Israel
Daily Comment
Why Israel’s Government Is Attacking Its Public-Broadcasting System
Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition is going after élite institutions, and that’s not good for democracy.
Daily Comment
Israel Turns Seventy-five as a Nation Divided
Two worlds are ostensibly looking for a way forward together, as demonstrators once again take to the streets.
The Political Scene Podcast
Israel on the Brink
Two writers, Ruth and Avishai Margalit, talk with David Remnick about the extensive protests against anti-democratic maneuvering by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.
The New Yorker Radio Hour
Israel on the Brink: Understanding the Judicial Overhaul, and the Protests Against It
Two writers, Ruth and Avishai Margalit, talk with David Remnick about the extensive protests against anti-democratic maneuvering by the government. Plus, the country star Margo Price.
Q. & A.
What Israel’s Crisis Reveals About Its Democratic Compromises
Amid widespread protests, the Prime Minister has halted a package of illiberal reforms. What are the roots of his effort—and of its rejection?
Letter from Jerusalem
Israel’s Transformative Protest Movement
A wide-ranging resistance has halted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to remake the judiciary.
Daily Comment
Has Benjamin Netanyahu’s Assault on Israeli Democracy Been Stopped?
In the face of mass protests, the Prime Minister has backed down from his plan to overhaul the judiciary—for now.
Q. & A.
The Future of Palestinian Politics
Will mounting frustration with the status quo—and with Israel’s new extremist government—be the end of Hamas and the Palestinian Authority?
Q. & A.
The Origins of Netanyahu’s “All-Systems Assault” on Israeli Democracy
A new coalition has brought extremist politics into the mainstream, but undemocratic strains go back to the country’s founding.
Letter from Israel
Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s Minister of Chaos
As unrest roils the country, a controversial figure from the far right helps Benjamin Netanyahu hold on to power.
Daily Comment
Israel’s Anti-Democratic Practices Against Palestinians Are Infecting Its Political System
Rising violence is drawing new attention to the alliance that Benjamin Netanyahu struck with the far right to return to power.
Screening Room
Two Rites of Passage in “Black Slide”
In Uri Lotan’s animated short, a teen-age boy musters the courage to face a giant waterslide, and a serious loss.
Daily Comment
Netanyahu’s Government Takes a Turn Toward Theocracy
The Israeli Prime Minister’s new coalition includes members who would enforce religious prohibitions over democratic liberties.
Q. & A.
What Israel’s New Far-Right Government Means for Palestinians
Critics fear that Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line coalition will damage the country’s democracy and inflame tensions in the West Bank and Gaza.
Q. & A.
A Right-Wing Zionist Digests Trump’s Anti-Semite Dinner Party
Can the former President be the “best friend Israel ever had in the White House” while also legitimatizing “Jew-haters”?
Daily Comment
The Aftermath of Israel’s Gevalt Election
Benjamin Netanyahu’s orchestration of a union between two ultranationalist groups will likely return him to power and may allow him to escape prosecution.
Daily Comment
Can the Israeli Election Solve Anything?
Either side could win. But, to govern, the centrist bloc may be pushed right, and the rightist bloc to the extreme right.
Q. & A.
Can Countries with Grave Human-Rights Records Help Fight Anti-Semitism?
In her new position at the State Department, Deborah Lipstadt hopes for trickle-down tolerance abroad.
The New Yorker Documentary
Life and Death on an Israeli Sheep Farm
In “Herd,” the filmmaker Omer Daida follows a young girl grappling with her love for the natural world and her wish to help her father in his work.
Daily Comment
Biden Caters to Autocrats and Draws Battle Lines in the Middle East
The President rallied Israel and key Arab nations as diplomacy on Iran’s nuclear program falters.