It may be a cliché, but it's still the truth: Israel has a reality problem because of its policies, not a hasbara problem. No campaign can fix policies, as Netanyahu will discover this week in Washington

Abbas cracked open Israel's political map after long years of paralysis – from a game of recognition to a game of influence. He's an exceptional politician who not only heads a pragmatic Arab party, but also undermines the very facade of Israeli politics

What happened in the West Bank village of Tell was a settler-provoked pogrom blocked by Palestinian residents. But to Golan, 'Terror must be defeated with a strong military arm' – his Democrats are just another party of occupation and apartheid

Israel Katz heads the Defense Ministry during one of Israel's most critical periods, with three active fronts. Instead of confronting those challenges, he has embraced populism that disparages the IDF while defending Haredi draft dodgers