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Benjamin Netanyahu: A champion of or detriment to Israel's security?

Netanyahu's uncompromising approach to tackling both Iran and Hamas militants in Gaza hasn't won him many friends on the world stage. Meanwhile, Israelis at home blame him for 7 October.

Con Coughlin 12 May 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks as he chairs the first weekly cabinet meeting of the new government in Jerusalem, on June 20, 2021. (Getty)

Challenges Facing New Israeli Govt

Tel Aviv- Since the Bennett-Lapid coalition government was sworn in, security and political circles have been busy developing work strategies that would enable them to address the new situation in…

Amal Shahada 02 July 2021

Israel's incoming Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked (behind) walks past (R to L) incoming Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, Defense Minister Benny Gantz, and Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman, as Bennet gives an address before the new cabinet at the Knesset on June 13, 2021. (Getty)

New Israeli Govt. Faces Difficult Internal, External Challenges

The Flag March that took place in the Old City of Jerusalem, less than 48 hours after the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) approved the new Bennett-Lapid coalition government, has underscored the…

Amal Shahada 25 June 2021

Israeli forces intervene in a protest against Israeli attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque, East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip, in Ramallah, West Bank on May 18, 2021. (Getty)

Fighting in Gaza Marks the Start of a More Violent Era

At some point soon, the current military conflict between Israel and Hamas will end. But the ramifications of this latest round of Israeli-Palestinian confrontation—Israeli military strikes in Gaza,…

Khalil Shikaki 21 May 2021

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