New IDF Defense Budget Doesn’t Mark End of Struggle Over Military Funds
Brig. Gen. (Res.) Dr. Sasson Hadad, a former financial adviser to the Israel Defense Forces’ Chief of Staff, said a gap exists of two billion to three billion shekels between the Defense Ministry’s request and the approved budget of 58 billion shekels.
The Lapid-Bennett Government’s Foreign Policy ‘Doctrine’
Under Yair Lapid’s stewardship, Israel’s foreign policy isn’t based on Israel’s national interests, but on sucking up to the cool kids—the progressives in America, the jetsetters in Brussels and the Palestinians.
The News About Israel’s New Government the Day After
Watching the Knesset vote, I felt like I was watching a close basketball game, with two- and three-point shots scored alternatingly by the home and visiting team, in our case the incoming coalition and the opposition.
Israel’s Pressing ‘Bench’ Issues
The debilitating deadlock in which the Jewish state’s political system is mired is in large measure the result of judicial disregard—or at least distortion—of the law.
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.
The New Plan to Oust Netanyahu and its Implications for Israel
Yamina leader Naftali Bennett and New Hope chief Gideon Sa’ar, with 13 Knesset seats between them, somehow expect that 30 Likud lawmakers will ignore their voters and help them unseat Netanyahu.
Bibi at the Ballot Box
No wonder pundits have been referring to the dreaded coalition-building as a game of Sudoku. What they fail to mention is that it’s solely one side that won’t be able to solve the puzzle.
The Differences Between Israel’s 2020 and 2021 Elections
Polls show that the election is Netanyahu’s to win or lose. If he cannot form a coalition, it’s unlikely that another candidate would fare any better, although one should always expect the unexpected in Israeli politics.
Israel’s Fourth Election in Two Years
On March 23, Israel will hold its fourth national election in two years.
It’s the Coalition, Stupid
This year one inevitable theme is the impact of and government’s response to the COVID pandemic, as well as the adaptation of Clinton’s mantra to “It’s the coalition, stupid.”
