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Jeff Barak is former editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post (1996-2002). After leaving the Post, he moved to London, where he was the managing editor of The Jewish Chronicle. Jeff returned to Israel in 2006 and became the editor of Ynetnews.com for a short period. Jeff currently works in the high-tech industry and contributes a regular column on political and diplomatic affairs to The Jerusalem Post

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Discrimination and everyday life in Israel Reality Check: There are many Israelis, on both the Left and the Right today, who believe that chance for a peaceful agreement establishing an independent Palestine has already gone due to the existence of 340,000 settlers living on the West Bank. By JEFF BARAK

Reality Check: Israel’s modern-day royal family It’s a shame Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spent the flight to London for Margaret Thatcher’s funeral asleep on the double bed that cost the taxpayer an extra half-a-million shekels. By JEFF BARAK

Reality Check: Hitting the voters in their pockets Even though his focus must be on balancing the country’s books, Lapid must not make the mistake of not keeping his eye on opportunities for furthering the peace process and prodding an unwilling prime minister into action. By JEFF BARAK

Israel’s new politics tests the waters Reality Check: Knesset summer session begins; will see if new politics promised by Lapid, Bennett comes to fruition. By JEFF BARAK

Reality Check: Hat tip to Lapid! First of all hat tip to Finance Minister Yair Lapid for making the Treasury’s internal pre-budget discussions a heated national talking point By JEFF BARAK

Reality Check: Lapid’s budget problems Lapid's decision to take the Finance Ministry, with all the risks it entails for his future political career, is a brave one. By JEFF BARAK

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