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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...

Nov 1, 2026, 3:20 PM

Israel At The Crossroads

The Five Horsemen - Eisenkot, Bennet, Golan, Lapid, and Lieberman (Chatgpt generated image)

If you believe that US President Donald Trump was robbed of the Nobel Peace Prize, stop reading. This is aimed at more measured, logical thinkers. Of course, during these unstable times, my thinking could change tomorrow with a surprise attack...

Oct 31, 2026, 6:12 PM

Knesset Calculus for Poets, by an American Jew

Dear Reader, Like most of you, I have spent the past few days adding to 61 - unsuccessfully. Despairing of the arithmetic, flummoxed by the strategy, and a bit fatigued by the speculation, I figured I could at least make...

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 28, 2026, 8:25 PM

What Do You Take for a Hangover

Israel's election has exposed the cost of doing business in Israeli politics The aftermath of elections in Israel feels to me like a bad hangover. Or something worse. Before deciding whether to celebrate or sink into the pit of despair,...

Oct 20, 2026, 12:31 PM

Vote right, if you wish. Just don’t vote for Bibi

An election campaign billboard for the Likud party is displayed along a roadside in the northern Israeli city of Nahariya, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections, October 16, 2026. (Sharon Leibel/Flash90)

Make no mistake, this election is not about right versus left. It’s about right versus wrong

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Oct 15, 2026, 3:11 PM

B’Yachad, we’ll repair ties between Israel and the Jewish world

The writer alongside fellow B'Yachad (Yesh Atid) MK Oz Haim at a meeting of the Knesset Aliyah, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs Committee. (Credit: Danny Shem Tov/ Knesset Spokesperson)

In just under two weeks, Israelis will head to the polls in what will be the most consequential election in our country’s history. As our country grapples with questions of governance, security, national identity, and our standing in the...

Oct 5, 2026, 11:17 AM

Voting Like an Investor: The Lapid Question

A vote is not a verdict on a politician's character. It is a purchase of political power. For right-wing voters hesitating over Lapid, the real question isn't whether you like him, but what the whole package gets you and...

Sep 8, 2026, 3:26 PM

Team Bennett has what we desperately need — competence

Naftali Bennett presents his B'yachad slate (credit: Naftali Bennett's Facebook page)

Here's a word that has fallen out of fashion and, in Israeli government circles, out of practice too. "Competence." In Hebrew, it has more of a songlike ring — "יכולת" (yecholet) — but that still doesn't make the word...

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