The Mirror and the Scale

I’ve spilled a lot of ink on the idea that the Palestinian Nationalism is in a precarious position. For quick reference, here is a quick list of why the Palestinian national cause […]

Get ready for a truly crazy election. And no, I don’t mean the Trump show that is soon to come in America in 2020. I mean the Israeli elections in September. We […]

In the run up to the Knesset elections last month Netanyahu caused an uproar- announcing that he would begin annexing West Bank settlements after the election. There was a hidden layer behind […]

A reporter is sent on an assignment to cover a feud between the Azag household and the Learsi household. Her assignment? Find the person or people responsible for the feud. As her […]

One of the big disappointments for the left in this year’s Knesset election was the decline of the Arab vote. In the 2015 Knesset election the Arab parties, running together on the […]

The at-large goal of liberal Zionists is to make Israel more like a wealthy OECD democracy. Two major obstacles stand in the way of this pursuit. The first is the continuation of […]

Yesterday, Netanyahu made one of his specialty pre-election statements. In an interview with Channel 12 News he said that in his next term he would advance Israeli sovereignty in the legal West […]

The structure of the Israeli electoral system yields many realistic permutations for the outcome of a given election. As we’ve shown in several examples, an Israeli election will result with anywhere from […]

Immediately after an election, the President of Israel consults with each party, asking them which large party should have the honor of forming the coalition government. After these consultations, the President nominates […]

Israel’s electoral system frequently features 10 or more political parties vying for seats. This is due to Israel’s proportional electoral system, where a party obtaining a percentage of the overall vote in […]