Ricky Ben-David

Ricky Ben-David is a Canadian-Israeli journalist based in Tel Aviv. She has worked in the region since 2007.

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Accomplice to Rabin’s Murder Talks Peace

Twenty years after Yitzhak Rabin’s murder, and with another Netanyahu term secured, is Israel headed for peace or apartheid?

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Bitter Rivalry

Netanyahu Vs. the President—of Israel

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin is a man of contradictions and a bitter rival of the prime minister’s. He is set to make a call that will determine the country’s future—and Netanyahu’s political career.

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Smear Campaigns

The Israeli Right’s Dangerous Attack Ads

Two weeks before a national election, the no-holds-barred dissemination of fear and anger reminds some of the atmosphere that preceded the 1995 assassination of Prime Minister Rabin.

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YOU BETCHA!

The Sarah Palin of Israel

Left-bashing, race-baiting, flag-waving Miri Regev has leapt to the top of the ruling Likud party. She just may be Israel’s most popular and powerful female politician.

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