As top aides depart, PM defends his handling of office harassment scandal
Spokesman Hendel resigns, cabinet secretary Hauser may not be far behind. Netanyahu meets with victim, urges her to be strong
View ArticleNetanyahu points fingers and Tal Law lingers
Reporter’s death brings Syria back to the front page, Peres bucks the trend on Iran, Yedioth’s coverage goes to the dogs and Family Day features high
View ArticleThe party born at a hitchhiking spot
Before Elazar Stern and Yoaz Hendel were political allies, they were brothers, and commuters, in arms
View ArticleAt a West Bank crossing point, Israeli students put the ‘right’ into human...
A new volunteer group, emphatically not from the usual left of the political spectrum, is monitoring how the IDF operates the Qalandiya checkpoint en route to Jerusalem
View ArticleRevealed: Netanyahu’s secret talks with the Palestinians
More than two years ago, the Times of Israel reports here for the first time, top PLO official Yasser Abed Rabbo held a series of meetings with the PM’s peace envoy, Yitzhak Molcho, and ultimately met...
View ArticleAbbas rejected Netanyahu offer to free 50 pre-Oslo prisoners for new talks
PM made the proposal a year ago, but Abbas insisted all the ‘veterans’ go free — in return for a single meet with the PM, at which he’d set out his terms for negotiations
View ArticleCan Netanyahu go all the way in peace talks? And does it matter?
Conventional wisdom says the gaps are too wide, but analysts believe the PM is ready for a demilitarized ‘Palestine,’ or an interim deal. And if all that fails, he’s hoping to prevail in the blame game
View ArticleReclaiming the center
Yoaz Hendel, increasingly the media face of the political right, wants to take back the cause of peace and human rights from the left – and the exclusivist claim to Zionism and patriotism from the right
View ArticleIf peace talks fail: Michael Oren’s Plan B
Reopen the option of unilaterally withdrawing from the West Bank, former envoy to US urges, lest we ‘outsource our fundamental destiny to Palestinian decision making’
View ArticleOn Abbas, Netanyahu moves slowly from ‘No’ to ‘Yes, but’
The PM was unmoved when the PA chief condemned the Holocaust, and was critical too, at first, when Abbas weighed in against the kidnapping. But he’s changed tone, a little, this week
View ArticleIsraelis still searching for answers after Abu Khdeir murder
‘It’s our obligation’ to do some soul searching, says Yoaz Hendel, head of right-leaning think tank
View ArticleDespite enmity, Netanyahu would still meet with Abbas, officials say
Palestinian leader’s ‘genocide’ speech reduced chances of tête-à-tête, but Jerusalem sources maintain PM would grab realistic opportunity
View ArticleWorld criticism of ‘Jewish state’ bill exacerbated by lack of peace talks
Netanyahu will eventually agree to a softened version of his controversial legislation, a former aide says. ‘But the damage is done’
View ArticleOn culture wars and holy wars
Culture minister’s feud with Israeli artists continues; PM demands that authorities nab Galilee church arsonists
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