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Sep 7, 2018, 1:53 PM

Making sense of the Jerusalem mayoral election

Illustrative: Workers prepare ballot boxes for the upcoming Israeli election at a warehouse near Tel Aviv before they are shipped to polling stations, January 2013. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)

Explaining the 'two-round runoff system' and its implications for how you vote

Oct 11, 2016, 12:49 PM

How Jackie Walker split the far left

Labour activist Jackie Walker was first noticed by the Jewish community and the national media when she was suspended from the Labour party in May for claiming that Jews were the "chief financiers of the sugar and slave...

Oct 14, 2015, 2:44 PM

Erasing the Victims of Terrorism

When is it OK to shoot a terrorist? It's a complicated question. Imagine you're a policeman, a soldier or just a passer-by and you see someone pull out a knife and stab a stranger repeatedly in the back. The stabber...

Mar 16, 2015, 1:55 PM

How to Vote in Israel – a First-Time Guide

A bit more than two years ago, I wrote a Times of Israel blog on how to vote in the Israeli General Election. I didn't expect to have to rewrite the piece so soon, but here we are. Tomorrow...

Dec 2, 2014, 4:09 PM

Israel’s Elections – we know nothing

As Israel stands ready for another General Election, there's a lot we don't yet know about the coming campaign and poll. Anyone predicting how this election will go is just guessing. We don't know what parties are running At the last election, Likud...

Nov 16, 2014, 8:59 PM

Yachad at the Board – No big deal

Today Yachad was admitted as a member of the Board of Deputies of British Jews. Some people think that this was a critically important step in ensuring all Jewish voices are heard. Others think it was a shameful anti-Israel...

Oct 30, 2014, 10:10 PM

Let’s be honest: Halloween’s more Christian than Christmas

I grew up in a traditional British Jewish family. As a kid my parents weren't always strict about electricity on Shabbat or about hechsherim on bread, but we always lived a Jewish life. We had Shabbat meals and celebrated the...

Jul 10, 2014, 7:58 PM

Fake SMSes and Psychological Warfare

About a hour ago, people - especially journalists and media figures - started getting English text messages to their phones from "Haaretz". The first one claimed that a rocket hit a chemical plant in Haifa and urging an evacuation. The second...

Feb 6, 2014, 9:36 PM

HOT or not? Nightmares in customer service

Getting married means planning a wedding and moving house all at the same time. There's so much to do -- paperwork and organising and moving and packing and bills of all sorts. Moving over the electricity and gas for...

Jan 14, 2014, 12:24 PM

How I (and you?) fought Hamas online and won

The social media company finally listened to reason and suspended the account of the armed wing of Hamas

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About Me

Arieh Kovler is a public affairs, PR and communication professional. Before his aliya he was the Head of Policy and Research for Britain's Jewish Leadership Council and director of the Fair Play Campaign, the UK's coordination body against anti-Zionist activity.