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Why Netanyahu Could Become Israel’s Prime Minister Again
NWS Exclusive Analysis: Netanyahu’s rivals have pledged to govern only with a “Zionist majority,” shutting out the Arab parties that won a record 19 seats. Akiva Eldar writes that this pledge, more than any ballot, may hand the prime minister another term. October 29, 2026 3:39 PM IST A file photo of Benjamin Netanyahu addressing the Munich Security Conference. He has succeeded in scandalising Arab parties of Israel, a strategy that helps him evergreen his power. Photo: securityconference.org.
The Eight Measures the Next Knesset Can Take Immediately to Stop West Bank Jewish Terror
The crackdown on settler violence cannot wait until the next government is sworn in. Below are the immediate measures that a Knesset opposed to the right-wing government can take 11:31 PM • October 21 2026 IDT Gadi Eisenkot has promised to put an end to Hamas rule in Gaza within 18 months if he becomes prime minister.
The Next Knesset Can Stop West Bank Jewish Terror With These 8 Measures
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'Medical Terrorism': How Anti-Arab Incitement Is Poisoning Israel's Hospitals
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'Medical Terrorism': How Anti-Arab Incitement Is Poisoning Israel's Hospitals
"I want to show you a short video," my doctor friend, Dr. Basheer Karkabi, said to me, adding: "This was broadcast last week on Channel 14." I glanced at the doctor's phone and remembered having seen Raviv Drucker criticize the video on Channel 13 .
AIPAC Reaps the Netanyahu Effect and Makes Israel a Liability
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AIPAC Reaps the Netanyahu Effect and Makes Israel a Liability
Share to FacebookShare to X Article printing is available to subscribers only Print in a simple, ad-free format Subscribe Zen reading is available to subscribers only Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format Subscribe AIPAC's growing toxicity is a warning to American Jews and Israel's next government: defending Netanyahu's policies is making support for Israel increasingly untenable 12:51 AM • August 19 2026 IDT Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the winner of the Democratic primary in Michigan, should...
The Corridor That Left Israel Behind - And What It Means for Netanyahu’s Election
With less than 100 days until Israelis go to the polls, the election is shaping up as a referendum on nearly three years of squandered opportunity – and nowhere is that clearer than in the trade corridor that Netanyahu once promised would change the face of West Asia, and which the region is now quietly routing around him.None of this was inevitable.
The Deal That Broke Netanyahu: How Iran Won Without Losing
Israel’s public conversation has collapsed into a single, burning question: how badly will the Iranian misadventure damage the Likud and the prime minister who staked his legacy on it? Will the failure to topple Tehran's radical regime – or to neutralise the nuclear threat — finally bring down the most hardline government in Israel's history when voters go to the polls in October?
Who Is Itamar Ben-Gvir? The Far-Right Minister Reshaping Israel From Within
The normalisation of extremist and hateful politics by far-right leaders like Ben-Gvir, whose video humiliating Flotilla activists spread widely online, reflects a deepening acceptance among a large segment of Israeli youth of the belief that only brute strength can safeguard a nation encircled by hostile forces. If you want to understand Israel's Jewish society, ask anyone on the street what they think of the Global Sumud Flotilla activists.
Netanyahu's Calls for Iranians to Rebel Have Legitimized the Next Intifada - Akiva Eldar
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Netanyahu's Calls for Iranians to Rebel Have Legitimized the Next Palestinian Intifada
Share to FacebookShare to X Article printing is available to subscribers only Print in a simple, ad-free format Subscribe Zen reading is available to subscribers only Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format Subscribe 03:02 AM • March 26 2026 IST In the declarations of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his friend U.S. President Donald Trump, the word "freedom" has been used repeatedly since the start of the attack against Iran.
Listen to Obama: We need a nuclear-free Middle East | Opinion
When politicians and generals declare that "all options are on the table," they usually mean only one thing – the military option. That's what I wrote here in December 2021 about the option of airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities and the cost – in civilian casualties, in billions of shekels and in damage to Israel's foreign relations. Subscribe for on-the-ground reportingSubscribe for on-the-ground reporting SUBSCRIBE NOWSUBSCRIBE NOW Already signed up?
