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Another Netanyahu lie at CAP
Netanyahu claims that more Arabs voted for him than Labor in the last election. That’s simply false. Think Progress, the internet news arm of the Center for American Progress, fact-checked Netanyahu’s talk at the influential Democratic think-tank yesterday. They found no less than 10 problematic statements on “the big issues.” As many observers were quick…
By
Noam Sheizaf
November 11, 2015
Why did we forget about Herzog’s anti-Arab campaign?
While commentators will be talking about Netanyahu’s anti-Arab race-baiting for a long time, his opponent’s anti-Arab campaign tactics never stirred up too much controversy. There were many reasons why Benjamin Netanyahu galloped to victory in last week’s election. His opponent, Isaac Herzog, was viewed by many as disconnected, elitist and lacking an alternative vision for…
By
Edo Konrad
March 22, 2015
With friends like these: How Netanyahu walked all over his closest ally
Netanyahu’s crushing victory wasn’t so much over the Left, which never stood much of a chance to begin with. His true and ruthless triumph was over the Right, and especially over one man — his closest ally, Naftali Bennett. It is difficult to describe Netanyahu’s victory in Tuesday’s elections as anything other than stunning. Stunning…
By
Dimi Reider
March 20, 2015
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50,000 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. Some 50,000 people showed up on Saturday at a rally demanding change: a change in government, a change in attitude toward the Palestinian issue, a change in the state’s approach to social issues. The…
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
March 8, 2015
The key to an election victory for the Israeli Left
The Right in Israel will not fall over economic issues, period. It will fall only if its lies about political solutions are disproved. By Eli Shmueli No one in the Israeli public dares convey three simple messages: 1) There is a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; 2) We have a partner for peace; 3) The…
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February 19, 2015
‘Israel Hayom,’ where democracy is for Jews alone
The pro-Netanyahu newspaper launched a new online questionnaire to help readers decide which party represents them. Jewish readers, that is. By Oren Persico / ‘The 7th Eye’ Israel Hayom, the most widely-distributed newspaper in the country, continues to exclude Arab citizens from its coverage of the upcoming elections. A new web-based initiative that gives the…
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The Seventh Eye
February 14, 2015
Russian speakers are ditching Liberman: Where are they going?
Aside from the elderly, the Russian-speaking community in Israel is no longer throwing its support behind the Yisrael Beiteinu leader. So why aren’t the other parties capitalizing on Liberman’s loss? By Edi Zhensker Much has been written about media’s role in establishing the daily agenda in Israel: issues that the media decides to spotlight make it…
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+972 Magazine
February 8, 2015
What the polls say about Netanyahu’s election chances
Netanyahu has more paths to the Prime Minister’s Office than Herzog, but also more party leaders who oppose him personally. Seventy-one days ahead of Israel’s general elections, two major stories are dominating the political news cycle: the showdown between Shas’s former leaders – Aryeh Deri and Eli Yishai – and the corruption affair involving senior…
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Noam Sheizaf
January 4, 2015
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