Left wing israel

Who is Gadi Taub , the Labor prince who became the Israeli Left’s fiercest critic?

The historian, author and podcaster on his political journey, why he still backs Netanyahu, and what he calls the Left's "license to fabricate narratives".

Gadi Taub sits down with Editor-in-chief Zvika Klein to retrace the defection that took him from Peace Now demonstrations to the front line of the fight over Israel's Supreme Court, its media and its national identity.
A haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protester argues with a police officer outside the Jerusalem IDF recruitment center, April 12, 2026.

Almost half of Israelis support tougher sanctions, pressure to promote haredi conscription - poll

Israelis attend a protest march against the decision of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fire head of Shin Bat Ronen Bar, at the entrance to Jerusalem, March 19, 2025.

Israel’s biggest threats demand unity, not partisan warfare - opinion

THE MAIN rehearsal of the 78th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem.

Independence Day and the new reality - opinion


'Left-wing Israelis will burn synagogues,' Beersheba mayoral candidate warns

According to a police complaint, Beersheba Deputy Mayor Shimon Boker used "inciting language" in his ad.

Campaign advertisement by Beersheba Deputy Mayor Shimon Boker, October 3, 2023.

The Palestinian flag should not be a contentious symbol - opinion

In the center of the group were several people holding the black, white, green and red Palestinian flags.

 AMID THE more than 10,000 protesters was a group of about 200 Israeli Jews surrounding a large sign that said: ‘First they took the Palestinian flag and I didn’t speak out.'

How do we combat all extremism and hate speech in Israel? - opinion

As violent ideology becomes more commonplace, the street expects these views to be exposed more and more by their leaders, leading to a downward spiral of increasingly extremist thoughts.

 SIGNS WITH the slogan ‘leftists are traitors’ are held by protesters at a right-wing rally in Tel Aviv, last month.

Israel's fight is not for democracy but for cultural dominance - opinion

For over 100 years, the Zionist Left has been opposing the Zionist Right and struggling to assure it cannot effectively influence the country's social or cultural makeup.

 Thousands of Israeli protesters rally against Israeli Goverment's judicial overhaul bills in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on March 04, 2023.

The current protests has created stress lines of the society - opinion

These differences in our society sheds some light on the need for and the wisdom of reform.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu looks toward MK Simcha Rothman as they confer with Justice Minister Yariv Levin in the Knesset last week. Levin and Rothman have been emphasizing the larger public welfare, says the writer

From left to right, Israelis are concerned they’ll be harmed by the judicial reform

Israelis from every end of the political spectrum are concerned about what the reforms might bring.

 MILITARY RESERVISTS, on a three-day walk to Jerusalem, hold flags as they block the main highway from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv yesterday in protest against the government’s proposed judicial reforms.

Gadi Taub should celebrate being 'cancelled' - opinion

Taub was informed on Wednesday by the publication, for which he has been writing for more than a decade, that his articles would no longer be welcome.

 Israeli author Gadi Taub speaks at the International Writer's festival in Jerusalem on May 06, 2010.

Why does the new gov't have the Israeli Left in a panic? - opinion

Questions about Israel's democratic future have arisen as a result of both the new government and the reactions to said government

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and then-defense minister  Benny Gantz sit at the head of the government table in the Knesset plenum, in 2021

More than half of Israelis against proposed High Court override clause -survey

For the first time since mid-2019, Israelis expressed more optimism toward the future of democratic rule in Israel than about the future of Israel’s national security.

 THE INAUGURATION of the new Knesset takes place in the plenum last week. Israel’s exemplary democracy is strong, says the writer

Ben-Gvir: Chief of Staff should 'think twice' about punishing Givati soldier

A Givati Brigade soldier has been sentenced to 10 days in prison for his role in the attack of left-wing activists in Hebron.

 Israeli soldiers stand guard during a Palestinian protest near the Jewish settlement of Elon Moreh,east of Nablus, in the West Bank, November 25, 2022.