Advertisements The newest edition of the Cutting Through Newsletter is out. Although the far-right governing coalition in #israel is getting the attention, the opposition is dominated by the Israeli right as well. That’s why there’s little hope of any good coming out of the current crisis. We need to recognizeContinue Reading
Advertisements Israelis came to the World Cup in Qatar expecting to find a new atmosphere of friendliness and warmth among Arab fans. Instead, they found that a handful of dictators in the UAE and Bahrain could not change the hearts and minds of the people of not only Qatar, butContinue Reading
Advertisements Israeli Prime Minister lost his parliamentary majority last week. Not a lot changes in the short term as a result, as this government went from being able to do very little because of the opposing ideologies of various parts of the governing coalition to being completely paralyzed by notContinue Reading
Advertisements Israel is going to hold its FOURTH round of elections in two years in March. Based on early polling, it looks like the choice for Israeli voters will be between a corrupt right wing-religious government and a more honest and even more right-wing-secular one. The list of variables isContinue Reading
Now that the Labor party has sealed its death warrant by following Gantz into the government (with far less reason to do so than Gantz had), the only left-wing Zionist party, the Meretz party, should develop its natural alliance with the Joint List to bring a progressive voice back into Israeli politics. That won’t be an easy path. Many obstacles, beyond the mainstream Israeli opposition to such unity, stand in the way. But it may be the only hope for a viable alternative to the Israeli Right.Continue Reading
