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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is doing acrobatics to outflank Trump as the most uncritically 'pro-Israel' GOP candidate. His brutal, repressive vision for America is a perfect partner for Netanyahu's vision for Israel and the Palestinians

A group of progressive Democrats in the United States Congress has called on President Joe Biden to “shift” American policy on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, saying that US aid should not be used to fund abuses of Palestinian rights.

Resurrected by the protest movement, the idea of a constitution has been pursued throughout Israel's history. But opposition to equality foils its fruition.

Israeli analysts say the Biden administration thinks Netanyahu "has lost his mind," there is a growing likelihood of Jewish inter-communal violence, and the country is losing its ability to fight the apartheid label.

Crisis deepens, struggle rises in France and Israel/Palestine

The protests roiling Israel represent a struggle over its future. The traditional elite is in an existential fight to maintain power, while the ascendant religious-nationalist majority seeks to redefine the state.

Movements and parties grapple with democracy, cost-of-living and shifting power arrangements

While US media fixated on Russian interference in the 2016 election, an Israeli secret agent’s campaign to influence the outcome went unreported.

In an attempt to salvage Israel's Jewish state rule, Israeli president Isaac Herzog presented an alternative to the Netanyahu government's planned judicial overhaul, which Netanyahu rejected outright.

Reports on mass workers action in France, Italy and UK, and a hard look at the politics of climate rescue