Debate

Eisenkot challenges Netanyahu to televised debate, US tourist arrested outside IDF's Kirya complex

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot
(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

'Right thing for Israeli democracy': Eisenkot challenges Netanyahu to televised debate

"The haredim sent an MK to me and told me: 'Gadi, we are done with the alliance with Netanyahu. Come and tell us what you are offering us,'" he said.

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Mayor of Toronto Olivia Chow participates in the 2026 Toronto Pride Parade on June 28, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario.

Toronto debate on antisemitism takes place with mayors absence

Toronto City Councilor Mike Colle addressed the audience during the event, emphasizing the broader stakes of the municipal election beyond everyday civic issues.

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An ElAl flight at Ben Gurion International Airport, February 25, 2026.

Who should get to vote? Plans for 70,000 Israelis abroad to fly home for election sparks debate

It began with a column by Makor Rishon editor-in-chief Kalman Libeskind, who argued Israelis who have permanently moved abroad should think twice before flying back to help choose the next gov't.

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How does Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis shape the campaign's final month?

His campaign announced that all planned events involving the president are temporarily postponed or going virtual.

OCTOBER 4, 2020ByOMRI NAHMIAS
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the first 2020 presidential campaign debate with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden held on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., September 29, 2020.

Translating the Trump-Biden travesty into Hebrew

Israelis were both bemused and comforted by the display of raised voices and ill manners at Tuesday night's debate.

OCTOBER 1, 2020ByRUTHIE BLUM
US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in their first 2020 presidential campaign debate held on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, US, September 29, 2020.

Trump avoids condemning white supremacists in chaotic debate with Biden

ADL: President owes American apology or explanation

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in their first 2020 presidential campaign debate held on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, US

America gets taste of Israeli politics in debate - analysis

For years, Israelis thought they would adopt elements of US politics, but this time it went the other way.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020ByGIL HOFFMAN
U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in their first 2020 presidential campaign debate in Cleveland

'Will you shut up, man?' - quotes from the first Trump-Biden debate

"... Folks, do you have any idea what this clown's doing? I tell you what, he is not for anybody needing healthcare."

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020ByREUTERS
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participates in the first 2020 presidential campaign debate with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Fact-checking the economic claims at the Trump-Biden debate

Trump said the US is coming back "incredibly well" from the coronavirus shutdown, but Biden suggested it wasn't working right now for "all the small towns and working class towns in America."

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in their first 2020 presidential campaign debate held on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, US, September 29, 2020.

First Biden-Trump debate will be held in Cleveland on Sept. 29

A 3rd presidential debate will be held in Nashville on Oct. 22. A debate between Vice President Pence and the yet unnamed Democratic vice presidential nominee will be held in Salt Lake City on Oct. 7

JULY 28, 2020ByREUTERS
Former vice president Joe Biden (Left) and US President Donald Trump (Right)

'Civic cabinet' experts aim to widen government coronavirus debate

Led by Dr. Gal Alon, the non-partisan 'civic cabinet' includes prominent experts from sectors including public health, applied mathematics, public policy, welfare, crisis management and more.

MAY 16, 2020ByEYTAN HALON
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem January 26, 2020

Former vice president Joe Biden pledges to have woman as running mate

Due to the coronavirus outbreak, he bumped elbows with fellow contender Sen. Bernie Sanders instead of shaking hands – in a debate with no audience.

MARCH 16, 2020ByOMRI NAHMIAS
Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden smiles as Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during the seventh Democratic 2020 presidential debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., January 14, 2020

Would Sanders, Bloomberg or Warren move the US embassy back to Tel Aviv?

"What I happen to believe is that right now – sadly, tragically, in Israel, through Bibi Netanyahu – you have a reactionary racist who is now running that country," Sanders said.

FEBRUARY 26, 2020ByOMRI NAHMIAS
Democratic 2020 US presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) talks as former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg looks on in the seventh Democratic 2020 presidential debate in Iowa, January 14, 2020.