What does it mean when a staunch supporter of Israel in Congress says he no longer supports Israel’s leadership? It’s a new kind of relationship between the longtime allies.
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The Israel-Hamas war has fueled tensions around military exemptions, but the issue has long roiled Israeli politics.
A scholar of Israeli politics explains why Israelis are increasingly turning against Netanyahu and his promise that Israel can quickly defeat Hamas and bring Israeli hostages home.
Many Israelis think their prime minister is incapable of leading their country at a time of such severe crisis.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has presided over disasters before – and remained in power. But is the intelligence failure preceding the Hamas attack so big that this time he won’t?
Joe Biden knows only too well from 21st-century US history how hard it is for a country to untangle itself from a ground invasion.
Benjamin Netanyahu has helped reshape Israel and the broader world in profound ways. And there’s a dark side to those changes.
Israeli troops have withdrawn after two days of fighting in a camp in the occupied West Bank. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that it would not be a ‘one-time action.’
The Israeli flag has long been associated with the country’s far-right, but anti-government protesters have recently begun using the flag to bolster and legitimize their movement.
Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, faces problems on all fronts.
Recent in-depth interviews with Palestinians living in East Jerusalem show that while they are following the Israeli protests, they feel an overall sense of resignation about their futures.
President Joe Biden recently spoke out in support of the ongoing protests in Israel, raising some observers’ eyebrows about the ties between Israel and the US.
Mass protests against the government’s plans to weaken the judiciary have exposed the deep divisions in Israel’s civil society.
Two religiously observant groups of Jews in Israel, the ultra-Orthodox and Religious Zionists, are increasingly acting as political allies. The consequences could be profound.
Israel’s longest serving and most politically resilient prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, returns to government with a new coalition, partnering with extreme-right parties. It could be his undoing.
Governed by a changeable body of ‘basic laws,’ Israel never settled basic questions like the rights of religious minorities. These destabilizing issues will continue to fester under a new government.
Benjamin Netanyahu wasn’t ousted just for typical political reasons, such as other politicians’ ambitions or grievances. He was thrown out because he was seen as a threat to democracy.
After 12 years in power, former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s influence will last long beyond his time in office.
There are two splits in public opinion about the current Israel-Palestine violence, though everyone has the same set of facts. A cognitive psychologist explains how this can happen.
A transcript of episode 11 of The Conversation Weekly podcast, including an interview on Israel’s foreign policy options following its recent election.
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Emeritus Professor of Law, University of East London
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy and Director of the Interdisciplinary Studies Institute, UMass Amherst
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Director of Security Studies and Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell
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Professor of Jewish History and Culture at Ludwig Maximilian University and Abensohn Chair in Israel Studies, American University
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Associate professor, American University School of International Service
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Senior Lecturer in International Politics, City St George's, University of London
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Professor of International Relations, City St George's, University of London
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Professor of History and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
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Faculty Lecturer in Political Science, McGill University
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Lecturer in International Security, King's College London
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Associate Professor (Teaching) in International Security & Conflict Resolution, UCL
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Associate Professor of Journalism, Penn State
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Assistant Professor in International Peace Studies, Trinity College Dublin
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Lecturer in the Politics of the Middle East, University of Kent