Eli Kowaz, at The Blogs

Aug 26, 2020, 12:15 AM

Yesterday, a last-minute bill delaying Israel’s budget deadline by 120 days passed with reluctant support from Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz. Under the coalition agreement, failure to approve a national budget would have triggered new elections,...

Dec 11, 2013, 3:04 PM

Netanyahu was absent, Israeli hearts were not

South African President Nelson Mandela, left, talks to former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, in front of President Mandela's official residence in Cape Town, Sunday, Oct. 20 1996. (AP PHOTO/Sasa Kralj)

Too expensive. Yes, that was really the reason given for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision not to attend Nelson Mandela's funeral at Soweto Stadium in Johannesburg on Tuesday. High costs have not stopped Netanyahu in the past. Earlier this year...

Nov 26, 2013, 11:30 PM

The ‘historic mistake’ belongs to Netanyahu

Netanyahu at his victory speech in Tel-Aviv. Photo Credit: Reuters

Benjamin Netanyahu has declared Iran’s nuclear program a global problem. For years, he was right. Now, Israel stands alone. Despite opposition to the interim agreement, the Israeli government should have welcomed it with open arms, at least in public. Israel’s condemnation...

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Eli is the Communications Director at the Israel Policy Forum. His articles have been published in numerous publications including Ha’aretz, the JTA, The Times of Israel, and The Jerusalem Post.

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