Orly Halpern

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Liberal Israelis Fear for Future of Democracy

Benjamin Netanyahu will soon form the most right-wing coalition in Israel’s history. For some on the Israeli left, “this place doesn’t feel like home the way it did.”

By Orly Halpern November 7, 2022

Israel's Troubling Response to Shireen Abu Akleh’s Killing

The Israeli state PR machine went straight to work to choose its deflection strategy

By Orly Halpern/Jerusalem May 13, 2022

The Arab Kingmaker on Why He Joined Israel’s New Coalition

Mansour Abbas explains why an Islamist politician would agree to join Israel's new ruling coalition

By Orly Halpern/Kafr Qana, Israel June 11, 2021

Jewish-Arab Tensions Rise in Israel's Mixed City of Lod

The spate of violence in mixed cities led to fears Jewish-Arab co-existence was crumbling. Those fractures are especially visible in Lod

By Orly Halpern / Lod, Israel May 27, 2021
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