The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/yohanan-plesner/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sat, 12 Sep 2026 13:55:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Yohanan Plesner | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/yohanan-plesner/ 32 32 Yohanan Plesner: 3 existential issues facing Israel’s voters https://www.timesofisrael.com/yohanan-plesner-3-existential-issues-facing-israels-voters/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:44:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3894933&preview=true&preview_id=3894933 The president of the Israel Democracy Institute warns the country may be heading to another series of inconclusive elections unless politicians' promises are broken

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