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.
Who’s Responsible for the Meron Disaster?

No single factor is to blame. A perfect storm of elements simultaneously came together, exposing a system filled with flaws—many of them cultural in nature.
Did Hell just Freeze Over at ‘Haaretz’?

The hatred for Benjamin Netanyahu on the part of Israel’s far-left daily runs so deep that it’s calling for a unity government under another nemesis: Naftali Bennett.
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.
For Progressives, Netanyahu Isn’t the Problem, Israel Is

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has become the first U.S. political leader to openly call for the overthrow of the leader of a sister democracy.
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.
Naftali, Don’t Abandon the Course

A letter to Naftali Bennett, leader of Israel’s Yamina Party.
Israel Has Made It, Now It Needs to Grow Up

Israel’s transformation into the center of the Jewish world isn’t just a question of demographics. Israel is the present of the Jewish people and its future as well.
Echoes of A Boom in Iran

Some weeks ago, an Iranian ship delivering oil to a Syrian ship created an oil spill that devastated much of Israel’s Mediterranean coast in an act that’s been termed environmental terrorism.Â
The New Plan to Oust Netanyahu and its Implications for Israel

Yamina leader Naftali Bennett and New Hope chief Gideon Sa’ar, with 13 Knesset seats between them, somehow expect that 30 Likud lawmakers will ignore their voters and help them unseat Netanyahu.