The deafening noise of the protesters’ horns disturbs the peace of the royal family residing in the Balfour Street palace. It resonates throughout the country, over its bridges and streets, as the most Israeli of melodies rings out: “Bibi go…
Article Author: Ben Efrat, Yacov
Netanyahu’s New Deal
In an interview with a popular local radio show last week, Transportation Minister Miri Regev tried to inject a new idea into the public discourse by saying that in the time of COVID-19, “Israel needs a New Deal.” The interviewers…
Israel, Stanley Fischer won’t save you this time!
This article was published in Hebrew on July 8th, 2020, before PM Netanyahu decided, under pressure from a mass movement of people who have lost their jobs and businesses, to extend unemployment benefits and payments to the self-employed until June…
Left and Right against Annexation
Two days before a beaming Donald Trump announced the Deal of the Century at the White House, while standing next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and backed by a prominent group of settlers, US secret services briefed the President…
The trials and tribulations of Benjamin Netanyahu
Netanyahu’s “I’m the aggrieved one” speech on May 24 in the Jerusalem District Court caused a wave of reactions ranging from “Bibi calls for civil war” to “Benjamin Netanyahu v. State of Israel.” The “anyone but Bibi” people resented the…
Why annexation and why now?
The fifth Netanyahu government has started off, with its primary role being to tackle the Coronavirus. It is forbidden to discuss, legislate, engage with or even think about any subject other than Corona, which has become the glue binding together…
Who will annex Palestinian health?
While Benny Gantz and Bibi Netanyahu are arguing over whether to immediately annex Area C to Israel, the Ministry of Health beat them to it and made a clear statement: “There will be no choice but to annex health care…
Corona in Israel’s backyard
Israel is preparing for the Corona tsunami that will wash over it in the coming weeks. The graph of new cases published daily shows an exponential increase, and with it a spiking level of anxiety. Prime Minister Netanyahu acts through…
Sisyphus in the voting booth
Election results this third time around are similar to those of the previous two: 58 to the right and 62 to anti-Bibi parties that cannot sit together. There is no decision and no government. The difficulties are well known: a…
The Deal of the Century and the one state solution
Da’am Central Committee, February 2020 The party’s decision to run again for elections this third time stems from the fact that the political plan we are proposing, based on the principle of “one state – green economy”, becomes a more…