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Joshua Davidovich
Joshua Davidovich
Shas head Aryeh Deri gives a press statement (together with UTJ MK Moshe Gafni and Yaakov Litzman) at the Knesset, June 8, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 9, 2021, 1:39 pm
Whack-a-pol: What the press is saying about the new coalition’s new battles
The Bennett-Lapid government has managed to work out its crinkles and is now set to be sworn in, though more squabbles await, and the opposition-to-be appears raring for a bust-up
By Joshua Davidovich
Yamina chief Naftali Bennett and Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid are seen on Wednesday evening, as they inform President Reuven Rivlin they have succeeded in forming a government, June 2, 2021. (Courtesy)
June 3, 2021, 10:39 am
My so-called coalition: What the press is saying about Lapid’s new government
Papers crow about the ‘success’ of the change bloc in actually agreeing on forming a government, but nobody is quite willing to count Netanyahu out, and Bennett in, just yet
By Joshua Davidovich
Yamina party leader Naftali Bennett speaks during a faction meeting at the Knesset, on April 26, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 24, 2021, 1:06 pm
Getting back to basics: What the press says about non-governments and non-laws
As Yair Lapid tries to get the coalition express back on track, he may be derailed by Naftali Bennett playing the switchman; and frivolous lawmaking gets the thumbs-down
By Joshua Davidovich
Rockets are launched towards Israel from Gaza City on May 20, 2021. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
May 21, 2021, 1:17 pm
Until we meet again: What the press is saying about the Gaza ceasefire
Skepticism over the chances that the halt in fighting will hold for the long term is high, and questions over what may come are rampant. One thing is certain: Israel didn’t win
By Joshua Davidovich
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Education Minister Naftali Bennett (L) at the Knesset on March 12, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
April 9, 2021, 4:14 pm
Brotation speculation: What the press says about the bizarre coalition bazaar
The number of ideas for various parties to find a way to build a coalition are more numerous than stars in the sky, but few think any of them are truly realistic
By Joshua Davidovich
File: Yair Lapid (R) seen with Naftali Bennett at the Knesset in March 2013. (Isaac Harari/Flash90)
March 30, 2021, 4:56 pm
The bloc-less monster: What the media is saying about infighting and outflanking
The political mess is getting messier with the anti-Netanyahu bloc splitting in two, and nobody sure if anybody is in anyone’s camp anymore
By Joshua Davidovich
A medic prepares a vaccine at Meuhedet COVID-19 vaccination center in Kfar Habad, central Israel, on February 16, 2021. (Flash90)
March 30, 2021, 2:10 pm
Netanyahu emerges after week-long silence to push Gantz on vaccine budget delay
Prime minister joins health officials warning that Israel could lose its place in line if government doesn’t shell out the money to pharma companies fast
By Joshua Davidovich
Party leaders in Israel's March 23, 2021 elections. Top row left to right: Itamar Ben Gvir (Otzma Yehudit, part of the Religious Zionism party); Bezalel Smotrich (Religious Zionism); Naftali Bennett (Yamina); Aryeh Deri (Shas); Moshe Gafni (United Torah Judaism). Middle row left to right: Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beytenu); Gideon Sa'ar (New Hope); Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud); Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid); Merav Michaeli (Labor). Bottom row left to right: Benny Gantz (Blue and White); Nitzan Horowitz (Meretz); Ayman Odeh (Joint List); Mansour Abbas (Ra'am); Yaron Zelekha (New Economy party). (All photos: Flash90)
March 25, 2021, 12:16 pm
Final election results confirm deadlock, offering no clear path to coalition
Central Elections Committee delivers result, which means neither Netanyahu nor his rivals have straightforward Knesset majority and possibly heralds 5th vote in 2.5 years
By Joshua Davidovich and Michael Bachner
A ballot station in the Knesset elections, March 23, 2021. (Avi Roccah/Flash90)
March 24, 2021, 3:52 pm
Israel pleads the fifth: What the press is saying after another indecisive vote
As ballots are counted, pundits are laying out various scenarios based on math that will likely change and may not matter anyway, with many already gearing up for round 5
By Joshua Davidovich
Otzma Yehudit leader Itamar Ben Gvir arrives for a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on February 24, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 24, 2021, 3:40 am
As votes tallied, coalition math confounded by aversion to extremists, Islamists
Ra’am says it won’t sit with Itamar Ben Gvir, who says he won’t join a coalition with Ra’am anyway, as rightists squabble and Netanyahu takes fire for reliance on zealots
By Alexander Fulbright, Michael Bachner and Joshua Davidovich
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to his supporters after the first exit poll results for Knesset elections at his Likud party's headquarters in Jerusalem, March 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
March 23, 2021, 9:38 am
Election day as it happened: After 4th election, Israel still deadlocked
Netanyahu hails ‘great accomplishment’ of finishing as largest party despite losing seats, extends hand to rivals, warning of 5th election otherwise
By Michael Bachner, Joshua Davidovich and Alexander Fulbright
People walk past an electoral billboard for the Likud party bearing a portrait of its leader Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), and opposition Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid, in Tel Aviv, on March 12, 2021, ahead of the March 23 general election. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
March 17, 2021, 3:36 pm
What’s left? What the press is saying about campaigns, coronavirus and caves
The media looks at what’s going on among the possibly anti-Netanyahu right and if they are really right, vaccine transfers that aren’t, and a race against looters in the desert
By Joshua Davidovich
Head of the Yesh Atid party MK Yair Lapid in Jerusalem on March 7, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 15, 2021, 4:00 pm
Et tu? What the press is saying about ‘drinking’ votes and a royal rumble
The home stretch before the election has parties turning on potential or former allies as they jostle for position within their blocs; and a grim threshold inspires a look back
By Joshua Davidovich
Naum Koen in Israel on November 27, 2020. (Courtesy of Moshe Hogeg via JTA)
March 14, 2021, 12:13 pm
From bankruptcy to the Burj: The mysterious rise of Dubai macher Naum Koen
Ever since Israel and the United Arab Emirates normalized ties, the Israeli-Russian businessman has seized the spotlight. But who is he and how did he make his money?
By Simona Weinglass and Joshua Davidovich
Customers sit at a cafe in Jerusalem on March 7, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
March 8, 2021, 3:26 pm
Open to whatever: What the press is saying about getting back to business
As the lockdown lifts, questions revolve around whether the good times can last, or what it will take to reach normal; and female empowerment takes center stage, at least for a day
By Joshua Davidovich
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