Asher Schechter

Ironically, if he bears a resemblance to anybody, it's to his antithesis, Hanin Zuabi. They also both have election ads – in Arabic.

As the Knesset's biggest party heads for the garbage heap of history, this former general can do nothing but ponder where he went wrong.

The Balad party MK has made a name for herself antagonizing the majority of Israelis. She doesn't have many other tools at her disposal.

People everywhere are expected to be richer, healthier, more innovative and better educated. Or not. We could yet completely mess it up.

The world is Miri Regev's show. We're just lucky to be in it.

So-called green technologies such as solar and wind power are fizzling in the U.S., while heating up in Canada, Europe and especially China.

First-time Labor party candidate Moshe Mizrahi's strong sense of justice will be put to the test when he takes his Knesset seat - alongside many of the politicians he once investigated.

In a single bizarre year, Peretz has gone from military zero to hero, from champion to critic of domestic-centered politics and from Labor Party stalwart to Tzipi Livni's No. 2.

For some, it's almost a religion. For others, like writer and speaker Scott Berkun, it’s an overused buzzword devoid of content.

Pay attention to what Chinese kids are wearing, listening to and buying. Soon enough they’ll not only change the face of their country, but also that of the entire global economy.

Nochi Dankner built a rich empire using the 'Israeli method' of personal friendships and money borrowed from public funds. For a while it worked, until it turned into a colossal wreck.

Running a family farm within sight, and the sights, of Gaza may sound crazy. For the Shmilovich family it's an adrenaline-packed way of life.

While the pop queen has taken more risks than an Israeli fighter pilot, Livni has failed to live up to her hype.

Four years after Cast Lead, residents are taking blows from rockets and not expecting the promised compensation.

You could say everybody loves a good story of redemption, but Israelis don’t believe in fairy tales. So why is Aryeh Deri so popular again?

To some, he's Israel's savior and to others, its greatest threat. Either way, Avigdor Lieberman's ascension from club bouncer to potential prime minister charts an impressive rise to power.

Once a firecracker of political punditry, Shelly Yacimovich has been sliding to the amorphous center for the sake of mainstream appeal. Could she dethrone Bibi?

Protest leaders Stav Shaffir and Itzik Shmuli locked horns in the sweeping social justice protest of last summer. Now they find themselves competing for the same seat within the Labor Party.

Israeli Arab civics teacher Aladdin Jaber teaches Palestinians the Israeli curriculum to help them make the most of a bad situation.

Amdocs has become the undisputed global leader in billing systems, customer relations management and operations support systems. The notoriously media-shy company talks about the secrets of its phenomenal success.

One was sent to jail for draft dodging 12 years after leaving the country; the other is under investigation for not jumping into the fray of a recent attack. Two women, two different cases, one Israeli myth alive and well.

Haim Hefer passed away last week in a country that shared only a name with the Israel he helped create.

Netanyahu’s recent attempt to list his accomplishments by month only proves that words can’t do his year justice.

From struggling Negev development towns to northern border communities teetering on the edge, Israelis everywhere are having to deal with sky-high prices and rising levels of stress. We traveled the length and breadth of the country to see how ordinary people are coping.

Former civics supervisor Adar Cohen became the face of a movement after his untimely dismissal. The problem? He never asked to represent this public cause.