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Out of Dodge?

A recent poll shows that almost one in three Israelis are thinking about leaving the country. But are all these folks really about to leave?

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Gal, or, Toward a Grand Unified Theory of Gal Gadot

Why is Gal Gadot, among Israelis, the most beloved Israeli since maybe Moshe Dayan? It needs to be explained, once and for all

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Shikma

Does it matter that the first-among-equals leader of Israel’s biggest-ever protest movement is a woman (and a renowned particle physicist and a mother of five)?

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Save Us from Ourselves, Joe Biden!?!

Is Israel’s left sending to DC a droid with the message: “Help us, Joe Biden. You’re our only hope”?

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National Unity?

Does the idea of tossing out of the government the far-right parties, and swapping in the center-left, makes a lick of sense? Is this even possible anymore?

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What Happens Now?

Now that the law limiting the court’s ability to limit the Ministers and cabinet passed, where do we go from here?

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What Happened?

The government passed the law that limits the court’s ability to limit the Ministers and cabinet. So why did the two sides fail to reach compromise, even though all sides said that’s what they wanted?

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And No Religion, Too!

A major documentary seeks to understand the soul of secular Israelis. We seek to understand what we can learn from it about the state of the state

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Jenin, Again

Two weeks ago, thirteen people died in an IDF operation in Jenin that, today, is all but forgotten

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Fortress of Democracy?

There’s a petition asking Israel’s Supreme Court to strip Benjamin Netanyahu of his premiership, a petition based on sound legal arguments. But does anyone really think it would be a good idea for the Court to fire the PM?

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