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Robbie Michaelson

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Aug 18, 2025, 11:45 AM

The sound and fury of Israel’s protests

Families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip and supporters march to Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, to a rally calling for the release of hostages held in Gaza, August 17, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Mass protests may fill the streets with moral force, but without real leverage, they leave Netanyahu’s grip on power intact

Aug 10, 2025, 12:37 AM

The choice is clear

End the war and get our hostages back or continue the war and save the Government. Benjamin Netanyahu faces a stark choice that will define his legacy: does he want the hostages back alive, or does he want to annihilate...

Jul 25, 2025, 8:22 AM

Governing Against the Will of the People

The Netanyahu Government Since 2022 On November 1, 2022, Israeli voters returned Benjamin Netanyahu to power for a sixth term as Prime Minister, leading what observers have described as the most right-wing government in Israel's history. Since then all of...

Jul 14, 2025, 3:48 PM

Israel is turning into a dictatorship

The State of Israel, once heralded as the Middle East's only functioning democracy, finds itself at a dangerous crossroads. Under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's current government, a series of unprecedented actions and legislative proposals have emerged that collectively suggest...

Jun 30, 2025, 12:06 PM

Examining Zohran Mamdani’s Political Viability

Policy Positions and Electoral Challenges Introduction Zohran Mamdani's stunning upset victory in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary has sent shockwaves through the political establishment. The 33-year-old state assemblyman and Democratic Socialist came in first in Tuesday's ranked-choice primary, defeating former...

Jun 25, 2025, 9:30 PM

The Cost of Failed Leadership: Netanyahu’s Coalition Fails Israel

Seven more names were added to Israel's growing list of war casualties on Wednesday. Lt. Matan Shai Yashinovski, 21, from Kfar Yona. Staff Sgt. Ronel Ben-Moshe, 20, from Rehovot. Staff Sgt. Niv Radia, 20, from Elyakhin. Sgt. Ronen Shapiro,...

Jun 21, 2025, 10:02 PM

Has Israel’s Government Lost Touch with Israelis?

The Widening Gulf: How Israel's Government Lost Touch with Its People Across Israel's home front, the physical scars of war with Iran are impossible to ignore: over 10,000 apartments damaged or destroyed, entire neighborhoods evacuated, and communities that once thrived...

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About Me

First came to Israel as a volunteer after the Six Day War. Made Aliyah in 1972, served in the IDF, stayed in Israel for 4 years. Returned again to live permanently in Israel in 2017. Am widely traveled & strong supporter of Zionism. Have an M.A. in International Relations from McGill University.

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