Yohanan Plesner

Yohanan Plesner is the president of the Israel Democracy Institute in Jerusalem. He previously served as a member of the Knesset from the Kadima Party from 2007 to 2013.

Articles by Yohanan Plesner

A demonstrator holds a Palestinian flag near an electoral billboard for the predominantly Arab Israeli electoral alliance, the Joint List, depicting Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a caption reading in Arabic "whom is he fooling?" in the mostly Arab city of Umm al-Fahm in northern Israel on March 12.

How Netanyahu Learned to Love Israeli Arab Parties

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Yohanan Plesner

May 7, 2021, 7:09 AM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) greets Benny Gantz, the leader of Blue and White party, at a memorial ceremony for the late Israeli President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem on Sept. 19, 2019.

Israel’s Cease-Fire Government Should Promote Healing, Not Division

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Yohanan Plesner

May 20, 2020, 3:30 AM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu casts his vote during Israel's parliamentary elections in Jerusalem, on April 9.

How to End Israel’s Political Impasse

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Yohanan Plesner

June 12, 2019, 4:50 AM

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Yohanan Plesner

How Netanyahu Learned to Love Israeli Arab Parties

Israel’s Cease-Fire Government Should Promote Healing, Not Division

How to End Israel’s Political Impasse

Yes, We Need to Talk About Cutting Energy Demand

What Does China Want in Ethiopia?

Pyongyang’s Not Picking Up the Phone

Why Americans Still Need NATO

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