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Nov 4, 2026, 9:37 PM

Most Israelis Vote for Someone Else, but Netanyahu Still Rules

Israel is rightly celebrated as a democracy. It is messy, contentious, and frequently dysfunctional, but in some respects, it offers voters more choices than the United States, where two parties monopolize political power. In Israel’s 2026 election, 34 parties...

Nov 4, 2026, 9:05 PM

President Netanyahu the Unifier?

Here's another hare-brained suggestion on how a new government might be formed after Israel's October 2026 election. Let's cut to the chase. There are four possible routes to a governing coalition and only one is realistic. First option - the change bloc...

Oct 30, 2026, 11:14 PM

Arab Inclusion in an Eisenkot Government?

Beyond the numbers A recent poll reported by the Jerusalem Post found that 61% of voters for Israel's four principal opposition parties support an Eisenkot-led government that includes the Arab party Ra'am. The survey, conducted on election night by Hebrew...

Oct 29, 2026, 9:42 PM

Whose Votes Count in Israel?

Israel’s Election and the Politics of Belonging Israel's October 27 election has produced a remarkable political situation. As I write, with most of the votes counted, Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing and religious bloc is projected to win approximately 53 seats in...

Oct 29, 2026, 11:24 AM

Israel’s Arab Parties Hold the Balance of Power. Now What?

Israel may be heading toward another election, but the real question is whether its political leaders are prepared to accept what the voters have told them. Israel has voted. And somehow, we may be right back where we started. Neither Benjamin...

Oct 29, 2026, 6:16 AM

The Change Bloc must accept the Arab parties, and vice versa

A pamphlet handed out by an activist at a Joint List stand in Haifa on the day of the elections reads: “The ministers and generals lied to us, claiming that war was necessary for security. After three years of...

Paul James Kearns

Oct 28, 2026, 7:36 PM

Who do Israelis hate more?

Every single Israeli voter who voted for the so-called change bloc needs to ask themselves one fundamental question. Do I hate or fear my fellow Arab Palestinian citizens more than I hate or fear Bibi Netanyahu and this quasi-fascist authoritarian...

Sep 30, 2026, 11:29 PM

Hate is not opposition

One of the more popular fallacies in argumentation is the “tu quoque” argument. “Tu quoque” means “you too” in Latin, and the fallacy – also referred to as “whataboutism” – is utilized when someone accused of a crime defends...

Jonathan Shavit

Feb 16, 2026, 6:14 AM

Election year and the importance of the Arab Israeli vote

The opportunity for Israelis to exercise their democratic right is once again upon them. While Israeli society has shown in the past two years that it succeeds in coming together in the most wonderful ways, at the ballot box...

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