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Is Likud Ready?

By Mati Tuchfeld

For the past three years when there was no clear winner in the elections, the politicians managed to keep going using various rotating portfolios and other mechanisms to share power. But now, with the Right being the clear winner in the election, there is a golden opportunity to return to stability.

Op-Eds

Is Sa'ar Nearing Notion of Netanyahu Gov't?

By Mati Tuchfeld

With his New Hope party's prospects up in the air, Likud officials say Gideon Saar now feels a Netanyahu-led government

Op-Eds

Appeasing Extortionists: The Coalition in Action

By Mati Tuchfeld

Most of the partners in the coalition would rather bite their tongues than come out against the Arab MKs, whether their allies or those providing a safety net.

Op-Eds / Featured

Edelstein's Gumption Might Backfire

By Mati Tuchfeld

The former Knesset speaker's decision to challenge Benjamin Netanyahu comes at a time when the former p is struggling to remain relevant. But will he prove a match for Likud's tendency to rally around its leader?

Op-Eds

Yamina Leaders Need to Admit they Were Wrong

By Mati Tuchfeld

Prime Minister Bennett and Interior Minister Shaked should dismantle their bizarre coalition by the end of the day. But they won't – it's easier to blame the Likud for their failures.

Op-Eds

Power or Sour? Sa’ar’s Gambit Could Tilt Israeli Politics

By Mati Tuchfeld

Gideon Sa’ar’s departure from the Likud could strengthen Netanyahu or bring Gantz closer to the premiership, or it could catapult Naftali Bennett into the prime minister’s office.

Op-Eds

Bibi to Gantz: Sovereignty or Elections

By Mati Tuchfeld

This is a critical week, not just for Israel’s settlement enterprise but also for its political system.

Op-Eds

The Honeymoon is OVER!

By Mati Tuchfeld

The discord in Israel’s unity government is growing louder by the minute, and it seems no one is wary of publicly contemplating the possibility of elections

Op-Eds / Headline

Gantz has No Government, and He Knows it

By Mati Tuchfeld

Theoretically, Blue and White leader Benny Gantz has the votes to form a coalition. In practice, though it'll never happen, which is why Gantz is now attempting to unseat Netanyahu via legislation.

Op-Eds

Netanyahu Needs to Reinvent Himself

By Mati Tuchfeld

The road to the 2020 elections runs through the Likud primaries. While Netanyahu is sure to win them, the fact that MK Gideon Sa'ar is gaining momentum within the party cannot be ignored.

Op-Eds

Sa’ar’s Gambit to Replace Netanyahu Quickly Falls Flat

By Mati Tuchfeld

Gideon Sa’ar’s idea was simple and smart: force snap Likud primaries to ensure the party remains in power before the Knesset disperses. But the decision to hold the primaries after the Knesset disperses again makes Netanyahu the heavy favorite.

Op-Eds

Netanyahu is in No Rush

By Mati Tuchfeld

When the threat of a third election becomes reality, redemption may come from Avigdor Lieberman, of all people.

Elections / Politics / Israel

Poll: ‘Mega-right’ Bloc Would Win 19 Seats, Liberman Still Needed to Form Any Coalition

By Mati Tuchfeld

Latest polls show that in a right vs. left constellation, Liberman is needed to form any coalition.

Op-Eds

The Next Government must Restore Sovereignty to the People

By Mati Tuchfeld

The laws established now will have influence over generations to come.

Op-Eds / Headline

Lost Votes Could Sink Israel’s Right

By Mati Tuchfeld

A situation in which Habayit Hayehudi, Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon’s Kulanu Party, Yisrael Beytenu, and Shas are all hovering near the minimum electoral threshold would be a dangerous one. So dangerous that the right could lose power.

Op-Eds / Headline

Election April 2019: Trial by the Jury of Public Opinion

By Mati Tuchfeld

It is quite clear to all: The snap elections are less about the legislation and more about the impending criminal indictments awaiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Op-Eds

Netanyahu’s Rollover on Khan al-Ahmar Undermines Israeli Sovereignty ‎

By Mati Tuchfeld

The simple truth is that the ‎decision to let Khan al-Ahmar stand is the one doing the ‎real damage to Israel’s international image—not ‎the other way around. ‎

Op-Eds

Overcoming another Challenge with Israeli Druze

By Mati Tuchfeld

PM Netanyahu wants to resolve the crisis with the Druze community as quickly as possible and place the debate over the nation-state law in its natural frame: between left and right.

Op-Eds

What's Driving the Nation-State Bill

By Mati Tuchfeld

PM Netanyahu has decided that it would be best if he takes on the right-wing parties well ahead of the next election rather than waiting for the final phase of the next campaign.

Israel

Pro-Israel Rally In Washington Draws Thousands

By Mati Tuchfeld

"God has protected this tiny but increasingly powerful nation, and it's time for the United States to do the same," he said.

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