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.

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