Even if a coalition against Bibi takes power, it will not rule well. Hatred of him cannot be the basis for cooperation between parties whose ideological distance is greater than that between carnivores and vegans.
Trump’s questionable gifts to Israel
“I did not conclude that the President committed a crime, but I also did not exonerate him,” said special counsel Robert Mueller, citing the results of his investigation into President Trump, which lasted two years and covers more than 400…
The magician unmasked: A funny thing happened on the way to a coalition
The people had its say, selecting Netanyahu as prime minister, acquitting him of all guilt and providing him with a right-wing bloc. Yet the omnipotent Bibi failed miserably to form a government. The last elections were a referendum on the…
“Sign, you dog!” The withering of the Palestinian Authority
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has adopted the strategy of Donald Trump: Instead of military power, use economic force! From the moment of Trump’s election in 2016, he turned economic sanctions into his main tool to achieve what he wants in…
Translator needed
Dear friends, We urgently need native English speakers to translate articles from Hebrew (one or two per month, each about 1000 words) on a voluntary basis. Challenge is an E-Magazine focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as well as trends in…
Israeli democracy and the demographic threat
The following piece was first published in Hebrew on April 15, 2019, a few days after the elections in Israel. Benjamin Netanyahu is set to serve a fifth term as Israel’s prime minister. His government will be like the previous one.…