Sharon WeinblumJanuary 26, 2013 09:30

Where does a 'moderate' victory in Israel leave the peace process?

Commentary: The US remains the key to reopening the issue of Israeli-Palestine talks.

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Yair Lapid, leader of the Yesh Atid party, speaks to members of the press outside his house following his unexpectedly strong showing in this week's elections on Jan. 23, 2013 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

Commentary: For those who were relieved by the “unsuccessful victory” of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s list in the Israeli elections and interpreted it as the disavowal of the ultra-nationalist and isolationist line, think again.

Israel elections: Netanyahu wins, but loses ground

Daniel DeFraiaJanuary 22, 2013 08:57

Israelis vote conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party to a third term. But exit polls show Netanyahu's ticket has performed worse than expected — and a few other surprises, too.

Ahead of Israel elections, parties stumble on an American problem

Noga TarnopolskyJanuary 21, 2013 07:00

JERUSALEM — With Israel’s elections on Tuesday, it’s widely assumed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will get to keep his job. But some of Netanyahu’s worst woes come down to the United States, and a top American political consultant.

Israel elections: Netanyahu's chief strategist has quit, says report

Priyanka Boghani and Noga TarnopolskyJanuary 17, 2013 15:59

"No campaign wants its chief strategist leaving the country four days before election day," said GlobalPost's senior correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky.

Israel election: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is losing votes

Noga TarnopolskyJanuary 13, 2013 08:00

JERUSALEM — Assuming the election will be decided on security issues, as most in this country have been, the Likud seems not to have prepared for critiques of its handling of the economy.