After polling weakness, Bennett and Lapid join forces in bid for relevance
Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid announced Sunday that they will run together in the upcoming national election under a joint list branded “Together – Led by Bennett,” a move that immediately reshapes the opposition map and revives one of the most controversial alliances in recent Israeli history.
BBC anchor utters blood libel during live interview with ex-Israel PM Naftali Bennett
“The Israeli forces are happy to kill children,” is just one of the profoundly disturbing statements made by BBC News presenter Anjana Gadgil.
Is Israel Forfeiting Border Security in Hopes of Obtaining US Visa-Waiver Status?
The full extent of the capitulation to the Biden administration became apparent this week, when COGAT removed several entry regulations pertaining to foreign visitors to Judea and Samaria.
Bennett’s Bad Precedent and the Curse of Israel’s Small Parties
Despite this past year’s failed “experiment” in coalition-building and governance, the same people are at it again, reciting tired mantras about the need to “keep Bibi out of Balfour
Yair Lapid’s Attempt to Appeal to the Majority
In his maiden speech as interim prime minister, the Yesh Atid leader said that “most Israelis agree on the ‘truly important topics.’” Ironically, the people to whom he was referring are to the right of his party, and the left won’t tolerate any pandering to them.
Prominent Rabbi warns Bennett of civil war
“MK Yulia Malinowski wants to destroy the rabbinate,” Rabbi Eliyahu added.
Israel’s Coalition Members are Already Focusing on the Day After
Some in the coalition have relayed the message to Bennett that he must cede the role of transitional prime minister to Lapid.
Lesson from a Government’s Likely Collapse? Stop Worrying About International Opinion
Having an Arab party in the coalition should have silenced the “apartheid state” lie. It just proved again that Israel’s enemies don’t care what it does; they just want it dead.
Is Gideon Sa’ar Coming Around to the Idea of a Netanyahu Government?
With his New Hope party’s prospects up in the air, Likud members say the justice minister feels a Netanyahu-led government is preferable to another election.
Defeating the Danger from Without
Self-reflection in the Jewish context all too often is an exercise in directing accountability inward, rather than where it belongs: squarely on the shoulders of Israel’s external enemies.