Eisenkot, Bennett, Liberman, Lapid and, yes, even Golan, must reconsider their refusal to serve in a Netanyahu government. The PM should accept an arrangement that includes his retirement.
Netanyahu lost ground, but the opposition failed to win. Eisenkot must play hardball as details emerge of a missed merger with Bennett.
Thailand’s hospitality has strengthened ties with Israel for decades. Israel must reciprocate by protecting Thai workers and respecting Thai culture.
Instead of buckling under hostile conditions, educators in the Jewish Affairs Caucus decided to stay and write new anti-discrimination protections into the NEA's governing documents.
A rapper who says he is being “silenced” sold out a European tour. Part of the money goes to a group that lauded the October 7 attackers as "the men who broke through."
The Jewish led “change” bloc, together with the Arab parties Ra’am and the Joint List, holds a 67 seat majority. The math is clear. What is missing currently is the political courage to act on it.
Israel does not need you to make everyone agree. It needs you to help ensure that Israelis can continue to live, compete, and govern together even when they do not.
Herzog has a chance to shape his presidential legacy by pushing Netanyahu and Eisenkot to put national interests ahead of political rivalries.
The opposition should stop overthinking, get out of its own way, thank the Arabs for their support, and get on with saving the country.
Politicians must stop telling voters: “We will not sit with these people, we will not join a government with those people, and we will never vote alongside the others.”
The opposition had every reason to win by a landslide, but Eisenkot offered no vision beyond replacing a failed government.
