NIF is not a partisan organization and we don’t support candidates or parties. But we do care about the elections and we want to share some of the best issue and political analysis with you. Below are some articles recommended by NIF staff that add light, not just heat, to the debate.
(Looking for some basics about how the elections work? Check out this primer on Israeli elections.)
Needless to say, we don’t endorse the opinions and positions of any of the articles below, but we do think it’s worth your while to read them!
Netanyahu’s Campaign Road Show Comes to Washington
The American Prospect | 3 Mar 2015 | Recommended by Ariella Sidelsky, Deputy VP, Development Operations
He Whose Name Shall Not Be Written
The American Prospect | 24 Feb 2015 | Recommended by Ariella Sidelsky, Deputy VP, Development Operations
Israel Needs a Grown-Up
Source | 05 Feb 2015 | Recommended by Billie Hirsch, Program Associate
Israeli Left Resurgent As Campaign Rhetoric Escalates Ahead of March Elections
The Jewish Sound | 26 Jan 2015 | Recommended by Ben Murane, Director of Outreach, Western US
Why Mizrahim Don’t Vote for the Left
+972 Magazine | 24 Jan 2015 | Recommended by Naomi Paiss, VP of Public Affairs
Arab Parties Agree to Run on Joint Knesset Slate for First Time in Israeli History
Haaretz | 23 Jan 2015 | Recommended by Rabbi David Rosenn, Executive Vice President
The Right Is Not a Shoo-In, But Increased Polarization is Likely.
Moment Magazine – Mythbusting Israel’s 2015 Election | Jan / Feb 2015 | Recommended by Rabbi David Rosenn, Executive Vice President
A Political Tipping Point for Ultra-Orthodox Women?
The Forward’s “The Sisterhood” | 20 Jan 2015 | Recommended by Noam Shelef, Director of Digital Strategy
Social Justice Issues Taking Center Stage in Israel Election Campaign
Haaretz | 15 Jan 2015 | Recommended by Rachael Sondak, Senior Communications Associate
If Herzog Wants to Lead, He’ll Need to Bring the Arabs With Him
+972 Magazine | 6 Jan 2015 | Recommended by Libby Lenkinski, Vice President of Strategy
Ninety Percent of Benjamin Netanyahu’s Campaign Money Comes From the United States
Slate | 6 Jan 2015 | Recommended by Stephanie Ives, New York/Tri-State Regional Director
Poll: Two-thirds of Israelis Back New Social Protests
Haaretz | 5 Jan 2015 | Recommended by Rabbi David Rosenn, Executive Vice President
Experimenting with our lives: The perils of electoral engineering
Haaretz | 31 Dec 2014
Four Myths About the Israeli Elections
Haaretz | 4 Dec 2014 | Recommended by Stephane Acel-Green, New England Regional Director