As Israel's Left Loses Sight of a Two-state Solution, Sinwar Can Pat Himself on the Back - Akiva Eldar
Aa Aa Aa - A + No one in Israel, including the buzz-wordsmith himself, has a clue what "total victory" in the........ © Haaretz visit website
As Israel's left loses sight of a two-state solution, Sinwar can pat himself on the pack | Opinion
Sep 9, 2024 1:04 am IDT Send in e-mailSend in e-mail Sep 9, 2024 1:04 am IDT No one in Israel, including the buzz-wordsmith himself, has a clue what "total victory" in the Gaza war looks like. How many graves must be dug in the military cemeteries on the road to that imaginary "victory"? What price must Israeli society and the economy pay for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his confederates' mirage? How low will Israel's global standing fall by then?
No One Is Asking Israel About a Palestinian State - Akiva Eldar
Aa Aa Aa - A + The day after the Norwegian government's decision to recognize a Palestinian state, its Foreign Minister, Espen Barth Eide, was quick to justify himself. He mentioned........ © Haaretz visit website
No one is asking Israel about a Palestinian state
Get email notification for articles from Akiva Eldar Follow The day after the Norwegian government's decision to recognize a Palestinian state, its Foreign Minister, Espen Barth Eide, was quick to justify himself. He mentioned (Haaretz, May 23) that Norway is operating behind the scenes to help the hostages. How are the two connected? The minister also found cover behind the responses of Arab states supporting Norway's decision.
In a War With No Winners, Israel's Army Chief Has Nothing to Lose - Akiva Eldar
Chief of Staff Herzl Halevi announced on Memorial Day, "In this war we are determined to complete the mission, and we understand the cost." What mission is he talking about? Does he mean total victory, or the blood-soaked slog in the ruins of Gaza? Is Halevi of one mind with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who refuses to discuss a plan for "the day after" the war?
In a war with no winners, Israel's army chief has nothing to lose
Get email notification for articles from Akiva Eldar Follow Chief of Staff Herzl Halevi announced on Memorial Day, "In this war we are determined to complete the mission, and we understand the cost." What mission is he talking about? Does he mean total victory, or the blood-soaked slog in the ruins of Gaza? Is Halevi of one mind with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who refuses to discuss a plan for "the day after" the war?
Holocaust Marketers Preserve Israel as the Perpetual Victim - Akiva Eldar
The most dangerous leader of the Jewish state has long since turned Holocaust Remembrance Day into an opportunity for fearmongering about "the Iranian threat." Columnists Actual . Favourites . Archive Aa Aa Aa - A + The most dangerous leader of the........ © Haaretz visit website
The damage wrought by Netanyahu
There was a time when Israel would be up in arms whenever some junior country would threaten to recognize a Palestinian state. Since the outbreak of the war in the Gaza Strip, hardly a week goes by without some European nation announcing its intention to consider recognizing Palestine.
Throw Israel Out of the Olympics, for Its Own Sake - Akiva Eldar
This article begins with the understanding that Israeli society is sick. Very sick. Its government is on a collision course with the U.S. president in the middle of a multifront war, the Israeli passport has become the mark of Cain, the Knesset is robbing the public treasury, and the police are acting like a criminal militia. Columnists Actual . Favourites . Archive Aa Aa Aa - A + This article begins with the understanding that Israeli society is sick. Very........ © Haaretz visit website
Throw Israel out of the Olympics, for its own sake
This article begins with the understanding that Israeli society is sick. Very sick. Its government is on a collision course with the U.S. president in the middle of a multifront war, the Israeli passport has become the mark of Cain, the Knesset is robbing the public treasury, and the police are acting like a criminal militia.
The Israeli Left's Declaration of Victory Will Be in Ramallah - Akiva Eldar
Every additional day on which the international media shows pictures of Palestinian children dying of hunger is distancing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from his "total victory" – with the emphasis on "his." The final winner won't be declared with the return home of the soldiers. It will be achieved when all the soldiers' votes are counted in the coming election. Columnists Actual . Favourites .
Left's victory photo will be in Muqata
Every additional day on which the international media shows pictures of Palestinian children dying of hunger is distancing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from his "total victory" - with the emphasis on "his." The final winner won't be declared with the return home of the soldiers. It will be achieved when all the soldiers' votes are counted in the coming election.
There's a Third Way for Israel to Approach Lebanon: U.S.-led Border Negotiations - Akiva Eldar
A chilling segment of a recent interview that National Unity Party minister Gadi Eisenkot gave on the Channel 12 investigative news program "Uvda" has received too little attention. Eisenkot, a former army chief of staff and a respectable politician, confirmed that he and his party colleague Benny Gantz had prevented a deterioration of the conflict in the Gaza Strip into a regional war.
