Uri Misgav
Opinion Israel Election Results: The Quiet Base That Saved Israel From Netanyahu
The childish, narcissistic cries of 'I have no one to vote for' were replaced by a moving mobilization against Bibi
Brazil Hotel Still Chasing Netanyahu for Son Yair's Unpaid Bill
Hilton Rio de Janeiro Copacabana even appealed to the Foreign Ministry
Opinion Bibistan vs. Israel
In Netanyahu's eyes, the media, the military and the courts are all in on the plot against him
Watchdog Launches Probe Into Netanyahu's New Plane After Budget Quadruples
State Comptroller notes the decision to examine the project was made following 'several complaints that were filed' regarding it ■ Original budget was $48 million, estimates now place the plane at $275 million
Opinion The Israeli Slave Mentality
Israelis pay so much in military service and taxes and get so little that they're used to surviving on crumbs. And now the election campaign has stalled the faltering machinery
Naftali Bennett Entangled in Police Probe Into Campaign Irregularities
The information being examined says that a large amount of funding was put into Bennett’s campaign without it being reported to the state comptroller ahead of the Habayit Hayehudi primaries in 2012
Opinion Sara Antoinette, Marie Netanyahu
An independent trip by the prime minister’s wife at the state’s expense, such as Mrs. Netanyahu’s current one to Guatemala, is unprecedented
Opinion How and Why a Jerusalem City Square Was Slated to Be Named for the Father of Sara Netanyahu
The proposal to commemorate Shmuel Ben-Artzi originated with Herzl Makov, who not only heads the Menachem Begin Heritage Center, but also sits on the Council for Cable TV and Satellite Broadcasting, which approved the Bezeq deal at the heart of the fraud investigation dubbed Case 4000
Opinion Religion in Israel Attacks New Mothers
First we get a classic private health system – bypassing the public health system but exploiting its resources. Then the rabbis step in
Opinion Fight Religious Power in Secular Schools
As long as secular people choose to continue living in Israel, they must wage a head-on war against this missionary brainwashing
Opinion Netanyahus' Spending Sprees a Sign of Israel's Disintegrating Democracy
One of the typical acts of corruption is the looting of public coffers for the personal needs of the leader and his household. This elevates Netanyahu’s image to that of an emperor of sorts touched by the divine spirit
Opinion Israeli Justice Minister’s Personal Import to the Supreme Court
Ayelet Shaked didn’t choose Prof. Alex Stein because he’s a legal genius, but because of the right-wing views he espoused for 14 years at the not-so-stellar Brooklyn Law
Opinion It's Time to Replace the Draft With a Professional Army
Israel’s ‘people’s army’ is being torn apart by efforts to meet the competing, contradictory goals of sexual equality and religious rights
Opinion Secular Jews Shouldn't Join the Israeli Army
The demand should be simple and clear: full equality. Either everyone enlists in the IDF and has the same rights and obligations or we create a new model
Opinion Zionist Union's Story Is That It Has No Story
Isaac Herzog destroyed any remaining opposition DNA with his long, failed crawl to form a coalition government with Netanyahu in 2016
Opinion Thank You Messi, for Doing the Right Thing at the Right Time
The truth is that Israel has brought this blow upon itself
Opinion Netanyahu's Puppet Master Naftali Bennett Is No Fanatic, but Rather a Cynic in Paradise
Bennett runs the algorithms that launch Israel's most dysfunctional policies - not because he's an extremist, but because he's an incorrigible cynic
Opinion No Illusions Over Zandberg’s Costly Mistake
If Meretz's new leader really fears for the future of the left, she must regain the trust of party members, or resign
Opinion AIPAC, the U.S. Branch of Netanyahu's Likud Party
The group’s message is loud and clear: We’re not interested in nonsense like investigations, corruption, bribery, arrests and people who turn state’s evidence
Opinion The Unique Vapidity of the Bibi-ist Right
The Netanyahu regime is a populist, Peronist right. It’s doubtful it can even be called fascist; fascism is an ideology with core values that can be challenged
Opinion President of Israel's Supreme Court Should Resign
It’s hard to imagine Esther Hayut continuing to serve in her post. If she clings to it, the country's entire judicial system will be operating under a constant cloud
Opinion A Game-changer for Israel in the North - and It's Netanyahu's Responsibility
After the aerial exchange across the Syrian border last weekend, the challenge can’t be solved solely through public relations trips to the Kremlin, continued flattery of Putin and photo ops