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Dov Lipman was elected to the 19th Knesset in January 2013, making him the first American born MK in 30 years. He holds a masters degree from Johns Hopkins University and is the author of seven books about Israel and Judaism.
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By Dov Lipman
In his new memoir, the former U.S. president misleads readers in a way that will forever shape their negative perspective of the Jewish state.
By Dov Lipman
Details on the forthcoming new Israeli government, to be formally signed next week after Yom Ha’aztmaut, Israel’s Independence Day. Its first order of business will be to pass legislation to set the Netanyahu-Gantz rotation in motion.
By Dov Lipman
Naftali Bennett policy seeks to deter attacks against Israelis from air, land and sea, while he also aims to improve living conditions for Palestinians in neighboring Gaza.
By Dov Lipman
"It would be far-reaching judicial activism to establish that the president cannot give the mandate to form a government to someone who the citizens of the country vote for, assuming that they vote in high numbers of Netanyahu,” said Prof. Yedidia Stern, vice president of the Israel Democracy Institute.
By Dov Lipman
Quite remarkably, Israel has been through 20 smooth transitions of power. And despite the dispersal of the Knesset following Netanyahu's inability to form a majority coalition in April, the mandate to govern has been returned to where it belongs in a democracy: the voters.
By Dov Lipman
With both Israel’s right- and left-wing blocs having been unable to secure a coalition following the April election, the Arab parties could represent a significant boost to the left in September should they break their longstanding tradition of remaining outside the government.
By Dov Lipman
The deadline for political parties to submit their official lists came and went. While the two largest ones from the previous election—Likud, and Blue and White—largely remain the same, several mergers of smaller parties could factor into the Sept. 17 elections.
By Dov Lipman
The new mega-party of former premier Ehud Barak, Meretz and Labor Party defectors look to “set Israel back on correct path.”
By Dov Lipman
“To survive as long as he has in Israel’s raucous political system is no small feat. He has clearly left a deep imprint on the country and its future,” Michael Freund, Netanyahu’s deputy communications director from 1996-99,
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