2019 Israeli elections

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara address their supporters on the night of the Israeli elections, at the party headquarters in Tel Aviv, March 3, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Here’s what Netanyahu failed to mention in his victory speech

With no mention of his pending trial, Netanyahu brags about 'turning lemons into lemonade.'

By Oren Ziv March 3, 2020

A Palestinian family sits in their destroyed home in the At-Tuffah district of Gaza City, which was heavily attacked during last Israeli offensive, September 21, 2014. (Activestills.org)

No matter who wins elections, Israel’s victory image is clear

A poster featuring Palestinian leaders defeated and humiliated is the epitome of Israel’s vision of absolute 'victory' over Palestinians.

By Hagai El-Ad March 2, 2020

Joint List chairperson Ayman Odeh casts his ballot at a voting station in Haifa, during the Knesset Elections, on March 2, 2020. (Flash90)

Could the Joint List rise as Israel’s left-wing vanguard?

With consensus on annexation among the center and right in third election, the Zionist left will have to radically rethink its mission.

By Edo Konrad March 2, 2020

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen taking a "selfie" with students before the start of the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on March 30, 2014. (Danny Meron/POOL/Flash90)

How Likud beats other parties at social media

From the ‘Bibi-bot’ to an election app, here’s how Netanyahu and Likud reach voters online.

By Yali (Yael) Marom and The Seventh Eye February 28, 2020

Outgoing IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz seen with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a ceremony held in honour of incoming IDF chief of staff Gadi Eizenkot (not seen) at a ceremony held in Eizenkot's honour at the PM's office in Jerusalem, on February 16, 2015. Photo by Miriam Alster/FLASH90 *** Local Caption *** ??? ?????? ?????? ??????

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In Israel, ‘politics as usual’ means escalating Palestinian oppression

Three trends from Israel’s do-over election demonstrate that the more Israeli politics stay the same, the more dangerous its policies become. There are many moments in Israeli-Palestinian history where landmark developments seem to change nothing and everything at the same time. Israel’s September election is one of them. While featuring many familiar and predictable patterns, the latest…

By Amjad Iraqi October 4, 2019

Palestinians wait at the Qalandia Checkpoint, which separates the West Bank and Jerusalem, on their way to pray at the Al Aqsa Mosque for Ramadan, Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. (Issam Rimawi/Flash90)

‘For those who want peace, replacing Zionism is inevitable’

For many Palestinians in the West Bank, the minor shifts in Israeli politics are a long-awaited opportunity to challenge the traditional understanding of the occupation.

By +972 Magazine October 2, 2019

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man argues with a secular social justice protester in Tel Aviv, July 18, 2011. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

PODCAST: What does Israeli liberalism look like?

+972's Dahlia Scheindlin argues that the fierce debate over the separation of religion and state in Israel’s latest elections could lead to a wider liberal shift in society.

By Edo Konrad September 27, 2019

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in front of a picture of Vladimir Jabotinsky, Jerusalem, May 12, 2002. (Flash90)

Likud vs Likud: How Revisionist Zionism conquered Israeli politics

Israel’s elections have been billed as a clash of the titans between Netanyahu and Gantz. But no matter who wins, the real victory goes to Vladimir Jabotinsky, the grandfather of the Likud. In what should be regarded as a historic photograph taken last Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the head of the Likud party, and Benny…

By Amjad Iraqi September 26, 2019