Analysis Israel's Shallow Election Campaign Ended as It Deserved: A Farce
Hard-line former Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman will make Netanyahu an offer he can’t refuse, the problem will be the price
Yossi Verter
Analysis Israel Election 2019: Netanyahu, More Emboldened Than Ever, Will Do Anything to Stop Indictment
If the Benjamin Netanyahu of 2015's election was smug, the prime minister who snagged a sweeping victory in 2019 won't stop at anything
Analysis Israel Election: They Say Netanyahu Is a Magician – He’s Much More Than That
In no Western country, not even Italy, could a person who is allegedly a serial lawbreaker, on his way to trial and possibly to jail, be elected to the highest office in the land
Analysis If You Think the Israeli Election Campaign Was Revolting, Just Wait for When Netanyahu Wins
Just wait until 10:05 P.M. Tuesday when the coalition-building negotiations begin. Six comments on what was, and what could be
Analysis If Re-elected, Netanyahu's First Order of Business Will Be an Obscenity Against Democracy
In the final days before the election, Netanyahu pulled from his hat some impressive diplomatic coups, while presiding over an unusually ugly campaign rife with trashy video clips. It seems to have paid off
Analysis The Timing Is No Coincidence: The World Mobilizes for Netanyahu's Campaign
The recent chain of breakthroughs is no coincidence. Netanyahu is a master at enlisting the heads of great powers and 'third-party countries' to help him in his election campaign
Haaretz Poll: Netanyahu's Likud Widens Margin Over Gantz's Party
The right-wing bloc is up to 67 seats in this new poll, with the center-left bloc at 53
Analysis Netanyahu Proves Once Again He Can Turn Filth Into Gold
Reports that the prime minister is using fake social media accounts haven't swayed voters. With or without them, polls show he is getting closer to a fifth term as prime minister
Analysis Calling Gantz 'Unstable,' Netanyahu Takes a Page From Trump's Playbook
He may not have a problem with the truth like his rival Netanyahu, but Gantz sure messed up a chance to shine on live TV after Bibi underperformed in the latest scuffle in Gaza
Analysis 'Mr. Security' Netanyahu Is Looking Very Insecure Days Before the Election
Despite receiving the priceless gift of Golan Heights recognition by U.S. President Donald Trump, the prime minister is hounded by escalation with the Palestinians
Analysis Netanyahu Dropped by for a Surprise Interview. He Won't Do It Again
In his impromptu Channel 12 appearance, the prime minister rediscovered something he has forgotten in recent years: Not all interviewers are parrots dutifully reciting the questions dictated to them
Analysis Trump Once Again Proves He's Netanyahu's Private Santa Claus
Gantz's hacked phone hasn't hurt his party, but Netanyahu's submarine affair may finish him – unless Trump saves him ■ Ayelet Shaked’s perfume video is her party's Hail Mary
Analysis No One Knows What Was on Gantz’s Phone, but We Know Whom the Scandal Benefits
The phone hacking affair doesn't necessarily makes Gantz vulnerable, but it does serve Netanyahu, who wants to create the impression that Iran has control over his rival
Analysis To Defeat Gantz, Netanyahu Instructs His Party to Lie
The rise of Moshe Feiglin's extremist, albeit pro-pot party overshadowed an otherwise dull week of campaigning, featuring Bibi's battles with supermodels
Haaretz Election Poll: Support for Gantz Drops Dramatically, Right-wing Bloc in the Lead
Exclusive survey finds that Gantz-Lapid alliance Kahol Lavan would get 31 Knesset seats if elections were held today, casting doubt on centrist union's hopes to head new government ■ Feiglin's Zehut party passes electoral threshold, becoming tie breaker.
Analysis For Netanyahu, Unity Is a Dirty Word
Netanyahu is realizing that his 'innocent victim' campaign strategy is no longer working ■ Gantz's platform flirts with the moderate right, but there are signs he'll break left if he comes to power
Analysis Now That He's Cornered, Netanyahu Is More Dangerous Than Ever
With the planned indictment, the attorney general called him out: Corrupt and corrupting. It’s scary to think what Bibi would offer his coalition partners in return for a law to prevent him from standing trial
Analysis Gantz and Lapid's New Party Has a Single Ideology: To Replace Netanyahu
There is no other political glue uniting this new venture, and in case of failure it will be summarily dismantled
Analysis Courting Kahanists, Netanyahu Takes Politics to the Gutter
The prime minister has again proved that there is no level to which he will not sink to preserve his power and avoid an indictment
Analysis Going Low Like Netanyahu, Gantz Delivers Aggressive Insults in Hope of Reviving Momentum
Hosen L'Yisrael's chairman understands the chances of ousting Netanyahu are slim, and is focusing on fighting for the leadership of his bloc
Analysis A Champion of Alliances in Israeli Politics, Tzipi Livni Rejected at Finish Line
After 20 years in politics, Livni found that the public had turned its back on her ideological hallmark – a two-state solution as a guarantee of Israel’s continued existence as a Jewish democracy
Analysis There's No Line Netanyahu Won't Cross on His Way to a Fifth Term as Prime Minister
With a week remaining for the parties to finalize their slates, Gantz hits Netanyahu where it hurts
Analysis Israel's Labor Party Just Elected a New King and Queen
Labor has ceased to be a ruling party – and five other takeaways from Monday's primary
Analysis Netanyahu Lost Big This Week. Here's What It Means for the Next Government
After losing the battle for the attorney general's heart, Netanyahu is finally focusing on Election Day. But after Likud's primary, it's clear that even his loyalists no longer fear defying him
Poll: Majority of Gantz Voters Say West Bank Settlements Endanger Israel
Despite Benny Gantz's efforts to paint himself as centrist, majority of respondents who say they'll vote for Hosen L'Yisrael hold left-wing views
Analysis Likud Members Prove to Netanyahu: We're Not a Flock of Sheep
The voters didn’t agree to the prime minister's war against Gideon Sa'ar. Nor did they heed Netanyahu regarding their other candidates
Half of Israelis Don't Want Netanyahu as Prime Minister, Haaretz Poll Finds
Undisputed 'Mr. Security' is losing his advantage over his main rival, but the latter is largely perceived as left and the 'Gantz effect' doesn't seem to threaten a fifth term for the sitting prime minister after election
Analysis Netanyahu Isn't Really Afraid of Likud Rival Sa'ar. So Why the Big Guns?
Netanyahu got used to Likud as his footstool, and hates the notion of other centers of power in politics besides himself
Haaretz Poll: Gantz Keeps Momentum, but Netanyahu Still Comes Out on Top
Gantz's Hosen L'Yisrael would get 22 seats, second only to Likud's 30. Labor, meanwhile, nearly evaporates with only five seats – just one above the electoral threshold
Analysis Netanyahu's Worst Nightmare Is a Last-minute Move by Top Rival Gantz
Polling after Benny Gantz's debut this week showed that Netanyahu could be toppled – on the off chance that a certain megalomaniac politician is ready to play second fiddle