Now that the latest flare-up of fighting between Israel and Gaza has subsided, at least for the moment, here are nine thoughts on the clash, the outcomes, and the implications.Continue Reading
MK Stav Shaffir, the #3 on the list of Labor Party MKs (Labor is the largest party in Zionist Union) has already been vocal in her opposition to joining the government. Now that the episode appears to have reached its conclusion, she issued a statement, in Hebrew, on her Facebook page calling on Herzog to resign.Continue Reading
Advertisements It’s been about six hours since the polls closed in Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has scored a dramatic victory, far outpacing the pre-election and exit polls. The consequences for Israelis, Palestinians, and the rest of the world could be very grave. This surprising result undoubtedly came aboutContinue Reading
Advertisements New York Magazine’s Q&A with me yesterday: Tomorrow, Israelis will go to the polls and decide whether they want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies to continue to run the Knesset, or whether they would like Isaac Herzog and the Zionist Union to change things up. The race looksContinue Reading
Advertisements Friends, I have the lead story in today’s edition of The New Republic, an analysis of the Israeli election scheduled for tomorrow, mostly focusing on how badly Netanyahu has screwed up this campaign. I’d appreciate it if my readers would check it out and help us all give MartyContinue Reading
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