Religious right opinion leaders call on Netanyahu to step down

In a rare article, religious-right influencer Dudu Sa’ada calls upon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down and enable the appointment of a replacement, so that Israel would get a government.

Israel

Liberman’s secular campaign turns him into kingmaker

Many right and center-left voters liked what Yisrael Beitenu leader Avigdor Liberman offered them in the last election campaign: a secular unity government that would end religious coercion.

Israel

Israel worried Iran might attack soon

As the self-confidence of Tehran grows stronger, President Donald Trump might not be the one to save Israel from Iran.

Israel

Netanyahu will soon need right-wing parties he crushed

If Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu succeeds in generating a third election, he would need a strong right wing and not the weak one that he himself had been crushing.

Israel

The Takeaway: October 9, 2019

Saudi Arabia

Ticking time bomb: not a license to torture

The terrible damage done to Palestinian Samer Arbid, who is suspected of heading a terror cell, could harm Israel much more than the harm that would have occurred had torture not been used on him.

Palestine

Did Egypt go behind Hamas’ back to meet with Israel?

Egypt’s security delegation visited Israel and held talks in Netanyahu’s office without visiting Gaza.

Palestine

Israel’s ambassador to Egypt still sitting at home

Amira Oron is an experienced diplomat, who was supposed to be the first woman to serve as Israel’s ambassador to Cairo; yet one year after her appointment was approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she is still sitting at home.

Egypt

The new Knesset's uncertain start

As members of the 22nd Knesset took their seats, speculation swirled about a third round of elections within a year and the twilight of the prime minister's political career.

Israel

Israeli Arabs have had enough of violence, arms

The surge in crime over the past few weeks, and especially the number of murder cases, has mobilized Israeli Arabs to declare a general strike.

Israel

Abbas strategically times his call for Palestinian elections

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' announcement before the UN that he will call for elections in Palestinian territories seemed to be an attempt to prevent Hamas and Israel from objecting to the long-awaited voting.

Palestine

Are Arabs ready to invest in Palestine?

The current political and economic landscape in the Palestinian territories may not favor a conference for Arab investments, which the Palestinian Authority is banking on to boost its economy.

Palestine