Populism

Orban’s defeat: A sign of things to come? - opinion

In countries where populism is ascendant, the main political rivalry is no longer primarily between a moderate Left and a moderate Right.

|ByOFER KENIG
PETER MAGYAR, leader of the opposition Tisza Party, speaks during a press conference a day after the parliamentary election, in which Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded defeat on Monday.
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and US Vice President JD Vance meet at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem last month. US politics has transformed Israel into a volatile symbol of domestic partisan identity, the writer asserts.

Israel must pivot from US partisanship dependent on Republican loyalty - opinion

The more Israel is perceived as a purely partisan Republican project, the harder it will be to restore cross-party trust, risking the long-term erosion of legitimacy.

|ByOFER ISRAELI
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a letter from Britain's King Charles as he meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 27, 2025.

How Donald Trump's 'America first' agenda may backfire on him - opinion

What we’re witnessing might be called the “nationalist boomerang” – when one country’s overassertive nationalism triggers defensive nationalist responses elsewhere.

|ByDANIEL GOLDMAN
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi seeks every legal means to increase state support for Channel 14, without any constraints on some of its more disturbing content, the writer complains.

Israel's Channel 14 has a lot of problematic content - opinion

Channel 14 has the right to exist as a right-wing network, but with constraints on its disturbing content, says writer.

|BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF

Israel's political crisis and the challenge of populism

Actual policy making in a liberal democracy is based on sophisticated nuances.

DECEMBER 9, 2019ByYUVAL SHANY
Yair Lapid: If we lose, Israeli democracy is over.

We the people: Democracy in the age of populism

Political populism has an even more sinister meaning.

MAY 28, 2019ByYUVAL SHANY
A general view of the Plenary Hall during the election night for European elections at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, May 27, 2019