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May 25, 2022, 6:26 PM

Let’s call it what it is: ‘Jew Hatred’

Let’s call it what it is: “Jew Hatred.” A challenge and a call for action to combat hatred.

Ronald Lauder has it right. In fact, he said out loud, what many have been saying to ourselves. The label of “Antisemitism” does not clearly identify what permeates social media, public discourse, and the politics of both the far...

Chananya Weissman

Oct 23, 2019, 11:12 PM

A sure way to end the election gridlock

Much ink has been spilled (and keystrokes typed) lamenting the inability of Israel's elected leaders to form a government, let alone keep one together. The negative byproducts of this include national embarrassment, apathy and disillusionment across the voting populace,...

Aug 15, 2019, 1:31 AM

The definition of sanity

"Nu, what do you want from me? All the polls said you were going to get 6 seats, 8 seats, something like that. And Bennett and Shaked were slipping below the threshold. So what did you want me to...

Aug 11, 2019, 8:18 PM

Counting those ‘lost seats’

Illustrative. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to his supporters after polls for Israel's general elections closed in Tel Aviv, on April 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit via Jewish News)

Netanyahu blamed right-wing voters for squandering 7 mandates on parties that didn't pass the electoral threshold. That's not even close to being true

Aug 5, 2019, 1:27 AM

An interesting encounter in 1999

On Tuesday evening, February 23, 1999, I went to a pre-election event at AACI in Jerusalem. It was called the AACI Election Forum, and it had been organized by my partner Havah, who was the programming director of AACI...

Jul 17, 2019, 8:34 PM

The Perfect Storm

Some of you may have heard that there was a bit of a ruckus in the Zehut Party over the past week. Some of you have some concerns about it. And some of you probably want to hear all...

Chananya Weissman

Jul 17, 2019, 12:32 AM

A Proposal to Achieve Electoral Unity

With election season once again upon us, we observe the latest spectacle of politicians jockeying for position while insisting it is our best interests they have in mind. Strategic alliances are formed and dissolved almost as fast as Hamas...

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Jun 25, 2019, 10:32 PM

If Korach were in the Knesset

Nechama Leibowitz taught: There is no greater annoyance than when one party to a dispute refuses to sit down and talk things out with the other side. In such a situation lies little hope for peaceful settlement. This sounds exactly like...

Ben-Tzion Spitz

Apr 8, 2019, 1:01 PM

The Israeli Election Scam

How the Israeli establishment has hijacked democracy On April 9th, Israeli citizens will vote for their representatives in the Knesset. After the votes are counted, and after the coalition negotiations are concluded, a government will be sworn in that one...

Apr 8, 2019, 11:32 AM

Keep calm and bring the change

They want you to panic. They want you to react, rather than to think. Some are reporting that Zehut is secretly in Netanyahu's pocket. Others are reporting that Zehut is secretly in Gantz's pocket. They want you to forget that Zehut...

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