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Benyamin Moalem

Jul 13, 2026, 7:22 AM

Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel speaks during a conference at Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, July 8, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

The expectation that Israel will fundamentally change under a different prime minister misunderstands where Israelis stand today

Sep 28, 2025, 6:29 AM

Even if you will it, it’s still a dream

In what seemed like an attempt to will a State of Palestine into existence last week, a host of Western countries led by France announced their recognition of a Palestinian state at a UN summit convened by France and...

Feb 6, 2025, 5:21 AM

The interests of the Gazan people might Trump conventional thinking

On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced his ambitious plan to permanently relocate all Gazans to other countries. Assuming the plan is not merely a ploy to leverage the Arab world into applying more pressure on the Palestinians, Trump...

Jul 15, 2024, 2:54 PM

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What Netanyahu should and shouldn’t say to Congress

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks before a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The PM should aim to unite the bipartisan majority that supports Israel instead of risking losing half as he did in 2015

Sep 11, 2023, 3:30 AM

The Supreme Unreasonableness of Reviewing Basic Laws

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear a petition challenging the legality of the Reasonableness Law which prevents the Court from reviewing government and ministerial decisions it deems “extremely unreasonable.” Given the law’s status as a quasi-constitutional Basic Law,...

May 3, 2023, 7:35 AM

The Art of Consent

A Times of Israel article yesterday reported that the newly created Museum of Tolerance, set to open later this month in Jerusalem, removed a photograph of a naked soldier washing himself during the 1973 Yom Kippur War to ostensibly...

Feb 15, 2023, 6:15 AM

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It’s time to formally divide Jerusalem

View of the Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem, August 26, 2022. (AP Photo/ Mahmoud Illean)

The idea of an undivided capital is precious, but terrorism is too high a price to pay

Jan 12, 2023, 5:51 AM

Moderation is Key to Democratic Supremacy

Israel’s new Justice Minister, Yariv Levin, recently announced a series of sweeping reforms to Israel’s judicial system, which, if enacted, would change everything from how judges are selected to limiting the ability of the Supreme Court to exercise judicial...

Dec 26, 2022, 8:57 PM

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The outgoing government’s unsung right-wing virtues

US President Joe Biden shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett as they meet in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

What could explain the right's failure to laud the Lapid-Bennett team for increasing security, blocking the Iran nuke deal and curbing inflation?

Jun 30, 2022, 6:45 AM

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How to fix Israel’s broken electoral system

A discussion and a vote on a bill to dissolve the Knesset, at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, on June 30, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Badly-needed reform would let the government run the country without the distraction of petty politics – and allow legislator to pursue their agendas

About Me

The author curates and explains the news from Israel on his popular Instagram page: @bymoalem and is a regular political and legal analyst for the Israel Daily News podcast. He previously worked as a foreign law clerk for the Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel and now works as an attorney.