Tag: Israel

Israel – Who’s who in Israel’s new patchwork coalition government (Al Jazeera)

Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year tenure as Israeli prime minister came to an end as the country’s parliament on Sunday approved a new coalition government led...

Israel – Israel: Bennett’s win and Netanyahu’s ‘dangerous’ defeat (Thomas O Falk, Al Jazeera)

With a vote in favour of a new coalition led by Naftali Bennett, the Israeli parliament ushered in the end of an era. After 12...

Israel/Palestinians – Palestinians not counting on change as Bennett replaces Netanyahu (Al Jazeera)

Palestinian groups have dismissed the change in Israel’s government, saying new Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is likely to pursue the same right-wing agenda as his predecessor,...

Israel – Israel’s Netanyahu ousted as ‘change’ coalition forms new government (Euractiv)

Leader of the Yemina party and designated prime minister Naftali Bennett (R) and Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid (L) cheefr after the results of...

Israel – The Economic Costs of Operation Guardian of the Walls (Manuel Trajtenberg, Tomer Fadlon, INSS)

As in previous rounds of fighting against Hamas, Operation Guardian of the Walls exacted three types of economic costs: the direct military cost, reduction...

China/Gulf States/Israel – Relations between China and the Gulf States: Opportunities and Risks for Israel (Yoel Guzansky, Galia Lavi, INSS)

Relations between China and the Arab Gulf states are evolving in new directions, some problematic for Israel and the United States. Against this background,...

Israel – Changing the Focus of Israel Advocacy (Larry D. Weiss, BESA Center)

Hamas militant holds up child during military parade, 2017, image via IDF online EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Those who advocate for Israel often take a defensive posture...

Israel – Did the Latest Israel-Hamas Round of Fighting Increase Criticism of Israel? (Hillel Frisch, BESA Center)

Anti-Israel protester during BDS event at Guilford College, North Carolina, image by Romain Guy via Flickr CC EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The visibility of pro-Palestinian protesters during...

USA/Israel – America must rethink its unique and contradictory advocacy of Israel’s Jewishness (Shibley Telhami, Brookings)

As a new Israeli government takes shape, the Biden administration must rethink its messaging about Israel and the Palestinians, especially in the absence of...

Gaza/Israel/Hamas – Break Hamas’ “Gaza-Jerusalem” Equation (Yoni Ben Menachem, JCPA)

Hamas’ Ismail Haniyeh with a picture of the Dome of Rock in Jerusalem behind him (Gaza government release) Break Hamas’ “Gaza-Jerusalem” Equation (jcpa.org)

Gaza/Israel/Hamas – An Arrangement in the Gaza Strip: The International Dimension (Oded Eran, INSS)

An Arrangement in the Gaza Strip: The International Dimension | INSS

Gaza/Israel/Hamas – As Gaza Truce Holds, Preventing Hamas from Re-Arming Takes Center Stage (Yaakov Lappin, BESA Center)

Hamas attack tunnel discovered by IDF in the Gaza Strip, 20 July 2014, image via Wikipedia As Gaza Truce Holds, Preventing Hamas from Re-Arming Takes...

Israel – Israeli Sovereignty Is Being Tested by Extortion and Threats (Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen, BESA Center)

Sunset aerial photograph of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem (view from the south), image via Wikipedia Israeli Sovereignty Is Being Tested by Extortion and...

Israel – Bibi’s Poisoned Legacy (Shlomo Ben-Ami, Project-Syndicate)

Bibi’s Poisoned Legacy by Shlomo Ben-Ami - Project Syndicate (project-syndicate.org)

Israel/Palestine – Palestinian village pays high price in defence of its land (Al Jazeera)

A Palestinian demonstrator throws back a tear gas canister fired by Israeli forces during a protest against Israeli settlements in Beita in the Israeli-occupied...

Israel/Palestine – How the Gaza war affected Palestinian politics (Adnan Abu Amer, Al Jazeera)

Supporters of Hamas wave flags during a rally in Gaza City on May 24, 2021 How the Gaza war affected Palestinian politics | Israel-Palestine...