Left wing israel

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

Israelis must decide whether politics exists to strengthen the country – or whether the country itself will surrender its fate to partisan warfare.

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

Independence Day and the new reality - opinion

 Ultra-Orthodox Jews clash with police outside the IDF Recruitment Center at Tel Hashomer, central Israel, April 28, 2025

As political pressure mounts, Netanyahu delays controversial haredi draft law - opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Communications Minister Shlomo Kahri in the Knesset. Kahri advocates opening up the media market in Israel.

Dangerous game: Netanyahu risks Israel’s security to save coalition with draft deal - editorial


The road to replacing the right-wing government

So what can we do? We can re-divide the alternative to a right-wing government into three components.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara – who will benefit more from another round of elections?

Leftist prof. praises McDonald's for not opening in settlements

Amir Hetsroni praised McDonald's as "supporting BDS" as he munched on french fries. The Israeli franchise of the fast-food chain has refused to open in Samaria.

Signs outside a McDonald's in Tel Aviv protest the refusal of the local franchise to open in Judea and Samaria.

Environmental neglect: the big absurd of nationalist politics

Eagle migration to Israel

A judicial revolution - Shaked's answer to claims of fascism

Shaked sprays the perfume in the air, quipping: “To me, it smells like democracy.”

Ayelet Shaked at a meeting, January 17th, 2019

ACRI asks High Court to order IDF to indict Col. who killed fleeing Palestinian rock-thrower

Left-wing groups charge shooting the suspect while he was fleeing was not necessary. But rocks thrown by Palestinians have killed soldiers and civilians in the past, defenders argue.

Palestinian rock-throwers attack Israeli troops near Bethlehem

Editor's Notes: Why is ‘Left’ an Israeli curse word?

In other words, reporting the news – and boy, was it news – is what makes you immoral and a leftist? Have we gone crazy?

Left wing protesters in Tel Aviv

Kotel fighting

Benny Gantz, Yair Lapid and Moshe Ya’alon would likely not act differently when facing the same dilemma.

Western Wall Plaza.

A conflict of identities

How neglect and denial lead to refusing an adversary’s sense of peoplehood

Druze-Israelis protest the Nation-State Law

Center Field: Who’s afraid of the big bad Left?

We were among the few Jews in New York who celebrated when Menachem Begin won in 1977 – we were among the few who even knew who he was.

Moshe Ya’alon, Benny Gantz, Yair Lapid and Gabi Ashkenazi announce the formation of their joint party, Blue and White, in Tel Aviv on February 21st, 2019

High Court: No blocking scientist appointment because of political views

Scientist with left-wing views was initially blocked from government appointment by Minister Ofir Akunis.

Ofir Akunis at the JPost Annual Conference 2017