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Ehud Olmert

Police Grill Netanyahu on Corruption

BIBI UNDER THE GUN

The criminal case against Israel’s prime minister has been opened. But the specifics are secret and the politics complicated.

Neri Zilber | Published Jan 02, 2017

Bibi’s Political Fate Too Close To Call

Judgment Day

Netanyahu is flailing, hurling accusations and increasingly seen as out of touch with the concerns of the average Israeli. Tuesday’s a must-win election for him.

Jonathan Alter | Published Mar 15, 2015

A Day of Reckoning for Israel’s Leaders?

Middle East

The former Israeli prime minister’s sentencing won’t make crooked politicians more truthful—just more careful.

Alon Ben-Meir | Published May 15, 2014

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Yair Lapid's Historic Opportunity

Next Steps

Bernard Avishai on what the leader of Israel's Yesh Atid party should do now that elections are over.

Bernard Avishai | Published Jan 24, 2013

Explosive Allegations against Israel’s Bibi

EXCLUSIVE

Dan Ephron on allegations by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that his successor, Benjamin Netanyahu, spent billions preparing for a phony war.

Dan Ephron | Published Jan 16, 2013

Brains—And Beauty—Lead Israeli Politics

Political Pin-Ups

Sigal Samuel on the Saudi and Israeli reception of Israel's women politicians.

Sigal Samuel | Published Dec 05, 2012

The Abba Eban Factor

Olmert In D.C.
Brent E. Sasley | Published Dec 04, 2012

Shelly Yachimovich’s Balancing Act

Elections in Israel

Brent Sasley on the Israeli Labor Party's new look and whether leader Shelly Yachimovich can hold it together.

Brent E. Sasley | Published Dec 01, 2012

Tzipi Livni: Return or Irrelevance?

Israeli Politics
Brent E. Sasley | Published Nov 27, 2012

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