In the midst of Israel’s onslaught against Gaza, the country is trying to put together a government after its fourth election in two years. Netanyahu had first shot at doing so and failed. Then Pres. Rivlin passed the mandate to the center-right leader, Yair Lapid. News reports said that Naftali Bennett and his far-right party […]
Israel’s Political Dysfunction Could Lead to Iran Disaster
The circus that is Israeli politics continues, with Netanyahu hosting a cabinet meeting at which he forced a vote to approve his hand-picked Likud lackey to be new justice minister. He did so despite a coalition agreement clearly specifying the minister must be appointed by his coalition partner, Benny Gantz. Attorney General Avihai Mandelblit also […]
Bibi’s Crooked Budget Deal with IDF
A few weeks ago, IDF chief of staff, Aviv Kochavi made an unprecedented public comment trashing the JCPOA nuclear agreement with Iran. In fact, all of his recent predecessors in that role had endorsed the deal, as had both Mossad and Shin Bet intelligence chiefs. No one wanted a war with Iran. And though some […]
Saar Threatens, Elkin Bolts: Is it the Beginning of the End for Bibi?
I’m not prone to quoting Winston Churchill. His politics were not mine. But since Bibi Netanyahu feigns a fondness for Churchill, it’s apt to quote his stirring D-Day speech: “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” Actually, we […]