There's a third way for Israel to approach Lebanon: U.S.-led border negotiations
A chilling segment of a recent interview that National Unity Party minister Gadi Eisenkot gave on the Channel 12 investigative news program "Uvda" has received too little attention. Eisenkot, a former army chief of staff and a respectable politician, confirmed that he and his party colleague Benny Gantz had prevented a deterioration of the conflict in the Gaza Strip into a regional war.
The U.S. Must Want Israeli-Palestinian Peace More Than the Parties Themselves - Akiva Eldar
"America can't want peace more than the parties themselves." Every politician, diplomat, scholar and journalist who follows the Israeli-Palestinian conflict knows this sentence, and it embodies the American conception that collapsed on October 7. Columnists Actual . Favourites . Archive Aa Aa Aa - A + "America can't want peace more than the parties themselves."........ © Haaretz visit website
The U.S. must want Israeli-Palestinian peace more than the parties themselves
"America can't want peace more than the parties themselves." Every politician, diplomat, scholar and journalist who follows the Israeli-Palestinian conflict knows this sentence, and it embodies the American conception that collapsed on October 7.
Netanyahu's New Alliance With Hamas - Akiva Eldar
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no idea how to exit from the disaster inflicted on us by his old alliance with the Hamas monsters, but he already has a new alliance with it. Columnists Actual . Favourites . Archive Aa Aa Aa - A + Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no........ © Haaretz visit website
Netanyahu's new alliance with Hamas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no idea how to exit from the disaster inflicted on us by his old alliance with the Hamas monsters, but he already has a new alliance with it.
Israel's Unilateral Strategy Toward Gaza Will Keep Leading to Disaster - Akiva Eldar
I don't miss Gush Katif, the former bloc of Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip. There's never been anything for Israel in Gaza, among millions of wretched Palestinians, either today or in the past. Two hundred-and-sixty soldiers and civilians were killed to consecrate the habitation of 8,000 Jews there, who were stuck like a bone in the craw of two million people lacking human rights.
Israel's unilateral strategy toward Gaza will keep leading to disaster
Get email notification for articles from Akiva Eldar Follow I don't miss Gush Katif, the former bloc of Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip. There's never been anything for Israel in Gaza, among millions of wretched Palestinians, either today or in the past. Two hundred-and-sixty soldiers and civilians were killed to consecrate the habitation of 8,000 Jews there, who were stuck like a bone in the craw of two million people lacking human rights.
The Israeli Right's Campaign to Delegitimize the PA Is How Hamas Will Win - Akiva Eldar
With the exception of a handful of super-lunatics, like lawmaker Orit Strock and settler leader Daniella Weiss, the presumably sane right no longer dreams of returning to resettle the Gaza Strip. On the other hand, talk of bringing back the Palestinian Authority to Gaza is giving them nightmares. Columnists Actual . Favourites . Archive Aa Aa Aa - A + With the exception of a handful of super-lunatics, like lawmaker Orit........ © Haaretz visit website
The Israeli right's campaign to delegitimize the PA is how Hamas will win
With the exception of a handful of super-lunatics, like lawmaker Orit Strock and settler leader Daniella Weiss, the presumably sane right no longer dreams of returning to resettle the Gaza Strip. On the other hand, talk of bringing back the Palestinian Authority to Gaza is giving them nightmares.
Israel's best defense is an offense of conciliation
About a week before Hamas' pogrom, Yoav Gallant stood next to the Platform 17 Memorial in Berlin. The defense minister chose to address the Israeli public from the place where 50,000 Jews were sent to concentrations camps, some straight to the crematoria. He pledged: We have the ability to defend ourselves, our families and our children on our own, and this is what we will do.
Israel's Best Defense Is an Offense of Conciliation - Akiva Eldar
About a week before Hamas' pogrom, Yoav Gallant stood next to the Platform 17 Memorial in Berlin. The defense minister chose to address the Israeli public from the place where 50,000 Jews were sent to concentrations camps, some straight to the crematoria. He pledged: We have the ability to defend ourselves, our families and our children on our own, and this is what we will do. Columnists Actual . Favourites .
