Bye-Bye Bibi

I suspect that many Israelis today are feeling the way that Israelis did when Israel’s then, longest-serving founding Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, stepped aside.

Likud Backstabbers

In the course of conversation, someone I was standing with referenced “Likud backstabbers” clearly referring to Gidon Sa’ar and Naftali Bennett and their respective parties, New Hope and Yamina.

Natanz and Anonymous Israeli ‘Chatter’

Suddenly, Netanyahu’s mantra about not allowing Iran to obtain nuclear weapons is being treated by his foes as evidence that he’s violating Israel’s traditional tight lips on actions against the Islamic Republic.

Can the Koran Solve Israel’s Political Impasse?

The crux of the problem lies in the fact that one of Benjamin Netanyahu’s potential coalition partners, the Religious Zionist Party (RZP) headed by Bezalel Smotrich, refuses to support him should Netanyahu rely in any way on the Islamist Ra’am party to reach a majority of 61 in Israel’s parliament, the Knesset.