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Sami Peretz

Sami Peretz

Haaretz

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Netanyahu's Coalition Hasn't Learned a Thing

21.01.2025 20

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Sami Peretz

Bad Blood and Bad Decisions: How Israel's Opposition Kept Netanyahu in Power After Oct. 7

26.12.2024 3

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Sami Peretz

Who's the Boss in Israel's Government?

Former Defense Minister and military Chief of Staff Moshe Ya'alon dropped a bombshell last weekend, when he claimed Israel is carrying out ethnic...

08.12.2024 4

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When It Comes to the Hostages, Israel's Kippa-wearing Politicians Have No God

The most widely employed cry of protest against the government has been "shame," but that hasn't stopped it from setting new records for...

04.12.2024 20

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If Netanyahu Doesn't Testify Now - He Never Will

The reasons Benjamin Netanyahu gave for wanting to delay testifying in his trial sound logical: In recent months he was busy dealing with several...

14.11.2024 4

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Don't Let Netanyahu Shape the Narrative. Call It the October 7 War

When compared with his political rivals, Benjamin Netanyahu has two strengths that stand out: a lack of shame and an obsession with branding. The...

31.10.2024 30

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Israeli Government's Message to Its Soldiers: Shut Up and Fight

Under the current government, the Israeli soldier has never had it worse. Compulsory service has been extended by four months, the length of...

27.10.2024 10

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Israel Has Become a Country of Masters and Servants

"I very much hope that in the weeks ahead we will be able to arrange it – that yeshiva students will be able to sit and learn undisturbed and...

20.10.2024 8

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Smotrich Forgets to Mention One Thing About His Plans for Israel: The Cost

After fighting in Gaza for the past year, Israel's 36th Division is now operating in south Lebanon. If it were up to the head of the Religious...

10.10.2024 7

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Does Israel's Sleepy Opposition Even Want to Bring Down Netanyahu's Coalition?

Replacing a defense minister in wartime is a very serious step, but no less serious and twisted is the rationale for doing it, namely to advance...

19.09.2024 2

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Israeli Control of Philadelphi Corridor Is Just the Latest of Netanyahu's Manipulations

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a tendency to take pride in a very strange type of achievement: He takes a threat that has already been...

09.09.2024 4

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Don't Let Netanyahu's Malfunctioning Government Bring Down Israel's Last Bastion

The shock and trauma of the terrible failure of October 7 should have forced Israel's government to focus on the war and minimize the damage that...

30.08.2024 4

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In Netanyahu's War on Democracy, International Gatekeepers Now Hold All the Cards

22.08.2024 2

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Israel's on the Brink of Economic Crisis, but Survival Trumps Responsibility for Netanyahu

The ultra-Orthodox community has been worried about the High Court of Justice's ruling that orders its young men to be drafted into the army and...

16.08.2024 4

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Organized Chaos: How Netanyahu Thrives Off Division and Uncertainty

12.08.2024 10

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