News editor @TimesofIsrael. Coffee drinker. Crossword person. Born and raised in Chicagoland.
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Claims of a 'stolen election'
Attempts to delay bureaucratic formalities
Right-wing media amplifying his claims
Is Netanyahu preparing for an Israeli Jan. 6? There are good reasons to think not. But the democratic process is now mired in uncertainty. timesofisrael.com/is-netanya…
Anyone who's surprised by Trump halting aid to Israel hasn't been paying attention.
He's been griping about it for a while, and momentum has been building against Israel aid in both parties.
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Most of the Democratic Party, of course, also opposes aid to Israel. And a poll this year found 60% of voters oppose it, including 37% of Republicans.
Soon, Democrats will almost certainly control the US government's purse strings.
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Ben Sales retweeted
כעת בכניסה לפגישת ראשי הגוש. אנחנו ניצבים בפני ניסיון חמור ומסוכן לפגוע בתוצאות הבחירות - אבל עלינו להקים ממשלה.
ההתנהלות של הימים האחרונים הם רק עוד תזכורת לכך שאנחנו צריכים להוציא את נתניהו מלשכת ראש הממשלה.
Since Israel's election on Tuesday, I've noticed something strange: Many commentators say Netanyahu won the election — it looks like he's staying in power until further notice — but he's not acting like a winner. Here's why that might be. timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-…
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My snap analysis of how we can expect Israeli politicians to react to last night's messy result.
Short answer: We've been here before. timesofisrael.com/israelis-d…
On the eve of Israel's election, I tried to answer a couple questions I've been hearing over and over: How does Bibi even have a shot after October 7? And what's with his gloom and doom in the campaign's final stretch? timesofisrael.com/security-t…
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Mamdani's base has its knives out for Jessica Tisch, the NYPD commissioner.
If he fires her, or if she decides she’s had enough and steps down, it will bring pro-Israel NYC Jews into a new, uncharted era that, for many, will be even more uneasy.
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Israel's ban on Arab-led political parties is likely to be overturned, and follows a familiar pattern of an extreme idea gaining momentum, drawing outcry — then going kaput.
But even if the ban is reversed, its opponents won't be relieved. Here's why. timesofisrael.com/the-ban-on…
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I wrote about Macklemore, how there are no real winners here and how this whole thing creates a trap that pro-Israel activists haven't yet figured out how to escape. timesofisrael.com/the-mackle…
Costs are rising in Israel. It's close to impossible to buy a home. So it's no surprise that when they're asked what issues they care about in next month's election, Israelis rank the economy first.
But politicians aren't talking about it. Here's why not. timesofisrael.com/israelis-a…
In election after election, decade after decade, Benjamin Netanyahu has stayed in power by relying on centrist parties. Then those parties die, and he survives.
The same process looks like it's afoot now — but here's why this time, it might fail. timesofisrael.com/one-hit-wo…
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I’m thrilled to share that I’ll soon be starting as news editor at the @TimesofIsrael.
I have long admired the stellar work of TOI’s incredible editorial staff. It’s the first publication I read in the morning and the last before I go to sleep. I can’t wait to join the team.
2 killed in shooting outside DC Jewish museum jta.org/2025/05/21/united-st…
Pentagon official Kingsley Wilson posted neo-Nazi talking point about Jewish lynching victim Leo Frank last year. jta.org/2025/03/05/politics/…
