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Jan 4, 2025, 1:07 AM

Israel Goes to Elections

The stunt Itamar Ben-Gvir tried to pull on Netanyahu this week suggests he's going to be hit by retaliation from Netanyahu and his coalition partners. But Itamar Ben-Gvir has nothing to worry about. He has a solid base, primarily of...

Gregory Lyakhov

Nov 25, 2024, 7:10 AM

Israel-Gaza Conflict: Debunking Genocide Claims

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Examining the Israel-Gaza conflict, debunking genocide claims with facts, and highlighting Hamas's tactics that exacerbate civilian suffering under international law scrutiny. The ongoing conflict in Gaza has ignited heated global debates, with accusations of genocide against Israel dominating headlines and...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Nov 13, 2024, 12:30 AM

New immigrants to Israel should not vote in national elections for four years

First, learn what life in the Jewish State is all about New, naïve Russian immigrants gave Rabin/Peres enough votes, so we got the bloody left-wing Oslo peace process fantasy debacle. The coming new immigrant wave from the US too will be...

Sam Lehman-Wilzig

Oct 18, 2024, 12:44 PM

Who Needs Public Opinion Polls? (When the Situation Changes So Quickly…)

We are inundated with polls – during election campaign periods and also in between elections during “normal” political times. But are they really worth anything? For example, would Israeli respondents answer a question on the Gaza War the same...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Oct 1, 2024, 7:19 PM

These facts may help you ignore sloppy poll reports about elections in Israel

Polls are published in Israel several times a week. They are total nonsense for several reasons. Don't read them; don't believe them. Read your favorite horoscope or sports predictions instead. 1. Each time, the samples are so small (stinginess) that...

Oct 1, 2024, 5:25 PM

A Delayed Election Day: Not Necessarily Bad News

Gideon Sa'ar's fall into Netanyahu's arms has cast a dark pall over the camp eager for early elections. Toppling the government responsible for the greatest disaster to hit the Jewish people since the Holocaust now seems more remote than...

Audrey N. Glickman

Sep 25, 2024, 9:49 PM

Brainwashed: Part 6

Brainwashed - Part 6. Controlling the Message. Image by Audrey N. Glickman, used with permission.

Part 6 - Controlling the Message and Electioneering Controlling the Message Last time we discussed the Fourth Estate, and how often nowadays they seem to be withholding or not seeking out all the information, and perhaps using some sort of filter...

Sep 11, 2024, 6:39 AM

Why a law for Israelis Abroad to vote is urgent?

You are either Israeli or you are not. All Israelis must be equal before the Law: Religious and secular, living in Israel or outside, a tsabar or an oleh. The only reason an Israeli should be excluded is that...

Sep 6, 2024, 1:19 AM

‘Anyone but Bibi’ is not a strategy—it’s a cop-out

No garden is complete without a Bibi ornament. Seen at a plant nursery in Kfar Ruth. (August 28, 2024)

If we want to win over Netanyahu's supporters, we need to hear their concerns and address them head-on, not dismiss them with insults and slogans

Jul 16, 2024, 6:04 AM

A Day at the Knesset with Yesh Atid

The dinosaurs attend the protest in front of the Knesset, "You cannot extinguish hope"
(Photo credit L. Leeder, June 17, 2024, in Jerusalem)

A real alternative to a self-serving governing coalition I attended Barnard College in the Reagan 80s and majored in political science. I vividly remember sitting in Kosher Kitchen with our group of friends, all of us Zionists, and formulating our...

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