Posts Tagged: netanyahu
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...
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,...
Will a Rotation Government Turn to National Priorities?
After covering three consecutive Israeli election cycles, and despite the announcement of a rotation government between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief rival Benny...
Calling for a Unity Government in Israel
We are experiencing a global nightmare that could result in many deaths. No one could have anticipated the extent of the coronavirus impact. The tragic...
We Should Not Make Any Deals With Enemies of Israel
Over the past few days, my telephone has been ringing off the hook. My father was murdered by a Palestinian terrorist and many of my...
Purim, AIPAC, Bernie, Biden, and Bibi
JNS.org - It was one of those weeks where every day brought another great idea for a column. First, I attended an insightful lecture by...
Polls, Gaza, Netanyahu, and Gantz
JNS.org - During live coverage of the bombardment of southern Israel by Islamic Jihad rocket fire on Monday, a Red Alert siren sent a TV...
Why Israel’s Electoral Stalemate Isn’t a Disaster
JNS.org - Think Israelis are excited by the prospect of going to the polls for the third time in a year to elect a new...
Winds of Mideast Change Worth Remembering at the Ballot Box
JNS.org - The significance of two events that have been upstaged this week by the Hebrew media’s incessant coronavirus coverage cannot be overemphasized -- particularly...
