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Joe Biden leaves and then the Axis of Evil arrives

No sooner had the presidential visit of Joe Biden ended than the Axis of Evil took their turn to gather in Tehran

By Anshel Pfeffer

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Joe Biden leaves and then the Axis of Evil arrives

US President Joe Biden disembarks from his plane upon landing at Ben Gurion Airport in Lod near Tel Aviv, on July 13, 2022, as he starts his first tour of the Middle East since entering the White House last year. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

By Anshel Pfeffer

A weary Biden's arrival to Israel was anticlimactic but sincere

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GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - JUNE 15: US president Joe Biden disembarks from Airforce One after arriving in Geneva, one day prior to the US - Russia summit on June 15, 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled in Geneva for Wednesday, June 16, 2021. (Photo by Martial Trezzini - Pool/Keystone via Getty Images)

By Anshel Pfeffer

Will Biden's trip to Israel mark the start of a bromance with Lapid?

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Israeli Foreign minister and Head of the Yesh Atid party Yair Lapid speaks during a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 6, 2021. Photo by Oliver Fitoussi/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** יאיר לפיד יש עתיד סיעה כנסת שר החוץ

By Anshel Pfeffer

Tel Aviv train line going nowhere as PM battles to stay on track

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Watch out, Lapid: Bibi is back on the prowl

By Anshel Pfeffer

Watch out, Lapid: Bibi is back on the prowl

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US President Joe Biden makes his way to board Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on June 14, 2022. - Biden is traveling to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to deliver remarks at the 29th AFL-CIO Quadrennial Constitutional Convention. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)

By Anshel Pfeffer

Biden’s visit to Israel is really about making nice with the Saudis

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When Israeli prime ministers spend time at their Knesset office, it’s a sign their government is in trouble

By Anshel Pfeffer

When Israeli prime ministers spend time at their Knesset office, it’s a sign their government is in trouble

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Naftali Bennett is about to mark his first year as PM - will it be his last?

The precariousness of his position is not his fault - this was the only government he and Yair Lapid could cobble together in the current Knesset

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June 1, 2022 10:18

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett leads a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on May 8, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ישיבת ממשלה ראש הממשלה נפתלי בנט פגישה ראשונה קבינט שולחן שרים

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Is the next election just another nine weeks away or will Naftali Bennett last as PM until next March’s Budget?

After three days during which the government’s fall and a September poll looked certain, Rinawie Zoabi agreed to return to the coalition

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May 26, 2022 14:26

Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett and Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid attend a plenum session in the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on May 23, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ????? ???? ???? ?? ???? ????? ??? ?????? ????? ???

The clock is ticking: will Naftali Bennett make it to his first anniversary as PM?

The Knesset ended the second week of its summer session with a coalition that is barely holding on

By Anshel Pfeffer

6 min read

May 19, 2022 12:21

The clock is ticking: will Naftali Bennett make it to his first anniversary as PM?

By Anshel Pfeffer

Did Israel need an Iranian leak when the talks are sunk already?

What has almost certainly kiboshed the Vienna talks on a deal with the Iranians is the Russian invasion of Ukraine

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May 6, 2022 15:07

Members of Martyr Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades take part in a military parade in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 28, 2021. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** מצעד חמושים חמאס טיל תומכים חאן יונס רקטות משאיות

Praying for peace to hold at the Temple Mount next week

Israeli intelligence warns that the last Friday prayers of Ramadan will be used by Hamas for a demonstration of force

By Anshel Pfeffer

5 min read

April 28, 2022 13:39

Palestinian protesters hurl stones towards Israeli security forces during clashes on the holy month of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City on April 15, 2022. Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** פלסטינים צעירים רעולי פנים אבנים הפרות סדר עימותים משטרה ישראלית הר הבית אל אקצא כיפת הסע עיר עתיקה ירושלים רמאדן רמדן מוסלמים

By Anshel Pfeffer

All Yad Vashem’s troubles stem from the need for it to fundraise

The museum has time and time again been dragged into controversy over its fundraising

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April 21, 2022 14:41

TOPSHOT - Visitors walk from the Hall of Names at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust remembrance centre, on the eve of the ceremonies marking the Holocaust remembrance day in Jerusalem on April 6, 2021. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images)

By Anshel Pfeffer

The ugly face of Islamic State has surfaced again, but this time in Israel

Deadly attack in Bnei Brak means questions that should have been asked years ago are now being raised

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March 31, 2022 11:28

Members of the Zaka organization remove a body at the scene at the scene of a shooting attack in Bnei Brak, March 29, 2022. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** בני ברק פיגוע משטרה כוחות הצלה מדא זקא גופה הרוגים פצועים טרור מחבלים

By Anshel Pfeffer

With the death of Kanievsky, can the Haredi community transition to the new generation?

And in Kyiv, thousands dance to Hasidic trance music in the midst of Putin's war

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March 24, 2022 12:52

With the death of Kanievsky, can the Haredi community transition to the new generation?

By Anshel Pfeffer

Iron Dome can't help Ukraine, but Israeli field hospitals and doctors will

Israeli tech is designed to shoot down improvised Hamas arms, not Russian missiles

6 min read

March 17, 2022 11:57

Iron Dome can't help Ukraine, but Israeli field hospitals and doctors will

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Pfeffer's Israel

Joe Biden leaves and then the Axis of Evil arrives

A weary Biden's arrival to Israel was anticlimactic but sincere

Will Biden's trip to Israel mark the start of a bromance with Lapid?

Tel Aviv train line going nowhere as PM battles to stay on track

Watch out, Lapid: Bibi is back on the prowl

Biden’s visit to Israel is really about making nice with the Saudis

When Israeli prime ministers spend time at their Knesset office, it’s a sign their government is in trouble

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