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I don’t envy President Isaac Herzog. This week, the president will sit down for consultations with each faction that will represent the Israeli electorate in the...
Picture a family gathered around a Shabbat table. The candles are lit. There is bread to share. Then an argument begins. Soon, nobody is listening, and...
The results of the recent election in Israel are now final. With the “Netanyahu bloc” ending up with 53 seats – of which the Likud party...
JTA – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his opponent Gadi Eisenkot will have to break their promises to their constituents if they want to form and...
For some Israelis living in South Africa, voting in this election meant spending thousands of rands, crossing continents, and returning to a country whose future they...
South African Jews should prepare themselves for an extraordinary political fortnight. Between 25 October and 4 November, four elections across three continents could dramatically reshape the...
Over the past month, Habonim Dror has run mock Israeli elections at King David High School in Johannesburg and Herzlia High School in Cape Town, gaining...
On 27 October, Israelis will vote in one of the most consequential elections in our country’s history. This election is about much more than who will...
Israel is approaching one of the most consequential elections in its 78-year history. Unlike previous electoral contests dominated by economic concerns, judicial reform, or competing political...
Nine Israeli political representatives faced questions about Gaza, military service, and the failures surrounding 7 October during an online English-language election debate on Sunday. Their exchanges...
Israelis living in South Africa will have to spends thousands to vote in the upcoming election. They will have to fly home as there is no...
In June, an election video appeared online showing Gadi Eisenkot, the former Israel Defense Forces chief of staff and now one of Benjamin Netanyahu’s main political...
Who is left, right, or centre on the political spectrum is insignificant in the coming Israeli election, according to Haaretz reporter Linda Dayan, who spoke at Limmud Johannesburg. “When we talk about left and...
I overheard a group of political science students last week discussing Israel’s coming 27 October election. In the middle of the conversation, one announced, “I’m a Bennettist.” Everyone around...
Who is left, right, or centre on the political spectrum is insignificant in the coming Israeli election, according to Haaretz reporter Linda Dayan, who spoke at Limmud Johannesburg. “When we talk about left and...
Right-wing voters who no longer want Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition to be in power could decide Israel’s election in October. It could also hinge on the cost of living, military service, and whether Netanyahu can...
The new Israeli government will strengthen the role of religious authorities in daily Israeli life, including over conversion, kashrut, marriage, and divorce, and have an impact...
A few days ago, I had the privilege of meeting Professor Deborah Lipstadt, the United States special envoy for monitoring and combating antisemitism, after her keynote...
“I really do worry about [Benjamin or Bibi] Netanyahu’s ability to control the tiger he has ridden in on. A challenge not to be underestimated,” tweeted...
As the dust settles after Israel’s fifth general election in four years, voters have returned a resounding mandate to former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Bibi” –...
“Democracy is at stake,” says South African oleh Jonathan Schwartz, regarding the Israeli legislative elections that took place on 1 November to elect Israel’s 25th Knesset....
Israel’s polls closed hours ago, and it will take a day or two to get the final results, but every vote counts – even more so...
