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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Photo by Activestills.org)

Netanyahu is losing it

From his growing conflict with the White House to frantic attacks on the media, there’s something off with Israel’s prime minister. Election season is a time when politicians say things they generally don’t mean, make promises they generally won’t keep and kiss babies they generally wouldn’t otherwise kiss. But if you have been tuned into…

By Edo Konrad February 10, 2015

Netanyahu lacks votes from ‘inner cabinet’ to bomb Iran

Israel’s top-selling newspaper reports that Netanyahu hasn’t convinced inner council to back war; his latest attempt to rig the game has only hurt him more. Yedioth Ahronoth is reporting some very good and surprising news on the Iran front: Prime Minister Netanyahu doesn’t have a majority in the inner council of his government for an attack. In the eight-minister “octet,” an unofficial…

By Larry Derfner July 24, 2012

Is an Israeli cover-up keeping Jonathan Pollard in prison?

The Americans are convinced Pollard – who spied on behalf of Israel in the 1980’s – didn’t act alone, and have made it clear that if Israel gives up the other name(s), he can go free. It’s been a mystery for many years why Jonathan Pollard is still in prison, why U.S. president after president refuses to pardon him. The reason in…

By Larry Derfner April 11, 2012

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Yoav Galant (photo: Wikimedia Commons)

IDF officer’s career torpedoed over corruption, but not over alleged war crimes

In Israel, reporting on the upheaval in Egypt has been sidelined by news that the appointment of Major General Yoav Galant to IDF Chief of Staff has been cancelled. Yedioth, Israel’s most widely read newspaper, devoted half of its pages to coverage of this development, pushing news of Mubrak’s decision not to run for reelection…

By Roi Maor February 2, 2011

Yedioth Aharonoth front page 1 October 2010

Between the lines: summary & analysis of Israel’s weekend newspapers (1-2 Oct)

This is the first of what we hope will become a regular +972 Magazine feature – summary and analysis of how the news is reported in Israel. What stories make the headlines and what stories are neglected? Does the mainstream media support or ‘push’ a discernible narrative – and if so, what is that narrative?…

By Roi Maor October 1, 2010