Underrated: Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel's 'hawkish' prime minister is a wise pragmatist with a deft touch amid regional chaos
- 4 September 2013
Netanyahu reaffirms commitment to referendum following Palestinian peace deal
Israel's Prime Minister has again stated that he would like to put any proposed peace plan to a referendum in the Jewish state
- 2 May 2013
Ankara billboard thanks Erdogan for Netanyahu apology
Turkish authorities have been quick to design and post billboards thanking their prime minister for the "pride" experienced after Israel's apology
- 26 March 2013
The Ties That Bind
Obama lands in Israel, only to realise that he and his receiving party, Netanyahu and Peres, are all wearing the same tie
- 20 March 2013
Abbas honours 'Mother of Martyrs' ahead of Obama visit
Obama may have a tricky trip in store for him as Mahmoud Abbas chooses to honour incitement and terror-champion Mariam Farhat for her "sacrifice"
- 19 March 2013
Secret talks between Hamas, Egypt and Israel
Israel may agree that Egypt's border with Gaza be opened, as part of secret negotiations being held with Hamas
- 16 February 2013
Success in politics: A view from the right
In the elections for Israel's 19th Knesset the success of Benjamin Netanyahu almost proved to be his downfall
- 5 February 2013
Outrage over a cartoon... and yet no one died
The blood libel cartoons and the Mohammed cartoons, even if equally offensive, show the difference in the reactions of two peoples at loggerheads
- 29 January 2013
Sunday Times blood libel cartoon, on Holocaust Memorial Day no less
Why can't cartoonists seem to criticise Israel without the use of big noses and blood libels? And why do the mainstream papers still publish this stuff?
- 27 January 2013
Obama tried to meddle in Israeli elections, says senior source
Reports claim that Obama has attempted to undermine Benjamin Netanyahu in the Israeli elections, showing his hostility, as well as his ignorance of Israeli politics
- 22 January 2013
Israel elects: What the governing coalition may look like
What sort of coalition will a victorious Benjamin Netanyahu go for? Find out here...
- 22 January 2013
Israel elects: The Likud Beiteinu balancing act
In the second blogpost in a series on the Israeli elections, Nathalie Tamam explains the coalition between Netanyahu's Likud and the Yisrael Beiteinu party
- 14 January 2013
Israeli politics 101: What to expect when Israel elects
Israel's democracy can be regarded as 'pure' with its proportional representation system - but it can cause all manner of problems for decision makers
- 10 January 2013
Israel's irrationality is our fault
Israel's actions in expanding settlements is a direct result of being maligned and bullied by the international community, writes Executive Editor Raheem Kassam
- 3 December 2012
Three days to kill the peace process for good
This week, in the space of three days, the chance of a two-state peace settlement between Israel and the Palestinians is disappearing to an extent that may well prove unredeemable
- 28 November 2012
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