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Michael Koplow

Michael J. Koplow is a PhD candidate in Government at Georgetown University, and blogs at Ottomans and Zionists.

articles/2013/01/23/how-yair-lapid-captured-the-israeli-zeitgeist/130123-israeli-elections-coalition-cheat_k57wxv
Election Analysis

How Yair Lapid Captured The Israeli Zeitgeist

Michael Koplow explains what made the leader of the Yesh Atid party so appealing to Israelis.

Michael Koplow

articles/2012/12/03/bibi-is-bluffing-on-e1/E1_xcrji8
Electoral Rhetoric

Bibi Is Bluffing On E1

Michael Koplow explains why the proposed neighborhood of Mevaseret Adumim will not be built in E1.

Michael Koplow

articles/2012/10/10/the-election-about-nothing/netanyahu-elections-openz_ezamty
Israeli Elections

The Election About Nothing

Michael Koplow writes that, despite Benjamin Netanyahu's call for early elections, not much is likely to change in the Israeli political scene, let alone foreign policy.

Michael Koplow

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