Isaac Herzog, former Labor leader, to be Israel’s next president

by Philissa Cramer and JTA June 2, 2021June 2, 2021

Isaac Herzog, the former leader of Israel’s Labor party who most recently ran the Jewish Agency for Israel, will be Israel’s next president, lawmakers there decided Wednesday. Herzog overwhelmingly defeated […]

At left, Joint Arab List leader Ayman Odeh presents his party's list to the election committee at the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, Jan. 15, 2020. (JTA/Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90); at right, Labor Party leader Amir Peretz is seen at a meeting of the Labor-Gesher and Meretz parties in Tel Aviv, Jan. 20, 2020. (JTA/Flash 90)

Opinion

Can Jewish-Arab cooperation revive Israel’s political left?

by Abe Silberstein January 22, 2020January 22, 2020