Anshel Pfeffer

U.S. President Donald Trump was probably asleep when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office belatedly sent out its statement on Tuesday morning

When Prime Minister Netanyahu, acquiescing to President Trump's cease-fire, declared that the war against Iran placed Israel 'in the first rank of the world's major powers,' he demonstrated not only hubris but the same lethal mistake that led to October 7

Analysis From his paralyzing shell-shock in the first hours of the Hamas assault to bombastic claims of 'total victory': This is how Netanyahu, eying elections, is already drafting an alternative history of the Gaza war, the tragedy of so many Israelis and Palestinians be damned

We overcame the expulsion, discriminatory laws and fascism, so we’ll overcome today’s challenges too, writes Anshel Pfeffer

Israel must hold an election by the end of October 2026. Binyamin Netanyahu will fight yet another desperate campaign, whether war breaks out again or not

Efforts to Contextualize or Rationalize the Devastating Antisemitic Violence in Australia Are Futile So Long as Irrational Hatreds Exist. Eternal Vigilance Will Always Be the Price of Jewish Life – in Israel and the Diaspora

Anshel Pfeffer (via Haaretz.com) Israel has failed in the past to change the map of the Middle East. Netanyahu is gambling that this time, he can succeed