elections or referendumsThe attack in the West Bank unites Israel’s political landscape for a dayThe attackers’ plan and the response. A portrait of the country’s political and security landscape, which does not look to the extremes at election time byMicol Flammini23 OCT 26
The language of electionsThe Russian-speaking vote in IsraelIt accounts for 15 per cent and has changed over time, driven by what is known as ‘Putin’s aliyah’. Lieberman’s courtship is no longer enough; it is no longer a question of accent, but of policies and relations with Moscow.byMicol Flammini23 OCT 26
Discussions on an afternoon before the electionOn the border with Gaza, the word ‘peace’ is dissected, synonyms are sought and plans are dreamt of‘Those who are better off are calling for peace,’ we are told in the moshav near Gaza. According to them, on 27 October, Israel needs a change and a prime minister who loves the countrybyMicol Flammini22 OCT 26
on the northern borderTrump chooses Netanyahu with Iran in mind. Israel’s anticipationThere is little room for debate in the Jewish state, which is preparing for an election and for conflict, regarding the war against Tehran byMicol Flammini20 OCT 26
In IsraelEisenkot places the future of Gaza at the centre of the election campaignYashar’s leader promises that within eighteen months, Hamas will no longer be in the Gaza Strip. The weight of his words and the electoral dynamicsbyMicol Flammini17 OCT 26
The Israel EffectThis is how Democrats for Israel in America are holding their ground against the electoral fervour of anti-ZionismThe new wave of Social Democrats has placed the US’s distancing from Israel – in ideological, financial and military alliance terms – at the heart of its election manifesto. However, some groups are seeking to put forward non-anti-Zionist candidates who act as a bridge between the party and pro-Israeli groups.byGiulio Silvano15 OCT 26
From our correspondentBen-Gvir wants the Ministry of Defence, to make a name for himself, to take over Israel. A lacklustre responseThe leader of Otzma Yehudit is aiming to become Defence Minister and to win over even Tel Aviv, which views him with suspicion. But amidst keyring guns, slogans against the ‘deep state’ and kingmaker ambitions, the public remains lukewarm: the city is not allowing itself to be charmed by the Texan from the Israeli right.byMicol Flammini14 OCT 26
THE ARTICLE“Solidarity with Gaza masks anti-Semitism”Historian Simon Schama in The Telegraph: “In ‘progressive’ circles, the massacres at the Nova and in the kibbutzim, rather than eliciting sympathy, sparked jubilation.” Translated by Giulio Meotti 12 OCT 26
The editorial from ‘L’Elefantino’The Nobel Peace Prize for Pillay and the misuse of international lawWhen the Nobel Prize becomes an ethical tool in the hands of cut-throats. The law, which does not silence the guns, can be a formidable political deceptionbyGiuliano Ferrara9 OCT 26
Los Angeles halfway throughThe commemoration for 7 October, pro-Palestinian slogans at the university: Gaza is our VietnamIn Beverly Hills, people are commemorating the Hamas massacre and expressing fears of anti-Semitism; at UCLA, on the same day, pro-Palestine activists march amidst slogans and tensions. Two venues, two opposing narratives of a date that continues to divide AmericabyGiulio Silvano8 OCT 26