Posts Tagged: netanyahu
Don’t Get Hysterical Over Israel’s Election
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman has predictably described the results of Israel’s Nov. 1 election in apocalyptic terms. Of course, any government that does...
Ex-US Ambassador to Israel: Biden Administration Unlikely to Work With Ben-Gvir and Smotrich
Speaking to The Algemeiner, former US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro said that he thinks it’s unlikely that the Biden Administration will directly engage with...
Israel Election Tightly Poised as Netanyahu Bids for Comeback
Israelis began voting for the fifth time in less than four years on Tuesday, with former premier Benjamin Netanyahu bidding for a comeback in a...
Israeli Government Approves Historic Maritime Border Deal with Lebanon; Netanyahu says Israel “Surrendered” to Hezbollah
Israel’s security cabinet on Wednesday voted to approve the newly negotiated permanent maritime border between Israel and Lebanon. The landmark deal aims to resolve a...
Lapid Invites Netanyahu for Security Briefing Amid Dispute Over Procedure
i24 News – Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Sunday formally invited opposition leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, for a security briefing amid a reported dispute over...
Exploring the Political Reality in Israel
The State of Israel is in a political crisis. There is no doubt about that. In the last two years, four election campaigns have been...
Why Yesh Atid Is the Right Party to Lead Israel
As Israel heads into its fourth elections in just two years, it can be easy to be fed up with the non-stop horse-race political coverage....
Why a Center-Left Coalition Would Help Netanyahu
The new Knesset elections will take place in about two months. Likud, which receives about 30 seats in the polls, continues to lead safely and...
Will Arab Voters Give Netanyahu the Victory?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent speech in Nazareth and his courtship of Israeli Arabs' votes constitute a tremendous strategic change for him. Only six years ago,...
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...
Israel’s Coalition Government Has Turned Into a National Wound
The relationship between the Blue and White and Likud parties is dysfunctional. Blue and White leader Benny Gantz announced on Tuesday that he will support...
Netanyahu’s ‘Secret’ Trip to Saudi Arabia
JNS.org - Despite the purposeful fog surrounding it, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US Secretary of...
Gantz’s Challenges and Strategy as the Newly Installed Defense Minister
JNS.org - Newly appointed Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz officially took up his position on Monday, delivering a speech at a modest ceremony at the...
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...





Iran Questions US Commitment to Deal as Israel Strikes Hezbollah in Lebanon



