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Fool me once: Did the Joint List make a mistake backing Benny Gantz?
Grounded in Arab-Jewish partnership, the Joint List’s impact on Israeli society lies well beyond what the next government may look like.
By
Dahlia Scheindlin
March 27, 2020
Gantz chooses Netanyahu’s incitement over Arab-Jewish partnership
Benny Gantz could have made history by forming a minority government with the support of the Palestinian parties. Instead he dismantled his own political camp and joined his rival.
By
Haggai Matar
March 26, 2020
The anti-Bibi bloc is about to destroy its chance to replace Netanyahu
The anti-Bibi camp was just a heartbeat away from partnering with the Joint List and potentially transforming Israeli politics. So what happened?
By
Edo Konrad
March 10, 2020
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The Israeli right has no clue how to deal with the Joint List’s surge
The Joint List's remarkable campaign demonstrated Palestinian citizens' growing power. It could bring new political horizons — but also dangers.
By
Meron Rapoport
March 5, 2020
Benny Gantz is taking Israel back to the future
Gantz has become the face of the Israeli center today: racist, militarist, and committed to the perpetual subjugation of Palestinians on both sides of the Green Line.
By
Joshua Leifer
February 20, 2020
The empty promise of annexation
The 'Deal of the Century' was supposed to be Netanyahu's ticket to re-election and out of prison. That may no longer be enough.
By
Meron Rapoport
February 18, 2020
By labeling Arabs an ‘existential threat,’ Bibi invokes a terrifying history of ethnic violence
Netanyahu organized an emergency Likud gathering Sunday night, in which he accused Israel's Palestinian citizens of supporting terror. We know how this kind of thing can end.
By
Dahlia Scheindlin
November 18, 2019
Jewish-Arab partnership as an antidote to Jewish supremacism
We need to redefine Israeli politics. No more left and right, liberal or conservative, religious versus secular. Instead: a new partnership of Arabs and Jews, working side-by-side to combat Jewish supremacism. By Meron Rapoport and Ameer Fakhoury Israel has been at a political dead end for many months, particularly since the most recent national election…
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Ameer Fakhoury
October 30, 2019
How Netanyahu mainstreamed his dark, anti-democratic vision for Israel
By attacking the judiciary, bringing extremists into his coalition, and trying to subvert voting rights, Benjamin Netanyahu has presented a dark vision of an anti-democratic future for Israeli politics. By Harry Reis Benjamin Netanyahu emerged from September’s repeat elections a failure. Denied his desired majority, the prime minister’s only real hope of retaining power now…
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+972 Magazine
October 4, 2019
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
Netanyahu might be on his way out, but Israelis remain firmly right wing
Voters might be weary of Netanyahu’s decade-long reign, but the numbers show that the vast majority of Israelis remain consistent in their voting habits. The cashier at an organic food shop in Tel Aviv was a burly man with a crew-cut. I asked if he had voted, but he didn’t understand the question. Then he explained in halting…
By
Dahlia Scheindlin
September 18, 2019
The end of the Netanyahu era doesn’t mean the end of the occupation
If Netanyahu is replaced, things might actually get worse for Palestinians. As election results started pouring in Tuesday night, one could hear a sigh of relief – and even some cries of joy – among Israelis who identify with the center-left. According to near-final results, the right absorbed a serious blow. Its voter intimidation campaign failed to deter Palestinian…
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Haggai Matar
September 18, 2019
Why Israelis are going to the polls for a second time this year
Five things you should know about the second Israeli national elections in six months. By +972 Magazine Staff How do Israeli elections work? Israel is a multi-party system, which means several parties will be competing for citizens’ votes come Election Day. There are 5.8 million Israeli citizens who are eligible to vote this time. Of the…
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September 16, 2019
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