A Tale of Two Israeli Leaders
With Blue and White MKs bucking the will of their party leader Benny Gantz by rejecting an alliance with anti-Zionist parties, the chances Benjamin Netanyahu will continue as Israel’s longest-serving prime minister have improved dramatically.
The Real Center Ground: The Only Political Show in Town
The public has understood that for decades, they have been offered only one basic story: the progressive worldview that bears no relation to their own lives and aspirations, but which has become the default position of the entire political establishment across the now obsolete left-right divide.
Is Netanyahu’s Significant Victory Sufficient?
The significance of this election—the third in less than a year—lies in its elements of surprise. In the first place, voter turnout reached 71 percent, the highest in 21 years.
Democrats and Anti-Democrats
The contrast between the Democrats’ intensive campaigning and the Israeli Left’s shrug at voters doesn’t mean that Democrats are fervent democrats.
‘Netanyahu Losing Elections Because he Denied Jewish Prayer on Temple Mount’ says Rabbi
But Netanyahu revealed that the Temple Mount condition was indeed the deal-breaker that led him to reject Ben Gvir’s offer.
Purim, AIPAC, Bernie, Biden, Bibi
If there’s one Jewish holiday that offers us all a break, it’s Purim. For that one day at least, we can pretend to be someone else—but is that as simple as it sounds?
What AIPAC needs is an Effective Democratic Champion
What Pro-Israel Democrats needed was for one of their presidential candidates to directly take on Sanders on the issue. It’s not going to happen.
Netanyahu Wins Israel’s Elections: But Still Might not Have Enough to form Government
“This was a great victory for the right-wing camp, and first and foremost for us Likudnikim,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following the third round of elections within the course of a year.
In South Carolina Debate, Democrats Spar Over US troops in Mideast, Embassy in Israel
“I don’t think we need to have ground troops anywhere terrorists can gather because terrorists can gather anywhere in the world. But we do need intelligence capabilities and specialists on the ground,” said former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who served in Afghanistan.
Netanyahu’s Offer from Political Rival: Remove Jordanian Waqf from Temple Mount and Get all My Votes
“If they are incapable of carrying out these things, we will get into the Knesset and obligate them to do so. Only with us will there be a TRUE Right-wing government.”