[See UPDATE below.] Here it is: “Reports Fly That Unity Government Is Imminent: Earlier Reports Indicated Collapse.” That makes it all crystal clear, doesn’t it? Contradicting earlier reports that coalition talks had collapsed, Israeli media now reporting that an agreement … Continue reading →
It’s only been tested on a very small number of COVID patients. But those people were all in exceedingly bad shape, and they all survived. From the Jerusalem Post: The patients were treated at three different Israeli medical centers for … Continue reading →
…don’t always pan out. But this definitely shows promise for those COVID patients who are in dire straits: Six critically ill coronavirus patients in Israel who are considered high-risk for mortality have been treated with Pluristem’s placenta-based cell-therapy product and … Continue reading →
Well, well, well: In a dramatic turn of events, the Blue and White Party that served as the alternative to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the March 2 election, broke up on Thursday after party head Benny Gantz decided to … Continue reading →
Israeli politics is nothing if not complicated. And the last few elections – which have come with great rapidity, in an effort to break an impasse – have been especially complex in their results. But the upshot is that until … Continue reading →
“So far so good” means exit polls: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu planned to declare victory in Israel’s election on Monday, a spokesman for his party said, after television exit polls showed him just a seat short of a governing majority … Continue reading →
Iran and Turkey have been dealing with some adversity lately: Israel’s two most formidable adversaries – Iran and Turkey – both came up short in their quests for regional domination, and Israel is reaping the rewards of their losses. Two … Continue reading →
At this point, unfortunately, Israel/Palestine peace plans are not enormous news for the simple reason that there’s no reason to believe that any such plan, however brilliant, could succeed. But Trump has tried to devise one, as have many presidents … Continue reading →
Lawfare against Netanyahu has gotten to the point of this indictment: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced Thursday, prolonging the country’s political uncertainty as … Continue reading →
Caroline Glick believes this is a big deal: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s statement Monday that Israeli settlements are not illegal per se is the most significant shift in U.S. Middle East policy in the past generation…[T]he issue of … Continue reading →
Often there seem to be international trends in response to historical forces, trends that then create their own historical forces. The age of 20th Century dictators, for example. Later, the resurgence of conservatism in Reagan and Thatcher. Then, a reaction … Continue reading →
Here’s a fascinating article by Caroline Glick comparing the tactics of the anti-Netanyahu crowd in Israel to that of the anti-Trump crowd in the US. An excerpt [emphasis mine]: …[T]here is nothing unique about Trump’s actions [re Ukraine]. As Mark … Continue reading →