Advertisements Here we go again, folks. Israelis are going back to the polls. It’s actually amazing that the cobbled together Bennett-Lapid coalition gave them this long a break. In my latest piece for Medium, I break down what’s just happened, with a few observations, and answer some questions that mightContinue 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 There will be no policy changes from this new Israeli government regarding the Palestinians or Iran. But for the Biden administration and activists in the US, there will be some new twists. Joe Biden will have every excuse he needs to avoid pressing Israel for concessions because the newContinue Reading
Advertisements Another Israeli election is upon us. Election day in Israel, though, is only the beginning of a long process of political jockeying and deal-making in the hopes of emerging with a stable governing coalition. It’s been quite a while since such a thing existed, and it doesn’t seem veryContinue 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
