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Oct 15, 2023 at 16:39 1884

After the Hamas massacres, Israel’s new Gaza war

The Islamic Resistance Mouvement, better known by its Arab acronym Hamas, is terrorist organization which is — last, but not least — terrorizing the 2.3 million people living in the Gaza Strip aka “Hamastan”, where there is no rule of law, no freedom of speech or press or any other freedom. Hamas was inspired by the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. It was founded by Sheikh Ahmed...

Jan 02, 2023 at 19:57 Netanyahu’s new government includes the extremists Ben Gvir and Smotrich

One could write an entire book about the new Netanyahu cabinet. Here just a few remarks. The result of the 2022 Israeli Knesset...

Nov 03, 2022 at 21:09 Netanyahu’s comeback

On April 6, 2022 the Knesset member Idit Silman (*1980) left the ruling coalition majority for religion-related decisions and actions by the government. As a consequence, then Prime Minister Naftali Bennett...

Jun 13, 2021 at 23:13 Naftali Bennett is Israel’s new prime minister

After twelve long straight years in power (and fifteen in total), with especially economic highs, a great vaccine rollout and...

Mar 14, 2013 at 19:02 1041

The new Israeli coalition government

Added on March 15, 2013: Today, the political parties Yesh Atid (19 parliamentarians) and Jewish Home (12 parliamentarians) have signed a coalition agreement with Likud-Beytenu (31...

Jul 17, 2012 at 19:32 985

Kadima will leave the coalition

Big news today from Israel: Kadima will leave the coalition. Big news? In May 2012, Kadima decided to join the Israeli coalition government. Some 70 days later, the honeymoon is already...

May 08, 2012 at 14:19 995

The new Israeli coalition will continue the settlement policy

The Israeli government canceled the early elections scheduled for September 4, 2012 because Prime Minister Netanyahu managed to...

Oct 08, 2011 at 00:00 941

Netanyahu is an obstacle to peace

Far too often when Americans meet a guy fluent in English, they think he is trustful and one of them. People as different as the Afghan President Karzai and the Israeli Prime Minister...

Oct 04, 2010 at 11:15 1057

Netanyahu and the Israeli settlements

Update added on October 19, 2010: In the evening of October 18, 2010 Netanyahu came to the conclusion that the loyalty oath...

Apr 01, 2009 at 00:00 907

Netanyahu’s cabinet

After a decade in the political desert, today’s Likud leader Benyamin Netanyahu did everything to return to power. The result is a gigantic cabinet with 30 ministers as well as 9...

Feb 11, 2009 at 00:00 815

The Israeli election 2009

Results and analysis of the February 10, 2009 Israeli election With 99% of the ballots in the Israeli election 2009 of February 10 counted, the Kadima Party of Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni...

Dec 31, 2008 at 00:00 871

Israel’s war against Hamas 2008

Update added on January 3, 2009 at 22:07 Swiss time: Israeli ground forces have entered the Gaza Strip today. The Israeli defense...

Aug 04, 2006 at 00:00 784

Israel’s war in Lebanon in 2006

Update added on August 13, 2006: Finally, on the evening of Friday August 11, 2006 the U.N. Nations Security Council unanimously...

Apr 04, 2006 at 00:00 461

Israel and Palestine after the elections of 2006

Update added on October 4, 2006: President Abbas declared that Fatah’s negotiations with Hamas for a government of national...

Jun 02, 2003 at 00:00 447

Israel after the 2003-elections

Israeli voters decided at the end of January 2003 that the Likud would become Israel’s leading party with a share of 29.4% of the votes. The Likud doubled its number of seats in the...

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