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Israeli politics

Israeli lawmaker Simcha Rothman, an architect of the judicial overhaul, chairs a session of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee on March 20, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Gil Cohen-Magen-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

‘The gun is on the table’: Both sides of Israel’s debate say that a constitutional crisis is coming

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA March 22, 2023March 22, 2023

In a country that is deeply divided, where attending anti-government protests has become a weekly ritual for many, at least one idea still unites the right and left: Israel appears […]

(From left) Michael Koplow, Laura E. Adkins and Haviv Rettig Gur at the Z3 Conference in Palo Alto, Dec. 11,2022. (Photo/Saul Bromberger)
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Israeli politics take center stage at Z3 Conference

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss December 14, 2022December 20, 2022
Leader of Israel's Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) far-right party Itamar Ben Gvir makes a speech following the Israel's general elections in eastern Jerusalem, Nov. 02, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Mostafa Alkharouf-Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

These U.S. Jewish groups are staying quiet on far-right extremists’ election success in Israel

by Ron Kampeas and JTA November 4, 2022
Benjamin Netanyahu seen during a morning walk the morning after the Israeli general elections, Nov. 2, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
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As vote is tallied, Netanyahu appears headed for more sweeping victory than expected

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA November 2, 2022
A campaign poster in Tel Aviv shows (from left) Itamar Ben-Gvir, Benjamin Netanyahu and Bezalel Smotrich. (Photo/JTA-Jamal Awad-Flash90)
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This week’s Israeli election and its high stakes for democracy, explained

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA October 31, 2022October 31, 2022
Itamar Ben Gvir, head of Israel's Otzma Yehudit political party, is escorted by guards during a visit to an East Jerusalem neighborhood, Oct. 13, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
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They united to oppose an extremist party in Israel’s 2019 election. This time, leading U.S. Jewish groups are staying quiet.

by Ron Kampeas and JTA October 14, 2022October 14, 2022
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (left) and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett when they took office in June 2021. (Photo/Forward-Getty Images)
Posted inAnalysis

Why the Israeli government failed but isn’t a failure

Abe Silberstein by Abe Silberstein and Forward June 20, 2022
Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz pictured on Aug. 13, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Avshalom Sassoni-Flash90)
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Israel’s health minister wants to make it easier for women to get abortions

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA December 2, 2021
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks about the new budget during a session of the Knesset in Jerusalem, Nov. 3, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Ahmad Gharabli-AFP via Getty Images)
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Israel approves national budget, averting new government’s collapse and repeat election

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev and JTA November 5, 2021
Marcia Freedman (Photo/Deborah Kaufman)
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Berkeley’s Marcia Freedman, first out lesbian in Knesset, dies at 83

by Dan Pine September 27, 2021September 28, 2021

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