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…
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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…
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…
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…
The Deal of the Century: Trump’s Rump
The deal of the century is more a vision than a practical plan, more a revisionist Zionist propaganda document than a political one. In fact, it is essentially a collection of government talking points for media appearances, in which the…
When Bibi goes, the Messiah will not come
Well, we are heading for a third indecisive round of elections, as Bibi Netanyahu is still alive and kicking everything that moves, primarily the pants of Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, against whom he has declared war. Bibi the Magician is…
Trump’s final gift to Bibi is a poisoned apple
Since being elected, President Trump has showered Netanyahu with a range of gifts, from the move of the US Embassy to Jerusalem to the cessation of aid to the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), and from recognition of Israel’s annexation…