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March 20th, 2006

This week in Israel: elections, a prison siege and bird flu

Lisa N. Goldman · 11:58 · Middle East & North Africa

Israel’s national elections are just over a week away and Israeli bloggers are finally (finally!) showing some interest in the subject – sort of. The thing is, though, that most are just writing about why they are unable to muster enthusiasm for any of the parties and why they are ... 0 comments · read »

March 7th, 2006

This week in Israel: elections in three weeks? (yawn)

Lisa N. Goldman · 12:31 · Middle East & North Africa

So here we are, three weeks before national elections - and nobody in the Israeli blogosphere has anything to say. This, despite all the upheavals of the past few months: The surprise election of Amir Peretz, the former leader of Histadrut, Israel's largest labour union, as leader of the Labour ... 1 comment · read »

February 26th, 2006

This week in Israel: election campaigns, a kidnapping in France and more

Lisa N. Goldman · 13:46 · Middle East & North Africa

Israel is now six weeks before general elections, and the campaigning is starting to heat up. Shai Tsur of Shaister has a concise and intelligent roundup of the campaign platforms of the major parties. He writes that he likes the ad campaign of Meretz, a leftist Zionist party, the best. ... 2 comments · read »

December 3rd, 2005

Israel: the political drama continues

Lisa N. Goldman · 16:32 · Middle East & North Africa

For the third week in a row, domestic politics is the biggest story in Israel. The political landscape continues to change rapidly, with each day bringing a new and surprising development. However they feel about the politicians, the consensus seems to be that one thing is certain: these are interesting ... 3 comments · read »

November 26th, 2005

This week in Israel: a “political earthquake” and lots of fun stuff - not just politics

Lisa N. Goldman · 17:34 · Middle East & North Africa

This week, much of the Israeli blogosphere is in a tizzy over what the media lost no time in dubbing a "political earthquake": Ariel Sharon has left the hawkish Likud party, which he helped found and has virtually defined for years; he has formed a new centrist political party that ... 3 comments · read »

November 19th, 2005

Sympathy for Jordan, a political surprise and rallying for Rabin's memory

Lisa N. Goldman · 18:16 · Middle East & North Africa

This week’s post focuses on reactions in the Israeli blogosphere to three events: the suicide bombings in Amman; the election of Amir Peretz as head of the Labour Party; and the rally in Tel Aviv that marked 10 years since the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. There is also a roundup ... 4 comments · read »