DAVID HOROVITZ
The Times of Israel: Eylon Levy
April 2, 2024, 4:19 pm
The stunning rise, curious suspension and insistent return of Israel’s star spokesman
As Israel has struggled to make its case to the world since Oct. 7, Eylon Levy was a rare compelling English-speaking voice. So why was he pushed aside, and what is he doing about it?
By DAVID HOROVITZ
ael Adar (right) and other relatives of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza since the October 7 massacre, at a press conference in Tel Aviv on December 4, 2023. (The Times of Israel: Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
December 5, 2023, 9:45 am
Hamas aims to make us not want to live in Israel. ‘Victory’ is when that threat is defeated
Battling in Gaza, the IDF is beginning the long process of restoring public faith in its ability to protect us from savage, amoral enemies; not so our political leaders.
By DAVID HOROVITZ
A handout photo provided November 4, 2023, shows Israeli troops operating in the Gaza Strip. (The Times of Israel: Israel Defense Forces vía AP)
November 6, 2023, 9:40 am
Day 30 of the war: Where it began and where it will end
IDF has entered arguably the biggest military fortress ever built. The faster it operates, the more soldiers, and noncombatants, are likely to die. But how much time does it have?
By DAVID HOROVITZ
Israel's Iron Dome intercepts rockets launched from Gaza on May 10. Photo: Mohammed Abed/AFP
May 18, 2023, 9:38 am
Quiet achieved, but for how long?
Operation Shield and Arrow met its goals in seconds, but went on for five days.
By DAVID HOROVITZ
Likely prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is all smiles during a morning walk the day after the election. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
November 9, 2022, 10:12 am
Netanyahu, who mainstreamed Israel’s radicals, now the last obstacle to their agenda
The comeback PM will have no trouble assembling his coalition. The challenge will be reining in his allies, in the areas where he’d still want to, when he has no alternate partners.
By DAVID HOROVITZ
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas. Photo: Jens Schlueter/AFP
August 25, 2022, 8:24 am
Like Arafat before him, Abbas is the biggest obstacle to peace
'Mahmoud Abbas... evidently shared and continued to promulgate Arafat’s murderously incendiary narrative that the Jewish people have no legitimacy in their ancient homeland.'
By DAVID HOROVITZ
Shireen Abu Akleh reporting from the West Bank for Al Jazeera in an undated clip (Al Jazeera screenshot)
May 13, 2022, 10:40 am
The narratives are set in the death of Shireen Abu Akleh. We need the truth
A veteran reporter was killed in the course of her work while clearly identified as ‘Press,’ How? Who by? Many of us think we can figure out the answers, but we don’t actually know
By DAVID HOROVITZ
Outgoing Israeli President Reuvin Rivlin (C) is flanked by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (L) and alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid during a photo with the new coalition government, at the President's residence in Jerusalem, on June 14, 2021. - A motley alliance of Israeli parties on June 13 ended Benjamin Netanyahu's 12 straight years as prime minister, as parliament voted in a new government led by his former ally, right-wing Jewish nationalist Naftali Bennett. (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP)
From the WebJune 15, 2021, 11:54 am
Israel awakens to its most representative government ever
Ex-PM, ironically, paved the path for new coalition. His shunning of the traditional handover of power, after his graceless Knesset speech, underlines why his departure was overdue
By DAVID HOROVITZ
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the swearing in of the new israeli government, in the parliament in Jerusalem on June 13, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/FLASH90 *** Local Caption *** כנסת ממשלת שינוי ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו ביבי
From the WebJune 14, 2021, 5:53 am
Transfer of power crucially affirms Israeli democracy
He utilised a formidable array of legitimate political skills to retain the premiership from 2009. Now his opponents have mustered theirs to legitimately consign him to opposition.
By DAVID HOROVITZ
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a statement to the media in the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on November 2, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ביבי ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו כנסת השבעת הכנסת עוזב הולך
From the WebJune 3, 2021, 10:00 am
‘Netanyahu will fight to the end’
Drawing together eight wildly disparate parties was immensely difficult. The PM can be relied upon to make the lead-up to the Knesset’s vote of confidence more tortuous still.
By DAVID HOROVITZ
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 11, 2010 US Vice President Joe Biden gestures during a speech in Tel Aviv. - Biden, set to become the Democratic Party's presidential nominee next week, will face in Donald Trump a president that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described as Israel's best friend to ever sit in the White House. (Photo by DAVID FURST / AFP) (Photo by DAVID FURST/AFP via Getty Images)
From the WebNovember 19, 2020, 9:00 am
A message to US President-elect Joe Biden
'Iran and the Palestinians are relishing his arrival, anticipating a return to Obama-era thinking and policies. Let’s hope they’re mistaken'.
By DAVID HOROVITZ
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