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Joshua Mitnick
An anti-peace plan rally in Tel Aviv. Joshua Mitnick/JW
February 5, 2020, 11:35 am
Settlers, Arab Israelis take aim at peace plan
Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ finds critics on all sides
By Joshua Mitnick
The Labor Party’s Amir Peretz Photos by Flickr/Wikipedia Commons
January 15, 2020, 10:08 am
Mergers, splits provide drama ahead of third election
A left-wing deal is good for Gantz, but Israelis may be tired of the ‘soap opera’
By Joshua Mitnick
Former Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked and former Education Minister Naftali Bennett at the formation of their new party, The New Right, during a press conference in Tel Aviv. Getty Images
July 31, 2019, 11:11 am
Merger mania is political order of the day
By Joshua Mitnick
Members of the LGBT community hold a banner reading in Hebrew “a homophobic racist has to quit” during a July 14 rally in Tel Aviv against Israel’s Education Minister Rafi Peretz (portrait) following his remarks on gay conversion therapy. JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images
July 17, 2019, 12:24 pm
Israel as ‘a halacha government’?
Education minister’s 1-2 punch seen animating ‘anti-clerical’ parties
By Joshua Mitnick
Former Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, left, a longtime rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is forcing a split on the Israeli right between secularists and the ultra-Orthodox. Getty Images
June 11, 2019, 1:19 pm
New rift opens on religion and state
Snap election could hinge on fears of a theocracy
By Joshua Mitnick
“You feel like your soul as a viewer becomes linked to the soul of the character,” Barkai says.
June 7, 2019, 1:16 pm
‘The ‘Shtisel’ Family Is Like Your Family’
For producer Dikla Barkai, the show fuses ‘attractive television’ with a ‘literary side.’
By Joshua Mitnick
Father knows best? Doval’e Glickman pictured far left.
June 6, 2019, 12:53 pm
Father Of The Tribe
For his portrayal of Shulem Shtisel, Doval’e Glickman has won fans from B’nei Brak to Lakewood.
By Joshua Mitnick
Itamar Ben-Gvir, left, and Michael Ben-Ari of the Kahanist Otzma Yehudit party. (Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 via JNS.org)
February 27, 2019, 11:17 am
Bibi’s Kahane move seen as blow to Israel-diaspora relations
Furious backlash to election maneuver here and in Israel as rift appears to widen
By Joshua Mitnick
Shin Bet chief Nadav Argaman was quoted as saying he was certain a foreign power would seek to intervene in the Israeli vote. Shin Bet
January 21, 2019, 12:06 pm
Is start-up nation vulnerable to election hack?
Country known for its cyber-sleuthing may not be ready for April 9, experts warn
By Joshua Mitnick
Iran’s Arak Heavy Water nuclear reactor. The country’s nuclear capabilities and penchant for exporting terror has brought Israel and Saudi Arabia together against a common enemy. Wikimedia Commons
December 12, 2018, 11:54 am
Will the Israel-Saudi swoon pay dividends?
By Joshua Mitnick
A Nov. 12 picture shows a bus at the Israel-Gaza border set ablaze after it was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip. MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images
November 14, 2018, 1:28 pm
Back from the brink in Gaza conflict
Some call for tougher Israeli military response, though few good long-term options seen.
By Joshua Mitnick
Palestinians’ so-called terror kites have burned hundreds of acres in southern Israel. Getty Images
August 8, 2018, 11:05 am
Questions loom on Israel-Hamas deal
Long-term pact would be ‘significant turning point,’ but it may be a long shot
By Joshua Mitnick
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