The “Arab sector,” as it is called in Israeli jargon, has returned to the headlines, and in a big way. This did not occur because of Azmi Bishara’s provocative statements, or because of Hanin Zoabi’s participation in the Mavi Marmara…
Category: Talking politics
No more “Bibi or Tibi.” It’s “Bibi or Gidi!”
As we enter the fourth round of elections in two years, there exists a misconception that nothing has changed. The argument is that Bibi remains Bibi, and if the fourth round does not help him, we will go to a…
After you, Stav Shaffir
In a Haaretz opinion piece of December 9, 2020 (“Let the public elect the leaders of the Left”), Stav Shaffir, a leader of the 2011 social protest and former Labor MK, calls for the establishment of the “Israeli Democratic Party.”…
Where is the Israeli Biden?
In his victory speech, Joe Biden, the President-Elect of the United States, did not forget to thank the ones to whom he owed his victory – his black supporters. Pounding on the podium, he said “You’ve always had my back…
The COVID-19 pandemic: a historic milestone in the development of humanity
Political report to the Central Committee of the Da’am Party. Since the last Central Committee meeting in February of this year, the political arena has undergone fundamental upheavals that we could not have anticipated. A global event like the coronavirus…
Biden-Harris and Israel
In about ten days, we’ll know who won one of the most fateful election campaigns in American – and possibly human – history. The differences between incumbent President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden could not be more pronounced.…
And the winner is Bennett
“What are they protesting about? Netanyahu. Only about Netanyahu. Not about anything else. Not about the Occupation, not about the injustices of Zionism and capitalism, and not about the climate crisis,” notes Uri Misgav in his Haaretz article (Oct. 8,…
Bibi’s worst fear
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…
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
On January 28 of this year, Donald Trump presented his friend Benjamin Netanyahu with the Deal of the Century, announced in a public ceremony at the White House. Trump allowed Netanyahu to annex settlements to Israel and gave the Palestinians…