Opinion 'King Bibi' Wasn't the Only Big Myth Shattered in Israel This Week
Israel's new coalition has ruptured the fantasies, myths and facile takes that have sheltered American Jews in their hasbarist or anti-Zionist comfort zones for so long
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Analysis Winds of Change Are Stirring in Israel, but They May Not Be Felt in the Arab Community
Although the Arab parties would not be part of Bennett and Lapid’s coalition government, they would be in no hurry to foil such a government
Israel Deprives East Jerusalem Political Activists of State Insurance, Stipends
Suspending medical benefits and halting social benefit payments are common procedures inflicted on East Jerusalem Palestinians
Thousands Join Tel Aviv Rally for 'A Joint Future' After Israel-Gaza Fighting, Jewish-Arab Violence
Author David Grossman, political leaders and activists call on Israel to go beyond a cease-fire in Gaza, while hundreds also gather outside Prime Minister Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem
Analysis Jerusalem Clashes a Warning Sign for Israel's Arab Parties
Israel's Arab lawmakers are finding themselves embroiled in a prime Palestinian national issue – but with zero power to influence it
Analysis Islamist Leader Won Legitimacy in Israel's Election. Now He Wants a Place at the Table
Hadash and Ta'al recommended Lapid. Balad and the Abbas' United Arab List didn't. If a government is formed, however, they will have to start delivering results
Third of Israeli Jews Support Inclusion of Arab Parties in Government
This support was most pronounced on the left, where the idea enjoyed 83 percent support as of late April, up from 77 percent in February and 71 percent in September
Opinion 'Death to Arabs': Palestinians Need International Protection From Israel's Racist Jewish Thugs
Israel's right-wing extremists, Netanyahu's allies, are taking to the streets, fueled by Jewish supremacy and anti-Palestinian hate, protected by the police and emboldened by their unprecedented power in the Knesset
‘There Is an Attempt to Change the Jewish Monopoly on Power in Israel’
Activist and lawyer Ameer Fakhoury weighs in on an unprecedented time for Arabs in Israeli politics – and what that means for the Palestinian national movement within the country
Israeli Left-wing Leaders Tell J Street: We're Committed to Replacing Netanyahu
None of the politicians who spoke at the U.S. group's conference mentioned Naftali Bennett or Yair Lapid by name during their remarks, despite calling for an alternative to Netanyahu
Analysis Israel's Independence Day Ceremony Signifies a Whole New Moral Low
The greeting clip of Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla was only meant to glorify Netanyahu ■ Netanyahu hasn’t yet managed to find deserters from other parties to join his government and has lost control of his shock troops
Leftist Israeli Lawmaker Warns 'Political Murder Is Around the Corner' After Police Assault
The Joint List's Ofer Cassif files misconduct complaint after attempted arrest at an East Jerusalem anti-settlement protest that left him injured. The officer in question claimed he didn't know he was a Knesset member
Israeli Police Officer Who Beat Lawmaker Claims He Was Attacked First
The Joint List's Ofer Cassif says officers at Sheikh Jarrah were 'going wild, not letting people demonstrate' as weekly protest in support of the neighborhood's Palestinian residents draws large crowd
Joint List Lawmakers Who Altered Official Oath Wording May Face Sanctions, Says Knesset Legal Adviser
Four Balad and Hadash lawmakers who staged symbolic protest at Tuesday's inaugural Knesset session risk losing significant salary benefits for deviating from officially worded commitment to Israel and the Knesset
Joint List to Meet With Lapid Thursday Before Deciding Who to Recommend for PM
There is a growing sense, however, in the Joint List and the United Arab List, that a fifth round of Israeli elections is the most likely outcome
Israel Election Results: Tensions Rise in anti-Netanyahu Bloc as Leaders Discuss Path to Government
Even after meeting Lapid, Gantz doesn't promise to back his former partner as PM candidate ■ Right-wing flank of anti-Netanyahu bloc displeased with Lapid for holding talks with Arab party leaders during Passover
Israel Election Results: Arab Parties Take Stock After Failure in Polls
For the first time in history, the United Arab List will be the biggest Arab faction in the Knesset, leaving the rest of the Joint List to do some soul-searching
Profile Islamist Leader Toed a Controversial Line. Israel's Election Results Proved Critics Wrong
Mansour Abbas weathered a lot of criticism, but election results bear out his strategy, as the United Arab List leader's pragmatic, tight campaign and a helping hand from Netanyahu made him confound the pollsters
Israel Election: This Arab-Israeli City Was Part of the Election's Biggest Surprise
While the turnout in the Israeli city of Kafr Qasem is set to be about 20 percent down from the March 2020 election, two locals are on track to be lawmakers in the next Knesset
Analysis Israel Election: Meretz and Labor Have Achieved an Almost Heroic Achievement, but Should Not Be Blinded by It
The bruised and vilified Zionist left is no longer on a respirator, but the decision by Meretz and Labor to run separately was illogical and must be remedied
Israel Election Results: This Arab Israeli Leader Will Decide Netanyahu's Political Fate
Israel elections 2021 ■ With nearly 90 percent of the vote counted, Mansour Abbas' UAL is slated to garner five of Knesset's 120 seats. Abbas has not yet declared support for either political bloc
Opinion The Real Reason Israel’s Left Keeps Losing
This week's election is more bad news for the Israeli left, after two years of a near-total collapse of popular support. How on earth did we end up here? Could a new left, committed to full equality for all, still arise?
Analysis Israel Election: Arab Voters' High Aspirations Have Yielded to Modest Hopes
In the 2020 election, voters hoped the Joint List could shape Israel's political agenda. Now, after a split in the Arab alliance and an uptick in gun violence, voters are focused on the basics: personal security, housing and jobs