Labor Party

Veteran Labor lawmaker Amir Peretz defeats young guard to regain party leadership

Peretz beat out Stav Shaffir and Itzik Shmuli, who were both leaders of the massive social protests in 2011.

Ideas

The fall of Tzipi Livni is a defeat for the two-state solution

The former foreign minister’s single-issue focus has led much of the Israeli public to view her as a politician with no other fresh ideas, says a writer on Israeli politics.

Social justice protest leaders take top spots in Israel’s Labor Party primary

The results show the new, younger face of a party that has been in decline.

Israel

Left-wing Zionist Union breaks up

Global

Labor Party in Israel suspends ties with British counterpart over Jeremy Corbyn’s failure to address anti-Semitism

Israel

Israel’s centrist leaders vie to replace Netanyahu – by taking his side

Israel

Rebellious New Likudniks are crashing Netanyahu’s party

Global

Australian state Labor Party votes to recognize a Palestinian state

Israel

Israel’s Labor coalition gets a bump in the polls under new leader Avi Gabbay

Culture

Avi Gabbay, ‘Israel’s Macron,’ wants to lead Labor Party from the center

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