Left wing israel

Who is Gadi Taub , the Labor prince who became the Israeli Left’s fiercest critic?

The historian, author and podcaster on his political journey, why he still backs Netanyahu, and what he calls the Left's "license to fabricate narratives".

Gadi Taub sits down with Editor-in-chief Zvika Klein to retrace the defection that took him from Peace Now demonstrations to the front line of the fight over Israel's Supreme Court, its media and its national identity.
A haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protester argues with a police officer outside the Jerusalem IDF recruitment center, April 12, 2026.

Almost half of Israelis support tougher sanctions, pressure to promote haredi conscription - poll

Israelis attend a protest march against the decision of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fire head of Shin Bat Ronen Bar, at the entrance to Jerusalem, March 19, 2025.

Israel’s biggest threats demand unity, not partisan warfare - opinion

THE MAIN rehearsal of the 78th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem.

Independence Day and the new reality - opinion


Israel Elections: Left-wing Labor, Meretz secure 8-9 seats - exit polls

These parties make up the left-wing bloc together with bloc leader Yesh Atid, led by current prime minister Yair Lapid. In total, the left-wing bloc is estimated at 55 seats.

 Labor Party leader Merav Michaeli, Meretz leader Zehava Galon

Israel elections: Are we barreling toward a sixth election round? - analysis

This time around, Netanyahu is not going anywhere. As a result, the country is staring down the barrel of yet another deadlocked election.

 WHO WILL greet Biden? Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid or Benjamin Netanyahu?

US is sending mixed messages on Israel’s security in the West Bank - analysis

Not only is the US trying to intervene in the rules of engagement, but it is trying to tell Israel where to station its soldiers.

 People light candles during a vigil in memory of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed during an Israeli raid, outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 16, 2022

Ben Gvir panels for teens, supporters chant 'Your village should burn'

Religious Zionist Party MK Itamar Ben Gvir ignited passionate support and condemnation when he came to panel at a Ramat Gan high school.

 Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks at Blich high school

Yair Lapid lays out his left-wing agenda - opinion

Despite the proliferation of parties, it’s a binary choice and Israelis, most of whom are in the nationalist camp, need to cast their ballots accordingly.

 ‘WE BEAT the machine of incitement and poison four times, and we’re going to beat it again for the fifth time,’ Lapid said, driving his adoring fans wild with chants of: ‘Hoo-ha, Yesh Atid, Prime Minister Yair Lapid.’ It rhymed in Hebrew, too.

Marxist Zionism: Israel's often forgotten socialist past - opinion

Not only is a synthesis between Marxism and Zionism possible, but the practitioners of such a fusion played a noteworthy role in shaping modern Israel

 MERETZ LEADERS and activists celebrate on election night, March 2021. The single largest bloc of votes at Lehavot Habashan went to Meretz.

Israel elections: Likud reaching new lows with Netanyahu in charge, shame - editorial

How did we get to a point where in a major party, the understanding is that to score points one needs to trash-talk and accept this type of behavior?

 Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Knesset on June 30.

Six Day War: What's left of Israel's Left, 55 years later?

The Six Day War that initially led the Labor Party to its biggest victory ever, actually caused its demise.

GOLDA MEIR on the dais at the Mapai-Labor Party conference with (from L) Zalman Shazar, David Ben-Gurion and Giora Yoseftal, Tel Aviv, 1959.

Six Day War: Israel’s Left is alive and kicking, 55 years later

Topics such as gender equality, LGBTQ+ rights and the Arab community have moved into the first few slots, whereas topics like ending the occupation and achieving peace have become less of a priority.

 IN THE 1980s, over 400,000 Israelis protested against the Lebanon War: IDF soldiers who returned from fighting in the First Lebanon War demonstrate in front of prime minister Menachem Begin’s residence in Jerusalem, 1983.

Golan calls right-wing high school student a threat to Israel's security

The student's comments were made during a discussion between grade 12 students and Golan on Zionism and religion.

 Deputy Economy Minister Yair Golan at the Knesset plenum