The battle over Labor: Who gives a hoot?
Amir Peretz. A Moroccan! (photo: Flickr / jonklinger) If there’s anything more pathetic than leadership battles in a dead political party – it’s leadership battles between two guys who don’t even have...
View ArticleAfter Kerry, only BDS may save the two-state solution
Not even Ben-Gurion would be able to rally the political support necessary to displace masses of settlers as long as there is no price to be paid for the occupation. So how much longer can liberal...
View Article‘Finish the job’
This is the watchword in Israel today, no matter the price. Late last night (Monday), I was driving home from work and listening to the talk show hosted by Jojo Abutbul, who is sort of an old-time folk...
View Article‘Anyone but Bibi’ isn’t the point: Pre-election postulations
It is naive for the Israeli peace camp to think that deposing Netanyahu will bring about peace or even get us closer. Now that early elections are almost certainly going to be held on March 17, rumors...
View ArticleBennett is not the problem
American administrations have a tendency to blame the ‘radical’ settlers for torpedoing peace missions. The real problem, however, is with the ‘moderates’ who are complicit in maintaining the status...
View ArticleIf Herzog wants to lead, he’ll need to bring the Arabs with him
The upcoming elections could provide a golden opportunity for the Palestinian minority in Israel to become power brokers in the political system. That is, if Labor leader and election frontrunner Isaac...
View ArticleWar on Gaza: A promise Israeli politicians can keep
As they head into elections, Netanyahu, Livni, Herzog, Lapid and Yishai can agree on one thing: even after nine military operations in 14 years, the only solution to the conflict with Gaza is another...
View ArticleElection analysis: A shared Netanyahu-Herzog government?
Herzog and Bibi’s political interests and the fragmented Knesset that is likely to emerge after the elections might force Likud and Labor into a power-sharing deal. Avigdor Liberman and President...
View ArticleThis election, Liberman’s racism is going mainstream
Liberman launched his election campaign under the slogan ‘Ariel to Israel, Umm al-Fahm to Palestine,’ once again signaling his willingness to expel Palestinian citizens from the country. The only...
View ArticleFor a few votes, Labor joins the attacks on Haneen Zoabi
Two years ago Herzog adamantly stated that the Labor party principally opposes disqualifying any Knesset candidates. Now, in what appears to be the groundwork for joining a Netanyahu government, he and...
View ArticleThe road to a fourth Netanyahu gov’t runs through Haneen Zoabi
The ‘Zionist Camp’ needs the Arab parties in order to form a government. Its decision to vote for disqualifying Zoabi makes that support less and less likely. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands...
View ArticleNetanyahu campaign video: A victory for the Left means an ISIS invasion
In the latest Likud campaign video, released online Saturday, the message is that voters who cast their ballots for parties to the left of Netanyahu are throwing open Israel’s borders to an invasion by...
View ArticleDoes Herzog have a chance at unseating Netanyahu?
While Herzog’s chances appear to be higher than they have been for most of the campaign season, he still faces an uphill battle to unseat Netanyahu in an election almost entirely devoid of debate on...
View ArticleWith Netanyahu, confrontations are a feature, not a bug
Netanyahu believes he can impress Israelis by standing up to the world on his signature political issue. Previous rifts with the White House paid off for him — this time might be different. Prime...
View Article50,000 Israelis show up at the wrong protest
Imagine what would happen if tens of thousands of Israelis marched on the Qalandia checkpoint demanding that the occupation end immediately. Tens of thousands of people at a demonstration calling to...
View ArticlePoll: Israelis don’t believe either candidate will make peace
Six days before Israelis head to the polls, Prime Minister Netanyahu and his challengers, Herzog-Livni, are closer than ever. According to a new survey, most Israelis support a continued peace process,...
View ArticleElection preview: Netanyahu’s moment of truth
The Israeli prime minister called elections hoping to strengthen his coalition, but he underestimated the personal resentment many Israelis feel toward him. One shouldn’t, however, confuse the fierce...
View Article[Updated] Netanyahu soars ahead of Zionist Camp
Netanyahu has best chances to form a government but President Rivlin says will work for a unity government. (Updated below with 90% of votes counted.) Benjamin Netanyahu gives a victory speech on...
View ArticleWhat now, Bibi? — Early election takeaways
Netanyahu picked a fight with a sitting U.S. president and declared there will never be a Palestinian State. It might have helped him squeeze out another election victory, but where is Israel heading?...
View ArticleZionist Camp celebration foiled by election results
The election tie between Likud and Herzog’s Zionist Camp came as a shock to supporters who had gathered in Tel Aviv. Almost defiantly, they followed what became the night’s mantra: Nothing is decided...
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