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By Chemi Shalev | Oct 23, 2015 | 01:35 PM | 6

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing the 37th World Zionist Congress, October 20, 2015.

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PM Netanyahu with Defence Minister, Ya'alon IDF chief Eisenkot and Public Security Minister Erdan. O

Why 'occupation-denial' impedes Israel’s war on terror

By ignoring the disenfranchisement of the Palestinians, Netanyahu escapes the need to explain why he's done nothing to dilute its poison.

By Chemi Shalev | Oct 14, 2015 | 08:19 PM | 24

Sanders was the star of Democrats’ debate - but Clinton was the winner

The violence that has consumed Israel in recent days wasn’t mentioned once in the 2-hour CNN broadcast of the presidential hopefuls.

By Chemi Shalev | Oct 14, 2015 | 08:58 AM | 12

Anwar Sadat, left, Jimmy Carter, center, and Menachem Begin

How I stopped believing in a happy ending for Israelis (and Palestinians)

Instead of leaders who pursue a peace of the brave we have Netanyahu and Abbas, who prefer a conflict of cowards.

By Chemi Shalev | Oct 5, 2015 | 10:04 PM | 11

Netanyahu in N.Y.: Daniel in the Lion’s Den or World’s Greatest Nudnik?

The prime minister is demanding peace talks 'with no preconditions,' as if he’s Golda Meir and this is 'That '70s Show.'

By Chemi Shalev | Oct 2, 2015 | 07:08 PM | 6

U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a luncheon

Memo to Netanyahu: Iran is over, ISIS is only game in town

Putin forges alliance of pro-Assad Shi'ites, creating new opportunities for Israel, Obama and Sunni states.

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Pope Francis in Philadelphia, September 26, 2015.

You don't have to be Catholic (to worship the Pope)

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks with House Speaker John Boehner. May 24, 2011

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Donald Trump speaks during a rally in San Pedro, California, U.S. September 15, 2015.

First they’ll come for the Mexicans - then they’ll come for the Jews?

Joe Biden and Ann Coulter remind people of the dangerous mix of Trump-style demagoguery and nativist American resentment.

By Chemi Shalev | Sep 18, 2015 | 02:12 AM | 9

Netanyahu speaking at the annual AIPAC policy conference, Washington D.C., March 2, 2015.

Losers of Iran-deal war use Orwellian Newspeak to claim victory

There is no 'bipartisan majority,' 'moral win,' or 'Jewish unity' - and no GOP president who will scuttle the nuclear accord as promised.

By Chemi Shalev | Sep 12, 2015 | 09:25 PM | 11

The annual Tribute in Light is tested in New York's Lower Manhattan

How 9/11 shaped American politicians and their vote on the Iran nuclear deal

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