“We will establish a stable government for a full term of all citizens of Israel.”— PM Benjamin Netanyahu
AT THE HELM AGAIN
Podcast: Benjamin Netanyahu on His Moments of Decision: Mosaic Magazine, Dec. 27, 2022 — Benjamin Netanyahu was Israel’s prime minister from 1996 to 1999, and then again from 2009 to 2021. Already Israel’s longest-tenured leader, he just won another electoral victory and is expected to take office again later this week.
WATCH: Bibi and Ben Shapiro Discuss One of The Most Important Topics of Modern Times: Leah Rosenberg, Israel Unwired, Dec. 28, 2022 — There is no person who is probably better suited to discuss the nature of leadership today than Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Coalition Deals Include Discrimination Bill, Judicial Override, Immigration Reform: TOI staff, Times of Israel, Dec. 28, 2022
Israel’s New Government Isn’t What You’ve Heard: Bezalel Smotrich, WSJ, Dec. 27, 2022
Ayman Odeh and Coalition of Hate: Caroline Glick, JNS, Dec. 15, 2022
Democracy in Israel: Alan M. Dershowitz, Gatestone Institute, Dec. 22, 2022
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FOR FURTHER REFERENCE
Netanyahu: We Will Establish a Stable Government for a Full Term: Eliav Breuer and Shira Silkoff, Jerusalem Post, Dec. 28, 2022 — “The Likud announced on Wednesday morning that for the first time in years, there were no “coalition funds” included in the agreements. These are funds that are earmarked for parties to use for their own purposes.”
No Religious Coercion in New Government, Vows Orthodox Party’s Spiritual Leader: Batya Jerenberg, World Israel News, Dec. 27, 2022 — A prominent member of the Shas Council of Torah Sages tried to reassure secular Israelis Monday that although the upcoming government will be the most religious one in the state’s history, no one will not be coerced into keeping Jewish law.
Who’s Who in Israel’s New Far-Right Government, and Why It Matters: Andrew Lapin, JTA, Dec. 23, 2022 — Late into the fourth night of Hanukkah in Israel on Wednesday, incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he had successfully formed a new government coalition after more than five weeks of negotiations.
Will Yoav Gallant’s Second Coming Herald An Israel Attack On Iran? – Analysis: Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post, Dec. 28, 2022 — That Likud MK Yoav Gallant will be the next defense minister is not really news, being that it was first leaked weeks ago. But what could be news is whether Gallant entering the defense minister’s chair with a set of 12-year-old demons to exercise could finally lead to the climactic war with Iran that many have predicted now for a long time.
The anti-Bibi Resistance Is Playing with Fire: Jonathan S. Tobin, JNS, Dec. 28, 2022 — Like the Democrats who went into the streets in their millions the weekend Donald Trump was inaugurated president in January 2017, Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s foes clearly intend to act as a “resistance,” rather than a loyal opposition.
