Binyamin (Bibi) Netanyahu’s call for early elections initially evoked an instinctive response: Who needs this? The result of normal elections, scheduled for next fall, was predictable: Bibi could look forward to another four years as Prime Minister. He had split…
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Bibi and Ahmadinejad: Feeding off each other
The Israeli media is abuzz with the issue of Iran’s nuclear program. Haaretz stunned us all with a Netanyahu quote from a “closed” meeting: “If a committee is set up to investigate the attack on Iran, I’ll say I’m responsible.” The prime…
The Unholy Trinity: Barak, Bibi, Mofaz
On the night of May 7, Kadima leader Shaul Mofaz joined Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to obviate the need for early elections and rescue Israel from the mess it has gotten itself into. In the international sphere, two fateful and insoluble…
Another Round in Gaza
Another round of violence between Israel and Gaza is coming to a close. Gazans count 25 dead so far, while Israel counts the number of rockets that the Iron Dome missile defense system shot down successfully. Both sides, Israel and…
Urgent: To build a Jewish-Arab leftwing alternative!
Political report to the Central Committee of Da’am (ODA), Jan. 22, 2012 The year 2012 is upon us, and we see a wave of historic developments in the Middle East and around the world. In October 2011, Europe suffered an…
Like a herd of elephants
Like a herd of elephants, the racist legislation proposals from the Likud and Israel Beitenu are galloping through the Knesset, spreading fumes of fascism into every sphere of society (see Box below). The proposals are aimed at anything that in any way…
“Get to the Damn Table!”
Get to the damn table! US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta half pleaded, half ordered, thoroughly in despair as negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority remain frozen. Panetta was speaking during the recent Saban Forum, yet none of those…
Social-protest leaders strengthen Netanyahu
The start of the Knesset’s winter session marked the end of the protest season. With President Shimon Peres looking on, and with social protest leaders in the gallery, Benjamin Netanyahu opened with a social-political speech which left no doubt as…
Shukran, Mohamed Bouazizi, for the Gilad Shalit deal
Gilad Shalit has probably never heard of Mohamed Bouazizi. He’s probably never heard of the Arab Spring. Nevertheless, the way for the deal to free the Israeli soldier was paved by that same Tunisian street vendor who set himself alight…
Obama claims the Arab uprisings for himself
In an exciting and revolutionary speech, US President Barack Obama laid out his Middle East doctrine, claiming the new reality created by the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia must be grasped. I did not only support those uprisings, he seemed…