Yigal Walt

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Feb 25, 2020, 5:05 PM

The Tragedy, and Hope, of the Israeli Left

The tragedy of the Israeli Left is best expressed in numbers. In 1992, its two flagship parties, Labor and Meretz, won a total of 56 Knesset seats. But in the September 2019 election, they combined for 11. Now running...

Aug 20, 2019, 10:58 PM

The Left’s Revenge on Netanyahu

One of the keys to Benjamin Netanyahu's political success has been his ability to maintain a working relationship with left-leaning parties. Despite some mutual animosity, in the past 10 years Netanyahu was able to form governments with the likes...

Aug 8, 2018, 9:54 PM

Disillusioned Leftists Reshaping Israeli Politics

Bill Clinton looks on as Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat shake hands during the historic signing of the Oslo Accords, September 13, 1993. On the far right, current Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas (GPO)

Israel's political landscape shifting as more leftists rebuffing two-state model for resolving Palestinian issue

Mar 13, 2018, 5:17 PM

Netanyahu could push for a West Bank annexation

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on March 11, 2018. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)

There are good reasons to believe the embattled PM is ready to advocate a game-changing move

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Yigal Walt is a former OSINT analyst and news editor. He blogs at israelradar.com

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