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Book review: The Only Woman in the Room: Golda Meir and her Path to Power - A pioneering woman leader but was she a feminist?

A highly original and enjoyable take on Israel’s first woman leader

By Amanda Hopkinson

2 min read
Book review: The Only Woman in the Room: Golda Meir and her Path to Power - A pioneering woman leader but was she a feminist?
CHERNIHIV, UKRAINE - MAY 28: A man carries his belongings past a destroyed car next to a heavily damaged apartment building on May 28, 2022 in Chernihiv, Ukraine. Chernihiv, northeast of Kyiv, was an early target of Russia's offensive after its Feb. 24 invasion. While they failed to capture the city, Russian forces battered large parts of Chernihiv and the surrounding region in their attempted advance toward the capital. (Photo by Alexey Furman/Getty Images)
Paul Cainer

By Paul Cainer

Israel’s refusal to back Ukraine is a moral stain

3 min read
Likud leader MK Benjamin Netanyahu with Shas leader MK Aryeh Deri, Religious Zionist party head MK Bezalel Smotrich and Party leaders at a swearing-in ceremony of the 25th Knesset, at the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, November 15, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ראש הממשלה יאיר לפיד כנסת בחירות פתיחת מושב חברי כנסת חדשים משמר הכנסת השבעה טקס בנימין נתניהו אריה דרעי בצלאל סמוטריץ
Anshel Pfeffer

By Anshel Pfeffer

Coalition building is not proving a simple task for Bibi

5 min read
The real reason Israelis voted for Itamar Ben Gvir
Israeli Politics

The real reason Israelis voted for Itamar Ben Gvir

By David Rose

3 min read
Bibi’s crunch coalition talks, Turkey blows hot and cold, Gantz issues Iran warning: This Week in Israeli news
Israeli Politics

Bibi’s crunch coalition talks, Turkey blows hot and cold, Gantz issues Iran warning: This Week in Israeli news

By Georgia L Gilholy

3 min read
Head of the Otzma Yehudit party MK Itamar Ben Gvir speaks to supporters as the results of the Israeli elections are announced, at the party's campaign headquarters in Jerusalem, November 1, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ????? ?????? ?????? ????? ?? ???? ???? ????
Stephen Daisley

By Stephen Daisley

The intelligent Zionist’s response to Ben-Gvir

3 min read
Likud party chairman MK Benjamin Netanyahu seen after coalition talks at a hotel in Jerusalem on November 6, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** יו"ר הליכוד בינימין נתניהו פגישה ההסכמים הקואליציוניים
Pfeffer's Israel

Bibi’s deal with the far right will come at a price

By Anshel Pfeffer

5 min read

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Lord Leigh

By Lord Leigh

Netanyahu's election win means the UK-Israel relationship will only strengthen

2 min read

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November 6, 2022 20:00
Netanyahu's election win means the UK-Israel relationship will only strengthen

Bibi returns, Lapid leaves and widespread attention on Ben Gvir and Smotrich: This Week in Israeli news

By Georgia L Gilholy

4 min read

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November 4, 2022 17:17
Bibi returns, Lapid leaves and widespread attention on Ben Gvir and Smotrich: This Week in Israeli news

Lapid concedes defeat to Netanyahu and orders preparation for power transfer

By Ben Bloch

3 min read

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November 3, 2022 18:33
Lapid concedes defeat to Netanyahu and orders preparation for power transfer
The JC Leader

By The JC Leader

Britain’s bond with Israel will outlast the far-right

1 min read

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November 3, 2022 10:11
Head of the Likud party MK Benjamin Netanyahu addresses his supporters on the night of the Israeli elections, at the party headquarters in Jerusalem, November 2, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ?????? ???? ??? ?????? ?????? ????? ?????? ?????? ????
Anshel Pfeffer

By Anshel Pfeffer

What kind of ruler will King Bibi be this time around?

6 min read

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November 2, 2022 17:38
Israeli protesters, wearing protective masks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hold a poster showing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wearing a crown and a line across his chest reading in Hebrew "expired" above another line reading "the madness of King Bibi", and other text (top and bottom) reading "Bibi we are not in the 17th century, we are the state, come on baby" during a demonstration against Netanyahu in Jerusalem, on July 21, 2020. - Netanyahu, 70, was indicted in January for bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three cases. He denies all the charges and accuses the media and legal officials of a witch hunt. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Election of far-right coalition won't change UK's relationship with Israel says PM

By David Rose

2 min read

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November 2, 2022 16:46
Leader of Israel's Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) far-right party Itamar Ben Gvir addresses supporters at campaign headquarters in Jerusalem early on November 2, 2022, after the end of voting for national elections. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP) (Photo by JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images)

Yair Lapid pulls out of COP27 after Netanyahu lead in election

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

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November 2, 2022 16:46
Yair Lapid pulls out of COP27 after Netanyahu lead in election

Did the Bible predict the return of Bibi?

By Richard Pater

3 min read

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November 2, 2022 15:32
Head of the Likud party MK Benjamin Netanyahu addresses his supporters on the night of the Israeli elections, at the party headquarters in Jerusalem, November 2, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ?????? ???? ??? ?????? ?????? ????? ?????? ?????? ????

Who are Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich and why are they so controversial?

By Georgia L Gilholy

3 min read

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November 2, 2022 13:00
(L to R) Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israeli far-right lawmaker and leader of the Otzma Yehudit (Jewish power) party, and Bezalel Smotrich, Israeli far-right lawmaker and leader of the Religious Zionist Party, attend a rally with supporters in the southern Israeli city of Sderot on October 26, 2022. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP) (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images)
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