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Yair Lapid (photo: Yotam Ronen / Activestills.org)

Will surprising results stop a status-quo Netanyahu-led government?

Despite the surprising weakness of the Right-ultra-Orthodox bloc, the final result of the elections, according to exit polls, is still likely to be a status-quo Netanyahu-led government. Why? Because the big winner in this election, media personality Yair Lapid, is a vapid centrist who is likely to join Netanyahu’s coalition and make little noise on…

By Roi Maor January 22, 2013

Screenshot Yesha Council video, "Time is on our side"

Has settler movement sacrificed Gaza to annex the West Bank?

A new YouTube video from the settler movement suggests that without Gaza, Israel can annex the West Bank and still maintain a Jewish majority. Only recently, Gaza was sacred land to the same movement. Does this indicate a strategic shift? By Eyal Clyne || Translated from Hebrew by Ofer Neiman. || Co-posted with Jnews. A.…

By +972 Magazine November 21, 2011

“I’m sorry for the racism but the flat is just for religious people”

A landlord’s request for religious tenants only points at dangerous impulses within Israeli society I’ve got a new gig in Jerusalem, so I’ve been busy apartment hunting lately. Here’s one of the odder listings I’ve seen on the website yad2: I’m sorry for the racism but the flat is just for religious people. This statement…

By Mya Guarnieri Jaradat October 26, 2011

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