A Note on Tuesday’s Elections

The US media coverage of the Israeli election has misrepresented the results of Tuesday’s vote.
A Strange Thing Happened on the Way to the Polling Booth

Netanyahu’s gravest strategic miscalculation was not to call elections in May 2016 rather than capitulate to Liberman’s demand to be given the Defense portfolio.
Knesset Elections 2.0: An absent Electorate?

People have been literally lining up to leave, some have left long ago, and others are zapped of the inspiration to vote for what they believe will wind up in another impasse.
The Opportunity Presented by the Arab Political Crisis

Zionist parties must return to the Arab street and incorporate Arabs in their Knesset lists, not just to earn votes come election day, but to make them legitimate and long-term political partners.
Netanyahu’s ErdoÄŸanization of Israel

The lethal combination of two extremely dangerous pieces of legislation being promoted by the prime minister – a new law protecting his immunity from prosecution and a push for a legislation to overturn Supreme Court decisions – is going to lead to a constitutional crisis
Joint Christian-Jewish Bible Study at Knesset Underscores Power of Faith in Politics

Approximately 120 people – composed of Christians, Druze, and Jews – gathered at the Knesset on Monday to mark the one-year anniversary of the dedication of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem.
Evangelical and Latin American Faith Leaders Gather in Israel’s Knesset

A special meeting in the Israeli Knesset strengthens the spiritual bond connectin American Evangelicals with the Jewish State.
Netanyahu Expected to be Asked to Form Israel’s Next Government

Israel’s current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to remain in his role for a fifth term, following his earning of 65 recommendations from the 120-seat elected parliament.
Voters Get Ready

Ballot slips have been printed, election workers have been trained, and forty-three political parties have submitted their candidate lists.
Pekudei, Counting, and Israeli Election Polls

This week’s Torah Reading, Pekudei, describes a very Jewish character trait, meticulous accounting, whether in business, government, or the social sector.