The security agency had previously concluded the party should be barred from running because it was allegedly promoting Kahanist ideology and was deemed likely to engage in illegal activity

The center-left Democrats party has hinged its campaign on promising an alternative to Israel's right-wing status quo, but their response to the killings in the West Bank last weekend emphasized how narrow that alternative actually is

The difference between the two wars shows that not only has the balance of power between the government and the IDF changed – the ability to restrain military force has been completely eroded