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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The bonfire of the Middle East
Jeremy Bowen’s personal history shows how hopes of peace failed and the region entered a new era of instability.
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The US’s new status quo
The 6 January committee hearings show how much Donald Trump has irreversibly changed the political landscape.
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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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Israel’s double standard on flag-waving is a risk to democracy
An annual Israeli nationalist march is going ahead. Compare that with how its authorities react to Palestinian flags.
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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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Attacks in Israel show peace with its neighbours is not enough
Regional alliances do nothing to assuage tensions between Israelis and Palestinians.
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The Sally Rooney Hebrew row – explained
The bestselling author is not boycotting Hebrew. But why did so many people assume she was?
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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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What’s behind the latest Israel-Palestine conflict?
Jeremy Cliffe and Emily Tamkin host the New Statesman's weekly global affairs podcast, World Review.
Will a successful Covid vaccine programme win Netanyahu the 2021 Israel election?
Alona Ferber joins the World Review podcast to explore Israel's complex political landscape.
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…
ByMehdi Hasan on Question Time, Israel and 9/11
An astonishing claim -- even by his standards -- from Richard Perle.
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