Obama’s Middle East visit: 50 shades of gray

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on March 27, 2013

On March 21, four days before Pesach, Sarah Chazizza was at home in Sderot, doing what people do before Pesach. She was cleaning. It was still early in the morning, but the weather was getting warmer and the windows were wide open to let the dusted furniture breath.

March 18, 2013

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on March 18, 2013

Reports: Netanyahu to present new government on Sunday

Published on March 15, 2013

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and potential coalition partners Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett successfully crossed the last hurdle in talks on forming a new government, which may be presented on Sunday, Israeli media reported.

Primaries vs. Backroom Deals and the Declining State of the Likud Party

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on March 15, 2013

What Conclusions Might We Draw Concerning the New Israeli Government

By Rabbi John Rosove
Published on March 14, 2013

Netanyahu clinches coalition deals

Published on March 14, 2013

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clinched deals for a coalition government on Thursday reflecting a shift to the center in Israel and a domestic agenda that has shunted peacemaking with Palestinians to the sidelines.

Netanyahu threatens to turn to Charedi Orthodox parties for coalition

Published on March 13, 2013

The Likud party, citing what it called "excessive demands" from Yesh Atid, threatened to launch government coalition negotiations with the Charedi Orthodox parties.

Charedi media personalities call for settlement boycott

Published on March 6, 2013

Israeli Charedi Orthodox media personalities are calling for a boycott of West Bank settlement products in response to the Jewish Home party's position on drafting yeshiva students.

Israeli Political Maneuvering - My Two Cents

By Rabbi John Rosove
Published on March 3, 2013

Netanyahu, Home Party’s Bennett meet for first time in five years

Published on February 11, 2013

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Jewish Home party leader Naftali Bennett for the first time in five years.

Election Countdown- Why is Alex Zusmanovich voting Ha’Bait Ha’Yehudi?

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on January 18, 2013

The 2013 campaign: 5 days, 34 mandates, 67 votes, 8 lost - or maybe not

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on January 17, 2013

Counting mandates, counting Jews

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on December 27, 2012

Three notes on Israel’s themeless, excitement-free elections

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on December 18, 2012

‘American Jews are much more than an ATM to Israel’

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on December 16, 2012