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March 16, 2013
9:42 pm

From Kingmaker to a King

Mazel Tov, after lots of speculations, spins, threats and sleepless nights, Israel has a new government which will be consisted of Likud-Beitenu, Yesh Atid, Jewish Home and Hatnua. The......

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January 25, 2013
3:33 pm

New Labour in Israel?

All the talk after the recent election is on Yesh Atid and the unprecedented achievement of Yair Lapid, who formed his party a year ago and entered the Knesset......

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August 28, 2012
10:39 pm

Hooray to Batsheva’s Hora at Edinburgh International Festival

I remember the magnificent 1998 Jubilee celebration of Israel’s independence. One of the reasons that it will be remembered is because of the planned performance of Batsheva which didn’t......

May 27, 2012
9:39 pm

Yes to Culture, No to Censorship

On Monday and Tuesday, Israel most famous theatre company, Habima, will perform ‘The Merchant of Venice’ at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London. I will be there to watch the......

May 9, 2012
9:11 am

Unity of Opportunists

Just hours before the Knesset had to make the final vote on its dissolution, Israel’s biggest opportunists, Benjamin Netanyahu and Shaul Mofaz cut a deal to bring Kadima into......

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April 12, 2012
8:51 am

EU sanctions are key in preventing a nuclear Iran

This Saturday in Istanbul, Catherine Ashton, the EU Foreign Policy chief, will lead the P5+1 talks with Iran over its nuclear program – more than a year after the......