Israel’s Populist Energy Crisis

Direct foreign investment in Israel is in free fall.
Silencing Art?

Leftist artists in Israel have been visibly furious this week over what they are calling a threat to free speech.
A Naughty MK

This note is not about the great stuff circulating around Israel.
Enemy Within? Left-Wing Israeli Party Pushes Bill to Label Judea and Samaria Products

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at left-wing party Meretz this week for bill it proposed to label products made in Judea and Samaria.
The New Government’s War on BDS

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government is less than a month old, but it’s already apparent that it is different from its predecessors.
Arab MK Not to Face Criminal Investigation for Comparing IDF to ISIS

Arab MK Hanin Zoabi will not face a criminal investigation for sedition, reported Israel Hayom
An Academic Case for Christian Zionism

In a precedent-setting event, the Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) sponsored a recent conference titled “People of the Land.”
What Israel can Learn from Italy

Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempt to expediently change a basic law for the mere sake of distributing fictitious government jobs is worthy of a banana republic.
Israeli Police Chief Calls for Reevaluation of Israel’s Marijuana Policy

Israel Police Chief Yohanan Danino told students in a Beit Shemesh school that he is in favor of reevaluating the state’s policy over the use of cannabis.
Death Threats Prompt Security Protection for Incoming Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked

The Knesset has placed a security detail for the incoming Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, after recent incitement against her on social media.