Aluf Benn is the editor-in-chief of Haaretz. Formerly, he was the Israeli daily newspaper's diplomatic editor
Aluf Benn: The Israel-Palestine peace talks have collapsed, and Netanyahu's rightwing coalition remains in place. But this is not a long-term solution
Aluf Benn: Binyamin Netanyahu's policy of leveraging the upheavals in Egypt to justify the West Bank status quo faces little opposition
Aluf Benn: The US president has learned from his first-year follies. But are we Israelis smart enough to listen to his message?
Aluf Benn: The media gag on the death of Mossad agent Ben Zygier relied not on coercion but on public support for a high-security state
Aluf Benn: The election has given Israel a new kingmaker in Yair Lapid. But Binyamin Netanyahu is a master of survival
Aluf Benn: Retirement might not stop Ehud Barak playing a key role in any Israeli plans to attack Iran
Aluf Benn: Netanyahu's adherence to the status quo prevents him from dealing with Israel's problems – but rivals present no challenge
Aluf Benn: By striking a surprise coalition deal, Israel's PM has secured another 18 months in power and he'll be calling the shots
Aluf Benn: This week, Israel's PM goes to the US hoping for a diplomatic victory – but reality is decided on the ground, not Capitol Hill
Aluf Benn: Israelis do not forgive his initial findings, but Richard Goldstone's UN report is a powerful deterrent against a repeat of the war
Aluf Benn: Israel's view of the Arab uprising reflects ideas of itself as a liberal bastion in a sea of backwardness
Aluf Benn: The Palestine papers: The Netanyahu doctrine has been exposed as a sham. Israel does have a partner for peace – the Palestinian president
Aluf Benn: Netanyahu needs all the support he can get. But he still turned Biden's visit into a diplomatic fiasco
Aluf Benn: Despite much moral debate, assassinations have always been part of the Israeli-Arab conflict
Aluf Benn: Israelis believe in peace, yet the Palestinian issue is met with apathy – except by our leaders, who see it just as a PR problem
Aluf Benn: Despite the controversy potential of the papal visit, both the Catholic church and Israel's new government need a PR success
Netanyahu deployed the politics of fear. It worked like magic