High Court Left With Fixing Government’s Foolish Decisions

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Seeing their voters as a mob looking for its pound of flesh, right-wing politicians allow themselves to make foolish decisions to appease that mob—like canceling the Western Wall plan and passing the Regulation Law—because they know the High Court will overturn them.

Tensions Here and There

Ira Sharkansky

Neither of the societies that I have called my own is at peace. Neither are they at war. It’s something in between, with enough tension to cause us to think, or at least to wonder.

Netanyahu’s Great Challenge

Caroline Glick

Over the weekend, it was reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu supports legislation that would change the procedure for declaring war.

Bouncing Bibi?

Jim Fletcher

Lots of fears out there that corruption charges will topple Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, and even perhaps repeat the fate of former premier Ehud Olmert, who went to prison for similar things.

How Close to Bibi?

Ira Sharkansky

Between the lines, if not clearly in the lines of nearly every news broadcast is the question of how close are police investigators to the Prime Minister.

The Rise and Decline of Benjamin Netanyahu

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With his impressive list of achievements, our talented prime minister should have led Israel and himself too much better and higher places. But as a hedonist, his appetite grew, and the personal interest repeatedly came before the national interest.