Israel’s New Government Is Neither a Win Nor a Loss for Either of the Major Parties
Both Benny Gantz and Benjamin Netanyahu gave up things they wanted in return for things they needed.
March 31, 2020
Israel’s New Government Is Neither a Win Nor a Loss for Either of the Major Parties
Both Benny Gantz and Benjamin Netanyahu gave up things they wanted in return for things they needed.
On Thursday, when the news broke that Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz had agreed to form a national-unity government, pundits and politicians on both left and right seemed to agree that the incumbent prime minister had managed to outmaneuver his rival. But as details of the coalition agreement emerged, this interpretation began to seem less convincing. Haviv Rettig Gur explains:
March 31, 2020
The Extremism of Arab Political Parties Suggests That Many of Their Constituents Are Pulling Away from Israel
Emphasizing Palestinian rather than Israeli identity.
Iran, Aided by China, Expands Its Influence into Central Asia
Bringing Tajikistan and Uzbekistan out of the Saudi orbit.
Why Canada’s Greatest Jewish Poet Lost His Muse
The silence of A.M. Klein.
In a Debut Album, a Rising Star of Hip-Hop Puts His Anti-Semitism on Display
And critics will ignore or excuse it.