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Past articles by Chemi:

Farewell to Haaretz and all its readers – but especially American Jews

Spared four more years with Trump, liberal American Jewry could fight to preserve their cherished liberal values in Israel as well → Read More

Ally’s brutal betrayal on live TV shocks Israel and mauls Netanyahu

Former loyalist Elkin’s scorching condemnation of the prime minister provided political melodrama of Shakespearian proportions → Read More

Netanyahu 'warns' Biden, as if his Iran strategy hadn’t failed miserably with Obama and Trump

In terms of actually influencing the nuclear deal, the prime minister never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity → Read More

Biden can stop Netanyahu from ‘Doing a Trump’ on Israeli democracy

The president-elect should tell Israelis the hard truths they’ve been avoiding over the past four years → Read More

Shocker: American Jewish vote clinched Biden’s victory and Trump’s ouster

Without their critical support, Biden would have lost Pennsylvania, Georgia and Arizona and Trump would be looking forward to four more years → Read More

To Trump-trained Israeli ears, Biden’s victory rhetoric sounds alien and potentially hostile

Biden's liberal worldview and traditional positions on Palestinian conflict sure to shock Netanyahu’s Israel → Read More

Biden victory will free Israel from Trump’s sinister soul

President Trump’s selfish assault on integrity of U.S. elections echoes Netanyahu’s destructive attack on the rule of law → Read More

Israel’s self-centered Trump-worship warrants an apology to American Jews

Public opinion loves the president’s pro-Israel policies and ignores the rest, including the fear and loathing he elicits among fellow Jews → Read More

Israel’s self-centered Trump-worship warrants an apology to American Jews

Public opinion loves the president’s pro-Israel policies and ignores the rest, including the fear and loathing he elicits among fellow Jews → Read More

Israelis expect Trump to triumph because they’ve been there, done that with Netanyahu

Most Israelis want Donald Trump to win the elections on Tuesday, by a red state ratio of about 70 to 30, as recent polls have indicated. Even more Israelis, it seems, actually expect Trump to win, despite the polls and the forecasts and the expert calculations. With good reason, frankly, from their point of view. → Read More

Israelis expect Trump to triumph because they’ve been there, done that with Netanyahu

Israeli polls invariably raise expectations among center-left voters before the shock right-wing victory inevitably crushes their dream → Read More

If Biden and Democrats win, Netanyahu morphs from asset to liability

U.S. President Donald Trump set up Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s punch line perfectly: “Do you think Sleepy Joe could have made this deal, Bibi? Sleepy Joe? Do you think he would have made this deal somehow? I don’t think so.” The president looked at his Oval Office phone with delighted anticipation. → Read More

If Biden and Democrats win, Netanyahu morphs from asset to liability

The prime minister will become the greatest obstacle to recalibrating U.S.-Israel ties → Read More

Netanyahu’s Gulf breakthrough: It’s his party and he’ll cry if he wants to

The prime minister’s toxic reputation is denying him the peacemaker glory he yearns for → Read More

Trump is the best U.S. President for Netanyahu

The direct benefits of his first term are outweighed by the general decline in America’s global prestige and its indifference to Israel’s declining democracy → Read More

Trump trounces Biden among Israelis, showcasing deep divide with U.S. Jews

77-23 Trump majority positions Israel as the reddest state in the Union and as mirror image of Christian evangelicals → Read More

Trump trounces Biden among Israelis, showcasing deep divide with U.S. Jews

77-23 Trump majority positions Israel as the reddest state in the Union and as mirror image of Christian evangelicals → Read More

The Jewish doctor, a dead bear and the surprisingly competitive Alaska Senate race

Al Gross, hunter, fisherman and orthopedic surgeon, is giving GOP incumbent Dan Sullivan a run for his money while raising Democratic hopes for a Senate majority → Read More

The Jewish doctor, a dead bear and the surprisingly competitive Alaska Senate race

Al Gross, hunter, fisherman and orthopedic surgeon, is giving GOP incumbent Dan Sullivan a run for his money while raising Democratic hopes for a Senate majority → Read More

Like Trump, Netanyahu has sabotaged Israel’s war on COVID-19 – and everyone knows it

Millions of Americans can replace their president on November 3, but all Israel needs are a few brave politicians - who are nowhere to be found → Read More