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Benny Gantz is taking Israel back to the future
Gantz has become the face of the Israeli center today: racist, militarist, and committed to the perpetual subjugation of Palestinians on both sides of the Green Line.
By
Joshua Leifer
February 20, 2020
What Israelis really mean when we talk about the Left
It is a shameful lie to make opposition to 47-year military rule an issue of supporters or traitors of Israel. The war in Gaza yielded a large crop of articles about Liberal Zionism. Suddenly numerous authors felt an urgent need to reject, redefine, defend or deconstruct a term that the vast majority of Israelis have…
By
Dahlia Scheindlin
October 12, 2014
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon dies at 85
Israel’s former prime minister Ariel Sharon, who spent the last eight years comatose after a series of strokes, died on Saturday, January 11. He was 85 years old. A general, politician, statesman, and to many a notorious war criminal, Ariel Sharon was known to combine dogged personal ambition with strategic acumen and ruthlessness, which together…
By
Dimi Reider
January 11, 2014
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Did Mofaz sell himself short, or does he know something we don’t?
Is Mofaz following Begin’s example from 1967 – and will he be vindicated with a war with Iran? Let’s begin with the positive sides of the Netanyahu-Mofaz deal. The weak joke named Yair Lapid won’t last 18 more months, so the danger the Israeli public will once more waste precious votes on a seasonal feel-good…
By
Yossi Gurvitz
May 8, 2012
Through deal, Bibi buys ‘industrial peace’ for Iran war
It wasn’t domestic politics that prompted Netanyahu last night to forgo early elections; it was the need to clear out his calendar. Why does a national leader decide to scrap new elections that he and everyone else knows he’s going to win by a landslide, which is what Bibi did last night? Because he’s got important work to…
By
Larry Derfner
May 7, 2012
Coalition deal’s bright side: Days numbered for rotten government
The Israeli political system and the media were thrown into a frenzy by the unprecedented announcement that the early elections will be postponed following a coalition deal between Kadima – formerly known as the opposition – and Likud. Everyone is spitting mad: the talking heads have been cheated out of their favorite game; newbie Yair…
By
Dahlia Scheindlin
May 7, 2012
Elections called off; Kadima joins huge Netanyahu coalition
With 94 out of the Knesset’s 120 members behind him, the prime minister might have enough political support to launch war with Iran despite the opposition within the security establishment. This was the shortest election cycle in history: On Sunday, Likud brought to a Knesset vote a bill moving elections up to September 4, officially…
By
Noam Sheizaf
May 7, 2012
Netanyahu calls September elections, expected to win again
At least two new parties could enter the next Knesset, but polls show that the most important figure – the split between the two major blocs – is surprisingly static. It’s official: The coalition has decided to call early elections, which are to take place on September 4, 2012. The final confirmation of the date…
By
Noam Sheizaf
May 3, 2012
Dead anti-democratic legislation resurrected – and nearly passed
A shelved bill that pits Jerusalem’s holy character against the rights of the LGBT community was recently put on the Knesset table again, posing a serious threat to Israeli democracy. By Elinor Sidi Israeli democracy has reached a crucial point in its existence. Although Prime Minister Netanyahu recently halted the promotion of anti-democratic legislation that…
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+972 Magazine
April 3, 2012
The end of the Sharon dynasty: 5 takeaways from Kadima primaries
Despite positioning itself as the opposition party, estimates are that the hawkish Mofaz will join Netanyahu’s government following the 2013 elections. Shaul Mofaz, 64, won the Kadima primaries decisively yesterday, beating Tzipi Livni 62%-38%. Livni chaired the party since the resignation of former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert over corruption allegations. Both candidates represent the Israeli security…
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Noam Sheizaf
March 28, 2012
Knesset passes draft law to criminalize paying for sex
Spearheaded by Kadima Cabinet member Orit Zuaretz, a draft law was recently passed making the solicitation of a sexual act a criminal offense. First brought to the table in 2009, this law received its first green light on the path to becoming official. Under this law, first time offenders will be sent to an educational…
By
Ori J. Lenkinski
February 24, 2012
Three parties, from center leftwards, now led by women
The left-wing liberal party Meretz elected MK Zehava Gal-On this week as its new leader, following the retirement of former MK Haim Oron. Gal-On, representing the left flank of the party, won against MK Ilan Gilon. She is expected to place greater emphasis on opposition to the occupation. In her victory speech, Gal-On said: “Under my…
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Noam Sheizaf
February 10, 2012
Towards Israeli elections: What will next gov’t look like?
I have a piece on Foreign Policy’s Middle East Channel on the next elections in Israel, scheduled for the end of 2013 but more likely to take place in the coming year. The bottom line: Of all the major parties, none is expected to run in the next elections under a peace platform. Labor’s new leader,…
By
Noam Sheizaf
January 31, 2012
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