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Joshua Davidovich
Joshua Davidovich
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz at the Knesset, May 17, 2020, after the new government was sworn in. (Alex Kolomoisky/POOL)
August 7, 2020, 3:17 pm
It’s elections, boogie woogie woogie: What the press is saying on August 7
Israel appears to be sliding back toward the ballot box, and dread over such a prospect is palpable here, there and everywhere (except Likud HQ)
By Joshua Davidovich
Lebanese soldiers search for survivors after a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, August 5, 2020. (Hassan Ammar/AP)
August 6, 2020, 4:41 pm
Looking for Hezbollah in the rubble: What the press is saying on August 6
As Beirut residents pick through the wreckage, Israelis appear to be doing their own search to find traces of the terror group and clues as to its future
By Joshua Davidovich
A man stands in a damaged apartment as he looks out at the scene of a massive explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, August 5, 2020. (Hussein Malla/AP)
August 5, 2020, 5:07 pm
After Beirut blast, Israel feels ripples: What the press is saying on August 5
The explosion in Lebanon was not heard in Israel, but sends waves across the Blue Line, as the media wonders how it will affect Hezbollah and whether Haifa could be next
By Joshua Davidovich
Cows and Israeli military tanks during an exercise in Golan Heights near the border with Syria on August 4, 2020. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
August 4, 2020, 3:54 pm
Invasion of the blame-snatchers: What the press is talking about on August 4
Despite tensions in the north, the army would prefer not to point fingers at Hezbollah; and ministers and others appear to find a punching bag in Ronni Gamzu
By Joshua Davidovich
Military vehicles are amassed in the Golan Heights on August 3, 2020. (JALAA MAREY / AFP)
August 3, 2020, 5:06 pm
Maybe they won’t notice: What the press is talking about on August 3
Israel kills 4 would-be bombers on its Syrian border and then acts shy; infection numbers plummet, but so do tests; and one paper finds a ‘street’ where everyone loves Netanyahu
By Joshua Davidovich
Protesters, mask-clad due to the coronavirus pandemic, gather for a demonstration against the government near the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem on August 1, 2020. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
August 2, 2020, 1:21 pm
10,000 maniacs: What the press is talking about on August 2
Protesters fill the Jerusalem square outside Netanyahu’s official residence, leading to some gushing coverage, though predictions of a descent into deadly violence continue
By Joshua Davidovich
A woman shops at the Malha Mall in Jerusalem in Jerusalem on July 29, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
July 31, 2020, 6:30 am
Fuming at another weekend shutdown, defiant retailers threaten to stay open
Ministers said to agree on rolling back Friday-Sunday restrictions, but move will have to wait until next week even as store owners fret that they are needlessly losing business
By Joshua Davidovich
A Jewish man at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, on July 29, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
July 30, 2020, 1:21 pm
All your baseless hatred are belong to us: What the press is saying on July 30
An attack in Tel Aviv and fear of more in Jerusalem have the media looking at past tragedies, as one does on the 9th of Av, and lamenting what will be with so much hate in the air
By Joshua Davidovich
A protester carrying an Israeli flag near the home of Public Security Minister Amir Ohana on July 28, 2020 in Tel Aviv. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
July 28, 2020, 2:08 pm
Hundreds gather to protest police conduct, security minister in Tel Aviv
Demonstrators chant ‘who will protect us from police; attorney general tells police commissioner not to let ‘foreign considerations’ muddy decision-making
By Joshua Davidovich
Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu near his home in the northern coastal town of Caesarea, July 25, 2020. (Meir Vaknin/Flash90)
July 26, 2020, 1:06 pm
Black and blue flag: What the press is talking about on July 26
Fewer protesters get beat up by the cops, to one minister’s possible dismay, but they still face attacks by vigilantes as rallies spread across the country
By Joshua Davidovich
Police use a water cannon to disperse demonstrators during a protest against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside his residence in Jerusalem, early Friday, July 24, 2020. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
July 24, 2020, 11:56 am
Say it, don’t spray it: What the press is talking about on July 24
More demonstrations lead to more reports of questionable police tactics, as a headless force contends with topless protesters and angry youth by getting wet and wild in Jerusalem
By Joshua Davidovich
Muslim women wearing face masks walk past a poster hung by supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside the District Court in Jerusalem, July 19, 2020 (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
July 23, 2020, 3:50 pm
More than one way to skin a coalition: What the press is saying on July 23
It probably just needs one crisis, but the government throws in a few more for good measure, leading to talk of another dreaded election as Israel gallops deeper into farceville
By Joshua Davidovich
Demonstrators protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside his official residence in Jerusalem on July 18, 2020 (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
July 19, 2020, 2:59 pm
Who said there’s no march madness this year: 5 things to know for July 19
Anger over the government’s response to the virus and Netanyahu’s alleged corruption has brought Israelis to the streets, with trust and love the only salve for the wave of dissent
By Joshua Davidovich
Doctors at the coronavirus isolation ward of Sheba Medical Center, in Ramat Gan, June 30, 2020. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
July 19, 2020, 2:31 pm
Number of serious patients surges past 250 as Israel hits 50,000 case mark
Three more deaths recorded, bringing toll to 409, but number of new cases in last 24 hours slips to 831, possibly result of testing slowdown
By Joshua Davidovich
Demonstrators protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside his official residence in Jerusalem on July 16, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
July 17, 2020, 3:52 pm
Shray it forward: 5 things to know for July 17
Authorities appear to fumble another lockdown rollout, as unhappiness with the (mis)handling of the pandemic reaches the point that Israelis are willing to give away free money
By Joshua Davidovich
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