Amotz Asa-El

Reason to smile: Despite his crimes, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is now being welcomed back into the Arab fold (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

The road back to Damascus

November 25, 2021 | Amotz Asa-El

Israel’s Ideologically diverse government cannot reach agreement on relations with the PA – but can do a lot in Israeli Arab communities and with regional Arab nations (Credit: Israel GPO/Flickr)

Israel’s odd coalition and the Arab world

October 26, 2021 | Amotz Asa-El

Regional capitals have been seeing signs of a US trend toward military disengagement from the Mideast since at least 2010 (Source: US Army/Flickr)

The Middle East adjusts to US retreat

September 17, 2021 | Amotz Asa-El

Gold medal gymnast Artem Dolgopyat (Source: Twitter)

Olympian Heights 

August 24, 2021 | Amotz Asa-El

Known for being sympathetic and affable, Rivlin visited more than 250 bereaved families (Credit: Ashernet/Haim Zach/GPO)

Presidents without Precedent

July 26, 2021 | Amotz Asa-El

Bennett, seen here with other party leaders, is expected to lead in a more collegial style compared to Netanyahu, who increasingly had come to act as a political soloist (Source: Facebook)

Like No Other

June 28, 2021 | Amotz Asa-El

(Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/ Shutterstock)

Hamas’ War

May 28, 2021 | Amotz Asa-El

Netanyahu (left) needs support from Yamina party leader Naftali Bennett (right), but by ditching Netanyahu, Bennett may be able to become PM himself (Credit: Ashernet/ IGPO)

Catch-’21

April 27, 2021 | Amotz Asa-El

The coronavirus pandemic was a central issue for many Israeli voters when they went to the polls (Credit: Roman Yanushevsky/Shutterstock)

Electoral Deja Vu

March 31, 2021 | Amotz Asa-El

Netanyahu visiting a coronavirus vaccine storage centre: The PM is hoping the Israel’s successful vaccine program will boost his political fortunes (Credit: Kobi Gideon / GPO)

A Campaign Like No Other

March 2, 2021 | Amotz Asa-El

The “eloquent and cool-headed” Gideon Sa’ar is seen as Netanyahu’s most potent challenger

Party Time in Israel

January 28, 2021 | Amotz Asa-El

Estranged and heading back to the polls: Israeli Defence Minister and Alternative Prime Minister Benny Gantz and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu

Irreconcilable differences

December 16, 2020 | Amotz Asa-El

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