Posts Tagged: netanyahu
Political Logjam Has Halted the Israeli Military in Its Tracks
JNS.org - In about one month’s time, Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi stands to mark his first anniversary as chief of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)....
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...
A Third Election Is a Catastrophe for Israel
Why don't the citizens of Israel wake up? Just one month ago, Israel was paralyzed following the airstrike targeting Islamic Jihad terror chief Baha Abu...
Legalizing Politics and Politicizing the Law
JNS.org - One of the modern era’s most dangerous problems is the conflation of politics with law. Political questions are increasingly treated as legal ones,...
Security Tasks Awaiting the Next Israeli Prime Minister
Whichever Israeli government ends up coming to power will be faced with a set of urgent security challenges that are coming from a range of...
Netanyahu and Gantz Need to Learn the Hebrew Word ‘Mamlachtiut’
Israelis are a cynical bunch, yet they have a specific term for putting one’s own interests aside for the greater good -- a fact that...
Israeli Politicians Must Be Careful With Their Words
Many politicians have things to apologize for, and there's no time like the days after Yom Kippur. Jews around the world recently pounded their chests at...
It’s Time for Prime Minister Netanyahu to Resign
Prime Minister Netanyahu: It is time for you to reflect on where you stand and how best to serve the country you care about in a...
Netanyahu’s Undemocratic Tactics Cost Him the Election
JNS.org - It’s still unclear whether Israel’s next election will be in four years or four months. But either way, if the center-right wants a...
Too Much Politics Harms Israeli Foreign Affairs
Israel has had two elections in five months, but has actually been in "election mode" for over a year. Dramatic foreign policy developments have coincided...
Repentance and Return at Election Time
After two highly charged election campaigns, Israeli society -- in all its various sectors -- is in need of soul-searching and repentance. From a Jewish...
The Unbearable Cost of a Unity Government
Ever since Israel’s snap election drew to a close last week, the country’s chattering class has ginned up its campaign to convince Israelis that what...
Netanyahu: The End of an Era
As we move into the New Year 5780, Israel's dysfunctional political system seems to have sunk to an all-time low. There is now a complete...
A Nation Divided About Netanyahu, Not the Peace Process
JNS.org - The answer to who will govern Israel now seems to rest in the hands of a few politicians playing a game of “chicken”...
