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The Revenge of 2022 (opens the original)
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A fantastic lesson in electoral karma is tormenting Netanyahu. Yesterday, retired IDF brigadier general Ofer Winter launched his new right-wing political party named Amcha Yisrael, or “Your People of Israel”. As with all new Israeli political parties, the party’s candidates were hand-picked by Winter. This brings the total of new center-right to right-wing political parties to an impressive four this year. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_
On One Foot: Benjamin's Weekly Election Roundup (opens the original)
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This is the third installment in a weekly series for paid subscribers over the course of the next 67 days until the Israeli elections on October 27.We are just over 9 weeks from the elections that will define Israel for a generation— arguably the most important in our lifetimes. Here are the names and faces shaping Israel’s political discourse this week that you need to know:1. An Ashkenazi split? Hanoch Zeibert & Meir PorushA potential drama is unfolding in the Ashkenazi Haredi (i.e., “ultra-Or
4 Things You Need to Know about Likud's Primaries (and, yes, Bibi is happy) (opens the original)
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Yesterday, August 17, Likud had their primaries. Along with HaDemocratim (the Zionist left merger of Avodah and Meretz), Likud is one of the only two Israeli political parties that held open, party-member primaries this election cycle. In Israel, there are no electoral constituencies or districts. There are no local or regional representatives here and we don’t vote for individual politicians. Harkening back to the collectivist politics of early Israel, we vote for set lists of candidates alread
On One Foot: Benjamin's Weekly Election Roundup (opens the original)
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This is the second installment in a weekly series for paid subscribers over the course of the next 72 days, until the Israeli elections on October 27.We are 10 weeks from elections that will define Israel for a generation— arguably the most important in our lifetimes. Here are 5 names you need to know who have shaped the political discourse in Israel over the past week:1. The rise and fall of Hadar Muchtar.For anyone who’s followed the 24-year-old computer-science graduate since her <a href="htt
Notes From the Land: The Only Jew in the Bomb Shelter (opens the original)
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This is the first episode in a weekly series of personal notes for paid subscribers. These stories are glimpses into the realities that define this place but often go untold. They are based on real events and described as I experienced them, but all names and all identifying details have been totally changed. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!P83m!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2
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