Palestinians with knives don’t scare attorney Lea Tsemel. A new documentary deconstructs the controversial character who will defend anyone who opposes the occupation – even if they resort to the most violent means
Most of the audience was from the cultural elite that is currently fighting for its life, which has no connection to the demonstrators outside, as if they were residents of two different galaxies
The party that founded the State of Israel, and which for much of Likud's years in power was the only one with potential to replace it, has fallen to new lows
The left's indecision in choosing Kahol Lavan or Meretz could cause the right to expand its power
The submarine affair underscores what we've known all along – we can no longer turn a bind eye to the prime minister's stinginess and greed
In an election that is making fair game of the blood of one-fifth of the citizens of this country, people are occupied with the question of their freedom to openly hold a joint
Far-rightists are disqualifying candidates – something pretty rich considering that cabinet members describe all elected officials from the Arab community as ‘terrorists’
On eve of attorney general's expected indictment announcement, most Israelis think prime minister is corrupt, but his supporters say it’s law enforcement that’s guilty
Few Israelis have heard of Dr. Ofer Cassif, the Jewish representative on the far-leftist Hadash party's Knesset slate. On April 9, that will change
This pathology grows stronger in the face of the stability of right-wing rule, especially the imperial kind like that of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
PM couldn’t take David Levy and he drove Moshe Kahlon out of the party. In this week's Likud primaries, the Mizrahim around him had no chance of finishing anywhere near the top.
The slap he got in the army ■ The lengthy period as both a journalist and a politician (without full disclosure) ■ The crash as finance minister ■ The conviction that he’ll come back big-time ■ A chronology of the rise of Yair Lapid
Despite the deep desire of all those who hate Benjamin Netanyahu to finally see him ousted after so many difficult years, abandoning the left in this election to vote strategically would be a crime against conscience
Benny Gantz’s speech Tuesday was riddled with clichés, but the promise of statesmanship that the leader of the new Hosen L’Yisrael party is selling to the public will find takers
Justice minister's alliance with dubious 'sex for judgeship' lawyer might show she lacks the minimal sense of smell to avoid people who, going down, tarnish everyone around
This election is like a midterm — a transitional election aimed at the day after the Netanyahu era, which all the political players expect to end in the next year or two for legal reasons
Omra Levi-Hazan was left on her own, with two small children. Her battle to get her partner recognized as a mother posthumously is story of true grit, but also of Israel's institutionalized insensitivity toward the LGBT families
If Netanyahu is indicted for bribery and leaves the Balfour residence, the Likudniks won’t burn the state down but move on and look for the next king who will help them rule it
These elections will be particularly repugnant. Joining the Arabs, leftists and the media as targets for slander will be the rule of law’s defenders – police, state prosecutors and attorney general’s officials. Their sin is simply doing their job
Shunning the grief over Rona Ramon’s death doesn’t involve restraint and rationality, only an arrogance that's cut off from reality
Five years. That’s the time period for Habayit Hayehudi party leaders Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked to try to take over Likud and run as a team for Israeli prime minister
Even the few men who arrived were carrying the classic form of left-wing demonstrators. It was impossible to ignore either the decisive female majority, or their type
Backers of the prime minister see police recommendations as proof 'leftist' media required blatant intervention. 'This was once called dirty politics, now it's bribery,' claims Likud activist
The party that built the state, the left’s flagship, the political home that’s supposed to be an alternative to Netanyahu and the extreme right, looks desolate, abandoned and evil smelling
Netanyahu left Habayit Hayehudi with two terrible options: Resign and be seen as petty opportunists, or stay and become a laughingstock
One of Netanyahu’s main tasks was and still is to neutralize and miniaturize any potential heir. A brief survey over the years shows that he has accomplished this mission with considerable success