The recent the two-year anniversary of the house arrests of opposition leaders in Iran has again raised concerns about human rights abuses in the Islamic Republic—and the US and Israel are promoting awareness. A US State Department press release last…
Efforts to reconcile the main Palestinian political groups are once again taking a “two-steps forward, one-step backwards” approach, as divisions on the issue of holding joint elections appear to be the latest complication. While an official from Palestinian President Mahmoud…
It looks like current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will get to keep his title, as President Shimon Peres has officially asked Netanyahu to form the next coalition government. As the leader of the largest party in the new Knesset (parliament)—Likud-Yisrael…
The recent Israeli elections left the political scene a bit complicated. The top party in the next Knesset (parliament) is center-right. The second largest party is center-left. The Right can barely form a government; the Left can’t at all. The…
The elections in Israel are over, but there’s still no government yet. The diversity of parties in Israel has reached a critical point at which forming a coalition is extremely difficult. Forming a stable coalition? Nearly impossible. The Right bloc,…
The elections in Israel are over and the results are in. The joint Likud-Yisrael Beiteinu ticket, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, remains the largest party. Ynet is reporting that they won 31 seats, more than a quarter of the…