The fatal flaw in Israeli deterrence
It has not been accompanied by a more positive political strategy.
ByBenjamin Netanyahu
Fear and loathing in Israel
In the wake of the horrific 7 October attack, many Israelis are grappling with trauma and a desire for revenge.
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Who is to blame?
It is a moral catastrophe that people refuse to consider the circumstances of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Inside Israel’s intelligence fiasco
Security failures allowed Hamas to launch its catastrophic attack on 7 October. Can the Israeli leadership overcome its fatal complacency?
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s war test
It took a devastating attack to expose the full extent of the prime minister’s failures. What happens next?
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Israel’s democratic unravelling
The judicial overhaul is just the first step in the far-right government’s plan to transform the country.
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This could be the end of Benjamin Netanyahu
Protests and strikes against the Israeli government’s judicial reforms are intensifying.
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Are the Israeli protests the end of Benjamin Netanyahu?
Unprecedented demonstrations threaten the prime minister’s political future.
As Israeli-Palestinian clashes intensify, is a third intifada coming?
A wave of violence grips Jerusalem and the West Bank; and the global ageing crisis reaches a tipping point.
We are watching Israel build an authoritarian government in real time
Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition is eroding checks and balances on power.
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The future of democracy for Israel and Brazil
Ex-president Jair Bolsonaro's supporters stormed government buildings in Brasilia, while Benjamin Netanyahu's sixth coalition is the most far-right and religious…
The biggest winner in Israel’s election? The far right
Benjamin Netanyahu is poised to once again lead the country, backed by an alliance of extremist parties.
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Could Benjamin Netanyahu return to power in Israel?
Ahead of the 1 November elections, the former PM has brokered an alliance with the far-right to carve a return…
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Joe Biden’s democratic values will be tested in the Middle East
The US president, scheduled to meet leaders in Israel and Saudi Arabia, may find that being committed to human rights…
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Bread throws Israel back into parliamentary chaos
A dispute over leavening agents in Passover has lost Naftali Bennett his slim governing majority in the Knesset.
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Will Binyamin Netanyahu’s reign over Israel ever truly end?
The long-serving prime minister has made himself so indispensable that politics in Israel and Palestine will likely be shaped around him…
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Is Binyamin Netanyahu’s long reign finally over?
If the Israeli prime minister is ousted, it will not be because the country voted left but because he fractured…
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Why Israel is stuck with Benjamin Netanyahu
Despite failing to secure a decisive victory in three elections and being on trial for corruption charges, Netanyahu remains Israel’s…
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