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Likud Party head Benjamin Netanyahu attends a campaign event in Ma'aleh Adumim, Oct. 27, 2022. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Can a narrow right-wing government survive?

It’s true that voters want the right in power, but they also want electoral stability and calm.

November 2, 2022

Central Election Committee workers count the remaining ballots at the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, after the general elections, on March 25, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Stop wasting money on elections

Recent polls make it clear that Israelis are tired of elections and want unity instead.

October 24, 2022

IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot at a conference at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya on Jan. 2, 2018. Photo by Flash90.

Should former IDF chief Gadi Eizenkot enter politics?

He would be wise to look at the list of generals who did so, most of whom ended up battered and bruised.

June 13, 2022

A plenum session at the Knesset in Jerusalem, Feb. 28, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Leave the party, but give back the mandate

Israel's legislature must address the legal loophole that allows MKs to resign from parties or coalitions and take their mandates with them.

May 23, 2022

A plenum session at the Knesset in Jerusalem, Feb. 28, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

It’s time to change Israel’s electoral system

Israelis are used to voting for a party that exactly fits their worldview, but the plurality of parties is the root of all evil.

May 9, 2022