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Biden made good start but Palestinians need action as well as aid

Opinion: While U.S. has renewed financial assistance, White House has been unclear on its stance on upcoming Palestinian elections, especially need for Israel to honor its commitment to allow Palestinians in Jerusalem to participate

Daoud Kuttab , 23:53 , 04.10.21

Blinken’s perilous two-state diktat to Israel

Opinion: The obsolete two-state solution has suddenly been given new life by the Biden administration rushing back to status quo, which was adored by Obama, who was so determined to bring Israelis down a peg, he elevated Iran’s role in the region

Michael Fenenbock , 19:00 , 04.10.21

Netanyahu's rocky road to premiership or presidency

Analysis: Recent poll finds 53% of Israelis oppose PM becoming president but his allies are exploring the option as March 23 elections left him without Knesset majority and signs begin to emerge of possible shift change in Likud loyaltes

Daniel Sonnenfeld/The Media Line , 23:45 , 04.09.21

Loose lips sink ships

Analysis: The NYT revelation about an Israeli strike on vessel belonging to Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps in Red Sea could compromise future missions and have serious diplomatic implications - but some in Jerusalem apparently don't care

Alex Fishman , 19:17 , 04.09.21

To honor their memories, we must spread hope

Opinion: The March of the Living commemorating the millions murdered during the Holocaust did not take place this year; instead, we must honor the slain with the stories of those who survived and warn the world of the dangers of hatred

Dr. Shmuel Rosenman , 23:30 , 04.08.21

Iran ship blast off Yemen shows Mideast shadow war far from over

Analysis: As world powers negotiate over Tehran's tattered nuclear deal, the assault on the MV Saviz — said to serve as a floating base for Revolutionary Guard — further escalates the regional fight against Tehran and its proxies

Associated Press , 21:40 , 04.08.21

Israel is sending the U.S. a clear message on Iran

Analysis: With Washington apparently embracing Tehran at any cost, Jerusalem is taking matters in the region into its own hands, signaling to the White House that it will not be ignored and to the Islamic Regime that it is the master of the seas and will not shy away from a fight

Ron Ben Yishai , 23:31 , 04.07.21

'Mexican standoff' gave Netanyahu his win

Analysis: By refusing to throw his lot in with Lapid, Saar effectively made the PM the inevitable choice to form the next government; he had hoped Bennett would back the Yesh Atid leader instead but no one seems to trust anyone anymore

Sima Kadmon , 23:38 , 04.06.21

Do not write off Netanyahu just yet

Opinion: The veteran master of tricks and shticks is starting to run out of new material and the latest alleged talks regarding making him 'President Netanyahu' only further illustrate his low state, but can the other guys really form a government?

Nadav Eyal , 23:00 , 04.05.21

Netanyahu's trial in the court of public opinion

Opinion: The three judges who will decide the prime minister's fate have been the target of attempts by the defendant to brand them as scheming leftists while skewed media reporting has already judged him to be guilty as charged

Ben-Dror Yemini , 16:17 , 04.05.21

Netanyahu's trial may not be decided in court

Analysis: As the prime minister's corruption trial is getting underway in Jerusalem, the defendant is busy trying to find a way to persuade the president that he must form the next government — one that will inoculate him against any unfavorable outcome

Tova Tsimuky , 23:41 , 04.04.21

Jordanian prince's criticism put kingdom's allies in bind

Analysis: Swift show of support, even as King Abdullah placed Prince Hamzah under house arrest, underscores Jordan's strategic importance as an island of relative stability in the turbulent Mideast

Associated Press , 16:24 , 04.04.21

Israel is not in Trumpland anymore

Analysis: U.S. bid to rejoin Iran nuclear deal, ending sanctions on ICC officials and resumption of aid to PA are clear signs that Israel has lost its sway over American foreign policy decisions

Itamar Eichner , 12:39 , 04.04.21

Time to end this political farce

Opinion: Voters expect the leaders of the so-called coalition for change to put aside their egos, keep their word to put the country's interests first and form a government to deal with the health crisis and the post-COVID financial crisis

Ariela Ringel Hoffman , 23:34 , 04.03.21

Israel daydreams as Iran speeds toward nukes

Opinion: While U.S. desperately tries to lure Tehran back into some sort of agreement, Jerusalem must not make the Iranian issue an Israeli one and demand implementing checks and balances to offset any risks entailed in such a move

