Benjamin Netanyahu has kept his government going by doing a deal with a party even more right-wing than his former allies. There could be trouble ahead.
‘Now I’m gladhanding you in droves’.
EPA/Topaz Luk
The emergence of the Joint List as the third-largest party is evidence of both Israeli democracy and a growing awareness among the nation’s Arab citizens of their power to influence its direction.
Damage control: Netanyahu interviewed for NBC.
EPA/Amos Ben Gershom
The flows of refugees from the conflicts in Iraq and Syria are yet another driver of demographic changes that are threatening to destabilise other states long regarded as strong and democratic.
Benjamin Netanyahu was the first foreign leader to be invited to address Congress without a US president’s consent or knowledge.
EPA/Michael Reynolds
For many Israelis, the potential danger of a bad deal with Iran pales in comparison to the damage caused to US-Israeli relations by Benjamin Netanyahu’s trickery.
Israel will hold an early general election on March 17. The campaign is already in full swing – and it is not confined to Israel’s borders. In the wake of anti-Semitic attacks in Copenhagen. This has infuriated…