HeyJaredRobbie Michaelson
Robbie Michaelson, author of The Broken Covenant, served in the IDF and lived through the 1973 and 2023 wars. A McGill grad with an MA in International Relations, he writes on Israeli politics and antisemitism.
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The Coalition That Changed Israel (opens the original)
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Netanyahu did not create Israel’s religious-political divide.But his political strategy increasingly depended on religious parties whose support could provide the stability needed to form and maintain a government.In return came budget allocations, policy concessions and political influence.That exchange became one of the defining features of the coalition.📖 Read The Broken Covenant.
October 23, 1983: The Morning Everything Changed (opens the original)
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At 6:22 AM, a truck bomb struck the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut.241 American service members were killed.Just seconds later, a second bombing struck French forces nearby, killing 58 French paratroopers.The attacks were coordinated, carefully planned, and carried out in a conflict where the United States was attempting to stabilize Lebanon.The Beirut bombing would become a defining moment in the history of Hezbollah, Iran, and American policy in the Middle East.📖 <span style="color: rgb(255, 1
The Religious-Political Nexus (opens the original)
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Israel’s political landscape changed significantly as religious parties became central to coalition-building.Netanyahu’s return to power in December 2022 depended on an alliance with ultra-Orthodox factions and far-right religious nationalists.The result was more than a coalition agreement. It brought religious interests closer to the centre of decisions about education, military service, settlements and the Palestinian conflict.📖 The Broken Covenant<span style="
Israel’s healthcare system is facing growing questions about its medical workforce. (opens the original)
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According to a recent study, 1,370 doctors left Israel between 2023 and 2025 — 94% higher than the comparable period a decade earlier. Reports also highlight an ageing specialist workforce, with some doctors continuing beyond retirement age amid shortages.What could this mean for Israel’s healthcare system in the years ahead?📖 Read more: robbiemichaelson.com
Correcting Disinformation With Distortion: A Rebuttal to “Let’s Address This” (opens the original)
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Sep 26, 2026 by Robbie MichaelsonQasim Rashid’s latest post on Let’s Address This promises to debunk Netanyahu’s UN General Assembly speech “lie for lie.” Along the way, it blames Netanyahu for a school strike the evidence attributes to the United States. It also cites a UN sexual violence blacklist against Israel without mentioning that Hamas is on the same list.On several points Rashid’s underlying facts are sound, and I will say so where they are. But the piece repeatedly misattributes events
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