvent Himself
JNS.org - The road to Israel’s 2020 general election runs through the Likud Party primaries. An Israel Hayom poll released on Friday that predicted Israeli...
Political Logjam Has Lieberman in a Panic
JNS.org - Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman is in a panic. His attempt to force a national unity government has failed, and with no new...
Unity, a New Election, or a Last-Minute Surprise?
JNS.org - In an intense political arena such as Israel, politicians’ biggest enemy is a deadline. If the law didn’t stipulate how long a prime...
In Israeli Elections, the Mudslinging Is Only Beginning
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Likud officials’ sharp criticism of former Habayit Hayehudi leader Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked...
Lost Votes Could Sink the Israeli Right
JNS.org - The departure of Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked from Habayit Hayehudi has left the religious Zionist party confused and reeling, but it’s not the only...
Bennett Swings for the Fences
JNS.org - Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked felt they were up against a glass ceiling. That the Habayit Hayehudi party, which had welcomed them to...
Left-Wing ‘Threat’ Could Benefit Netanyahu
JNS.org - To pose a viable alternative to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in the April 9 Knesset election, the left-wing parties must form a bloc....
With Early Elections, Netanyahu Seeks Public Acquittal
JNS.org - On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the heads of the coalition parties decided to call an early election, citing the divisive...