Israel's Exit Strategy From Gaza That Hasn’t Been Adopted - Akiva Eldar
Along with the Israel Defense Forces’ deep incursion into the Gaza Strip, there are growing questions about the exit strategy from the Strip, an area that suffers from violence, poverty and overcrowding. The political leadership and the army expect the ground incursion to continue for many months. And then what? Columnists Actual . Favourites . Archive Aa Aa Aa - A + Along with the Israel Defense Forces’ deep incursion into the Gaza Strip,........ © Haaretz visit website
Israel's exit strategy from Gaza that hasn't been adopted
Along with the Israel Defense Forces' deep incursion into the Gaza Strip, there are growing questions about the exit strategy from the Strip, an area that suffers from violence, poverty and overcrowding. The political leadership and the army expect the ground incursion to continue for many months. And then what?
Trauma can open the Israeli public's eyes. Time for a peace cabinet
On the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, everyone was talking about the diplomatic failure that preceded the military fiasco at the time. The arrogant refusal of Prime Minister Golda Meir, who rejected the peace feelers of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, cost us the lives of 2,689 soldiers and more than 7,000 wounded.
Netanyahu-Biden Meeting: A Unique Opportunity for Israeli Media to Get Answers - Akiva Eldar
Joe Biden did the right thing when he ignored the manifestos of thousands of respected intellectuals who begged him not to meet with the leader of Israel's judicial overhaul. We should thank the U.S. president for his willingness to spend a whole hour with the man accused of bribery, fraud and breach of trust who formed a government with neofascist parties. Columnists Actual . Favourites .
Netanyahu-Biden meeting: A unique opportunity for Israeli media to get answers
Joe Biden did the right thing when he ignored the manifestos of thousands of respected intellectuals who begged him not to meet with the leader of Israel's judicial overhaul. We should thank the U.S. president for his willingness to spend a whole hour with the man accused of bribery, fraud and breach of trust who formed a government with neofascist parties.
Biden Take Note, There Are War Criminals in Israel’s Government - Akiva Eldar
Finally, the leader of the free world has decided to take some action. Citizens of Israel, beware: Joe Biden has taken off his gloves. Even the Democratic administration’s patience has its limits. No more Mr. Nice Guy. They are no longer willing to wipe off the spit, pretending it’s rain. That’s it – National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir will not set foot on the grounds of the American Embassy.
Biden take note, there are war criminals in Israel's government
Finally, the leader of the free world has decided to take some action. Citizens of Israel, beware: Joe Biden has taken off his gloves. Even the Democratic administration's patience has its limits. No more Mr. Nice Guy. They are no longer willing to wipe off the spit, pretending it's rain. That's it - National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir will not set foot on the grounds of the American Embassy.
How Israel was defeated in the 1967 War
On Monday, two peoples marked the anniversary of their national disaster: The Palestinians mourned 56 years of humiliation under Israeli occupation. The Jewish-Israeli people marked another year of falling into the abyss of apartheid, tyranny and isolation. The famous saying of Pyrrhus of Epirus - "Another victory like that and we are done for" - is perfectly apt for Israel's military victory in the 1967 war.
How Israel Was Defeated in the 1967 War - Akiva Eldar
On Monday, two peoples marked the anniversary of their national disaster: The Palestinians mourned 56 years of humiliation under Israeli occupation. The Jewish-Israeli people marked another year of falling into the abyss of apartheid, tyranny and isolation. The famous saying of Pyrrhus of Epirus – “Another victory like that and we are done for” – is perfectly apt for Israel’s military victory in the 1967 war.
Israel strengthens Iran's growing status in the region
"Saudi Arabia, the leadership there, has no illusions about who are their adversaries, and who are their friends," Benjamin Netanyahu said last week. The former is Iran and the latter, of course, is Israel. A rookie Israeli journalist (not including the propagandists of Channel 14) would have asked him: If that's the case, Mr. Prime Minister, why does Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman invite the Iranian adversary to fly its flag in Riyadh and shoos the Israeli suitor from the Saudi capital?
what to remember when dealing with Netanyahu
About two months ago I wrote that condemnations of the judicial coup by leaders of countries calling themselves "friends of Israel" won't stop the criminal family that took over the Knesset and the government. In the meantime, U.S. President Joe Biden moved from talk to rebukes and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moved to talking with the opposition, leaving his useful idiots to rebuke the United States. It's hard to gauge Biden's contribution to the prime minister's decision to pause the coup.
What about a death penalty for Jewish terrorists?
As the pogrom in Hawara died down, one courageous Palestinian managed to capture one of the Jewish terrorists - the one who shot and killed his friend. He turned the terrorist over to the Palestinian police, which recommended indicting him for murder. The prosecutor very much wanted to settle for a life sentence to facilitate a prisoner swap with Israel.
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