Opinion Israel to Declare a Boycott on Viktor Orban? Get Real
Boycotting countries with an anti-Semitic taint would make the activities of the BDS movement redundant. Israel would be waging a BDS campaign against itself
Dan Margalit
Opinion A Gaza Cease-fire, but Only Under These Conditions
Every cease-fire agreement is conditioned on both sides accepting the fence as a demilitarized zone and must include a clear Hamas commitment not to use the calm to topple the Palestinian Authority
Opinion The Arabs Chose to Be Refugees
These facts can be concealed and denied by fake news, but they are the real truth. The two great abandonments happened at the Arabs’ initiative
Opinion Emperor Netanyahu
Netanyahu prides himself on being an omnipotent ruler; he's already behaving like an emperor
Opinion With a Request Like That, All Israel Is in Trouble
What has happened to us if former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert doesn’t fear ridicule after requesting that his criminal record be expunged?
Analysis Netanyahu Is Unfit to Be Prime Minister After the Greatest Fiasco of His Premiership
Maybe Netanyahu is corrupt, maybe even criminal, but - as his supporters would explain their support for him - the main thing is his strength
Opinion My Secret Meeting With Netanyahu Associates Is Why I Don’t Believe Him
Acting as if the attorney general’s job can be bargained over isn’t foreign to Netanyahu. That was clear in my long talk with Nir Hefetz and Avichai Mendelblit
Opinion Netanyahu Has to Leave
The fact that a prime minister is willing to exploit the law to stay in power without any benefit to the people condemns him
Opinion Anything but a Boycott
Israel should maintain its presence in every possible international forum, arguing, getting angry and admonishing but without boycotting or quitting
Opinion Israel's Dangerous Cozying Up to Trump
However different the regimes, we should remember the embarrassment when Israel got chummy with the apartheid government in South Africa
Opinion The Hidden Fear Behind Netanyahu’s Aggression
Likud’s legislative initiatives are aggressive but also defensive, reflecting weakness. They’re seen by both commentators and the man on the street as steps by an antidemocratic gang
Analysis The Striking Parallels Between Netanyahu and Nixon
Most of the prime minister’s close working environment appears to be mired in the criminal swamp. This is the basis for the glut of legislation that is currently sweeping Netanyahu’s Likud
Opinion Sara Netanyahu Needs a Time-out
The prime minister would do well to pluck up the courage and, instead of dragging his wife from one defeat to another in the courts, take the initiative to turn the page
Opinion The Barren Efforts to Revoke the Balfour Declaration
The Palestinians’ request of Theresa May shows that they do not recognize the legitimacy of the Jewish presence in the Land of Israel despite everything that has been said about ‘two states for two peoples’
Opinion Where Is the Outrage Over Netanyahu's Crusade for Righteousness?
The ardor with which Netanyahu’s henchmen are pursuing a bill to exempt him from investigation for fraud and bribery is evident of this government's moral rot
Opinion Learn From Begin, Not Golda
Israel should return to the proposals made by Barak and Olmert and show that there is an Israeli peace partner, even if there is no easy Palestinian one
Opinion Netanyahu Is Driving Israel Toward a Binational State
Netanyahu is so afraid of losing his seat, he doesn’t dare challenge the coalition
Opinion Trump Tweets and North Korea Laughs
The United States has reconciled itself to a situation in which it is deceived by the North Korean ruler, as shortsighted nations gleefully cheer in the background
Opinion Netanyahu Is Only Netanyahu
Ben-Gurion, Eshkol and Begin all left office suddenly, and their political camps remained in power long afterward. Netanyahu is no different
Opinion The Demand for a Jewish Presence on the Temple Mount
Although the visible presence on the site is Muslim, the Jewish connection is buried in the earth beneath the mosques. That's why an international solution must be found to this ongoing problem
Opinion Netanyahu Is Unable to Withstand Extortioners
Zionists have always understood the importance of compromise for the political good. But Israel's prime minister is only interested in comprises that allow him to cling on to power