Government

Yair Lapid: The upcoming election is about what we want Israel to be - opinion

This is not a choice between Right and Left, or between religious and secular Israelis. This is a choice between those who carry this country on their backs and those who hitch a free ride.

Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett are seen at a B'Yachad event.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a reception marking the opening of the Colombian Embassy in Jerusalem, held at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, October 14, 2026.

Replacing Netanyahu is not enough. Israel needs a strategy for ending the conflict - opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presents his National Security Doctrine on October 18, 2026 ahead of October 27 elections.

The buck stops nowhere - opinion

Lawmakers in Libya's House of Representatives, Benghazi, October 2026; illustrative.

Libya's eastern parliament backs maritime deal with Turkey, reversing years of opposition


Gadi Eisenkot and the Palestinian economy: What could really change if he leads Israel? - opinion

If preventing the PA's collapse is part of Eisenkot’s security outlook, the test will be whether Palestinians, workers, goods, revenues, and money can move stably and predictably.

Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar Party, speaks to the Jerusalem Post ahead of elections in September 2026.

‘I want to bring change and repair’: Eisenkot lays out vision for Israel in first English interview

Speaking exclusively to the Post, the Yashar leader explains how he would replace Benjamin Netanyahu, his stance on the failures of Oct. 7, and the personal loss that shaped his political mission.

Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar Party, speaks to the Jerusalem Post ahead of elections in September 2026.

Venezuela nears deal to move $4 billion gold reserve to New York, FT says

The reserves, held by the Bank of England since before Maduro’s capture, could be used to support government borrowing.

Gold bars illustration.

Haredi parties plan to remain outside government coalition until draft law is resolved

Once the issue that has shaken the haredi political establishment is resolved, the haredi parties could then consider joining the sitting government.

Shas chairman Aryeh Deri, government ministers and members of Knesset attend a plenum session and a vote on a bill to freeze arrests of haredi draft evaders at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 14, 2026.

Is Gadi Eisenkot's biggest selling point that he's 'not Netanyahu?'

The front-runner's biggest selling point? He isn't Netanyahu. Klein and Laznik break down the race.

Gadi Eisenkot, leader of Yashar party and a former IDF chief of staff, speaks during an election campaign rally in Nordiya, Israel, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2026.

No. 13: Stephen Miller: The architect of Trump’s White House agenda

Stephen Miller drives Trump’s second-term agenda by expanding executive power and transforming conservative ideology into policy.

Stephen Miller

Serbia’s Vucic dissolves parliament, calls snap elections amid anti-corruption protests

Serbia will hold snap elections on October 25 after President Vucic dissolved parliament, with the longtime leader seeking a new path back to the premiership.

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic speaks during a joint press conference with Ukraine's President following their meeting at the Palace of Serbia, in Belgrade on August 8, 2026.

On the way to an Israeli AI crisis: Avi Simhon’s unusual warning

National Economic Council head Avi Simhon slammed power grid regulators for blocking data centers, assuring no energy shortages will occur by 2031.

Avi Simhon.

'The end of the Iranian regime is near,' Netanyahu threatens at government's Rosh Hashanah toast

"We are determined to defend ourselves; we are determined to strike our enemies," Netanyahu said at the Government Rosh Hashanah toast.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads Likud into the October 27 election as the ruling party seeks to retain power amid slipping polls and questions over Netanyahu’s future.

From the Altalena to MK Sukkot – the Smasher - opinion

Along with the gravestones, Zvi Sukkot smashed what remained of mamlachtiyut in Israel.

MK Zvi Sukkot and several others seen smashing a monument in in Kafr Madama near Nablus, August 25, 2026.