Ariel Levite , 23:30 , 04.02.21

Ra’am, Jerusalem and the one-state solution

Opinion: October 2023 municipal elections in Israel's capital could see the city's Arabs population play a larger role in deciding who will be the next mayor, setting the scene for political participation as a tool for binational statehood

Avi Gil , 18:58 , 04.02.21

Only Bennett can unite Israel

Opinion: Religious Zionists who follow teaching of Rabbi Kook understand need to unite humanism and faith, nationalism and universalism; they can accept the Islamist Ra'am party just as they accept Evangelical Christians

Moti Shklar , 08:53 , 04.02.21

Netanyahu's appeal to Saar, Bennett is cover for Ra'am

Opinion: PM claims his bloc won majority of Knesset seats on March 23; but this election was not about Right vs Left, it was about pro- or anti-Netanyahu - and judging by the outcome, the public wants to do away with PM

Ben-Dror Yemini , 23:58 , 04.01.21

Abbas finds himself up the creek without a paddle ahead of PA polls

Analysis: Despite warnings from Israel and his own advisers, Fatah Leader Mahmoud Abbas is racing towards the Palestinian polls with a broken and divided faction, while terror group Hamas demonstrates a united front, not unlike its successful 2006 round

Elior Levy , 23:57 , 04.01.21

Rivlin hints Netanyahu not the favorite, forcing PM to change strategy

Analysis: When PM realized the president will not necessarily task the lawmaker with most recommendations to form a government, he lashed out through his Likud allies, understanding something is brewing between Bennett and Lapid

Moran Azulay , 10:29 , 04.01.21

Netanyahu is responsible for his own downfall

Opinion: Although conditions were perfect for Netanyahu's bloc to win enough seats in latest elections, PM's uncontrollable ego and excessive self-confidence drove potential voters into the arms of other parties or made them stay at home

Sever Plocker , 23:30 , 03.31.21

Happy 10th birthday Iron Dome

Opinion: Despite its undeniably steep cost, the missile defense system has proven again and again that it is a life-saving guardian of the south, even as Israel's leaders have failed in their duty to protect those living in shadow of Gaza rockets

Matan Tzuri , 23:30 , 03.30.21

Wheeling and dealing underway in post-election Israel

Analysis: Netanyahu’s only hope seems to be recruiting two defectors from Saar’s New Hope party, which will enable him to introduce a 61-member coalition on the floor of the Knesset or else he must count on support from Islamist Ra'am party leader Mansour Abbas

Uri Cohen/The Media Line , 17:42 , 03.30.21

Israel's elections pandemic

Opinion: Following the latest national vote, it's clear the rules of the game have changed; bloc or party size no longer hold the significance they once had; now, the key to forming government lies with country's smaller political factions

Yuval Karni , 23:30 , 03.29.21

Election results spell doom for Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul

Analysis: Underwhelming poll performance deals severe blow to Netanyahu's hopes of suspending trial as he remains unable to form government to let him push through favorable legislation

Uri Cohen/The Media Line , 20:04 , 03.29.21

Netanyahu is facing painful payday from former political allies

Opinion: PM appears unable to form a right-wing government after a host of his former disgruntled political partners ran against him in the March 23 elections; he also can't count on unity government after shamelessly violating agreement with Gantz

Barch Leshem , 13:29 , 03.29.21

A very different Passover in Bahrain

Opinion: The most profound way this holiday will be a new experience will come when we say 'Next year in Jerusalem' at Seder, for thanks to the Abraham Accords that dream is now a reality that many of us Jews of the Gulf can make come true

Houda Nonoo , 23:53 , 03.26.21

How religious Zionism was hijacked by extremists

Analysis: The racist, homophobic and misogynistic Religious Zionist alliance will subvert both Zionism and religion after the values of the moderate members of the settlement movement were cast aside in the name of regressive values

Chen Artzi Sror , 19:48 , 03.26.21

Israel's Jews must start listening to their Arab neighbors

Opinion: Gone are the days when pollsters make election predictions while disregarding the opinions of 20% of the electorate; also gone are the days when the Arab voice was absent from the national political discourse - and it's about time

Afif Abu Much , 13:54 , 03.26.21

Haredi voters stayed loyal despite temptation

Analysis: Despite the alternative offered by Religious Zionist Party and criticism for government-imposed pandemic restrictions, the ultra-Orthodox electorate opted to unite behind their parties not least because of secular criticism

Yakov Plevinsky , 08:59 , 03.26.21