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Benyamin Moalem

Jul 15, 2024, 2:54 PM

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

Apr 8, 2021, 7:17 PM

Bibi and Bennett’s political quagmire and a way out

After yet another round of elections has largely proven to be inconclusive, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has once again, very reluctantly, awarded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the mandate to form a coalition despite Netanyahu carrying the recommendations of only...

Aug 17, 2020, 9:18 PM

Why the UAE Deal Trumps Annexation

Last week’s announcement of a breakthrough peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is not only a very significant diplomatic achievement for the parties but for Israeli-Palestinian peace prospects and the U.S. administration as well. For years,...

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The author curates and explains the news from Israel on Instagram: @bymoalem. 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.