MJ Akbar
The other war Netanyahu can’t win and the uses of 1297 pre-dawn press-ups
Israeli public opinion is near-unanimous that the prime minister will have to resign when the war ends
The Israel-Hamas war is essentially a great-power conflict that pits two coalitions against each other like Ukraine war
The US president’s muscular diplomacy cannot hide America’s lost standing in the Middle East
Prime Minister Modi’s unambiguous support for Israel identifies the Jewish state as a friend in need while the global condemnation of Hamas’ terror reflects India’s core concerns
There are parallels but also big differences with the Indian tussle between executive and judiciary
But his new partners are uncharted territory for Israel and its longest-serving prime minister
You must never write a premature political obituary of the longest-serving prime minister in a chaotic democracy
Israel may have got a new prime minister but its longest serving one is not going away for good