Three friends set off to sea. Boris, Donald and Bibi represent different countries, but are united in conservative, aggressive and xenophobic rhetoric. They mostly brag about their amazing talent for communicating with the “people”. They have found that when they…
Article Author: Ben Efrat, Yacov
Peace in the Time of Coronavirus
Accompanied by his wife and two sons, Bibi Netanyahu makes his way to the signing ceremony of the peace agreement with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. A few hours prior to his departure, Bibi imposed a lockdown on Israel,…
Netanyahu and MBZ mobilize for Trump
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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?
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