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Idol in the Sanctuary
Are ultra-Orthodox attacks on Labor Party candidate, Reform Rabbi Gilad Kariv, legitimate political scrabbling, or some weird sort of herem, or religious excommunication?
Read MoreCarrots & Sticks
Is there a fair way to cajole people to vaccinate? Fining ’em? Keeping ’em from working? Banning them from basketball arenas? Public shaming?
Read MoreLikud, 2021: What’s Left of the Right?
Some longtime Likudniks lament that the party ain’t what it used to be. If that’s true, then what is it now?
Read MoreThe Revolution Is in the Mail
New political magazines, printed on paper and sent in the mail, hope to foment revolution in Israeli politics. Do they have a chance of influencing people, in an age of Twitter?
Read MoreDay in Court
The International Criminal Court says that Palestine is a state and Israelis must stand trial for war crimes. “Pure anti-semitism,” as PM Netanyahu says? Or something else?
Read MoreLapidary Matters
Does Yair Lapid, whose Yesh Atid Party is polling second only to the Likud, have what it takes to be Prime Minister?
Read MoreBut They Have Lady Pacman, Don’t They?
Ten parties will probably be elected to the next Knesset. One will be headed by a woman. Why?
Read MoreAnyone But Them
The biggest issue in Israel’s March elections won’t be COVID, won’t be an economy in free fall, and won’t be Iran going nuclear. Nah, the biggest issue is ultra-Orthodox Jews. Why oh why?
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