Benjamin Netanyahu has done it again. Wednesday’s right-wing merger, which he engineered and promoted, shows why the prime minister excels at winning elections while his nemesis Naftali Bennett keeps struggling. The union of Bennett’s New Right and the religious Jewish…
Forget the polls and ignore most of the commentaries. The outcome of Israel’s 2020 election is entirely unpredictable for now. Given the potential for unforeseen developments and the question marks over some key factors, Israelis could wake up to a…
Benjamin Netanyahu’s win in the Likud leadership vote is bad news for his chief rivals in the 2020 national election. The prime minister’s decisive victory highlighted his key strengths and signaled that defeating him remains a huge challenge. Netanyahu overpowered…
Benjamin Netanyahu is known as a tireless and brilliant political campaigner. The prime minister is particularly noted for mastering the use of social media to attract voters. But ahead of the March 2020 election, the PM is working on a…
A report claiming that 86 percent of immigrants to Israel since 2012 were not Jewish prompted angry reactions and official denials Monday. It now appears that the figures, ostensibly provided by the Israeli government, were false. Most immigrants who arrived…
Love him or hate him, Benjamin Netanyahu has been the face of Likud for more than a decade. During this time, the prime minister led Israel’s ruling party to some stunning electoral achievements. Will Likud be the same without him?…