Five takeaways to ponder as we wait for the game of political Jenga to begin

The Israeli opposition leader has a very different vision for American and Israeli Jews than the current government

Why Netanyahu’s case for his reelection fails on its own terms

The ad claimed that the word “conundrum,” which Lapid used in a CNN interview, was not a real word. The dictionary, however, disagrees. The dispute matters more for Israel’s elections than you might think.

Wondering what’s going to happen in September? Just look at these depressing numbers.

The Knesset just voted to re-run Israel’s election seven weeks after the last one. Here’s how it happened, and five things that could determine whether the result is the same–or dramatically different.

Why did he just bring down Bibi Netanyahu’s government? And what does he stand to lose if his gamble goes wrong?