Analysis: Will the 'Monkey' Slur Actually Move the Election? History Says Probably Not
Pro-Netanyahu commentators have drawn a direct line to a 1981 ethnic slur widely credited with tipping that race to Menachem Begin. The comparison doesn't hold up as cleanly as it sounds.
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Analysis: Do the West Bank Arrests Mark a Real Shift, or a One-Time Response?
Ten arrests after a weekend of settler violence is a bigger law-enforcement response than this pattern has usually drawn, but the same reporting shows fresh incidents continuing even as the suspects were being detained.
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Analysis: What Ben Gvir's Coalition Accusation Really Signals
Ben Gvir's claim that Netanyahu privately promised Europe he'd be dropped from the next government reads less like a real coalition threat and more like a campaign maneuver aimed at his own base.
