Israel’s Anti-Government Protest Quashes Display of Palestinian FlagsWhat is a protest movement worth which uses the same repressive tactics as the government against which...
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Gantz to Join Israeli Unity Government, Blue and White Opposition DisintegratesFormer Blue and White coalition leader, Benny Gantz, has single-handedly destroyed the very alliance he founded by...
Aliyah Down from France, U.S.; Social Rifts Widening Within IsraelHaaretz published new figures concerning Israeli immigration which show that in the first three months of 2017,...
Jewish Home MK Candidate Directs Settler Rabbi Group Which Adovcated GenocideIn 2011, I posted the graphic accompanying this post. It features an article from in a settler newsletter published...
Israel’s Upcoming Election: “It Don’t Matter Anymore”An earlier version of this essay was published by Middle East Eye, whom I thank for offering...
Gaza War Day 16: Israel’s Defense Minister Ordered Use of Obsolete Armored Vehicle Leading to 7 Soldier DeathsIsraeli defense minister, Bogie Yaalon, has been locked in a major fiscal battle with Finance Minister Yair Lapid over...
New Charges in Rep. Grimm Case, Israeli Police Chief and Former Minister Under SuspicionI hope you’ll bear with me in this post. I’m going to tie together some disparate characters...
Israel’s New Government of Figureheads and SettlersToday brings the astonishing news that Likud MK Danny Danon as been appointed deputy defense minister. This...
Knesset Plans to Raise Election Threshhold, Oust Palestinian PartiesIn the past few days, Haaretz reported that all the major coalition partners in the incoming government...
Israel’s New Settler Government–Formed Just in Time for Obama VisitThe new Israeli cabinet announced today is a government of the settlers, by the settlers and for...
Can Next Israeli Government Be Even More Extremist Than Previous One?The answer is, to paraphrase the old Obama slogan: “yes, it can.” For starters, instead of appointing...
Corrupt Politics, Israel-StyleIn the comment threads here yesterday, I argued that only the Israeli right (that is, those with...
