Israel political situation

Haredi parties may push elections as Netanyahu loses leverage - analysis

The political alliance that was once considered Netanyahu’s most stable anchor, his exclusive political asset, can no longer be taken for granted.

 Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a ceremony commemorating Israel’s Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers, or Yom HaZikaron, at the Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem April 21, 2026.
Mossad Director Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman attends a ceremony marking the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle of the 7th Armored Brigade at the National Library in Jerusalem, on December 14, 2025.

Roman Gofman's appointment as next Mossad chief cannot stand, A-G tells High Court

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu attends the 78th Independence Day anniversary ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, last week.

Should Israel's prime ministers disclose their health status? - opinion

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett seen with Gadi Eisenkot during a march in support of the conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jews into the IDF, from the entrance of Jerusalem to the Knesset, January 15, 2026

Eisenkot rejects Bennett’s offer to unite parties, says he won’t serve as ‘number two’


Welcome to 21st century politics

Poorly funded and under threat from personalization and social media, political parties are in decline.

Netanyahu stands out for the number of his online followers

Someday Sovereignty: Towards Israel's Future as an Independent Nation

The Jerusalem Post

The third counter-wave to democracy and liberalism

Eyes are now set on the upcoming elections in the Netherlands, France and Germany, in which rightwing candidates are set to gain strength or even control of the government.

GERMAN PRESIDENT-ELECT Frank-Walter Steinmeier gives a speech after the first round of voting in the German presidential election at the Reichstag in Berlin last month. But are dark, undemocratic clouds gathering?

Nearing its 70th anniversary, Israel knows the best and worst of times

Best of times? Worst of times? For Israel, nearing its 70th anniversary, it is both at the same time.

New Olim arriving to Israel.

Grapevine: An anniversary missed

It is a particularly significant anniversary year because the New York-born Elkins was for 17 years the BBC’s voice from Jerusalem, and this year marks the half-century of the reunification of Jerusalem.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu, late former president Shimon Peres and French President François Hollande. Interpreter Gisele Abazon stands behind Peres and Hollande.

Analysis: No political gain to be found

MKs across spectrum had little to spin out of Amona evacuation.

Evacuation of Amona

Is Bibi still a virgin?

The Jerusalem Post

GRAPEVINE: And soon the movie...?

Interviewed on Israel Radio, Dalia Dorner, retired Supreme Court justice said that the law does not require Netanyahu to resign, but that he has a moral obligation to do so.

Former Jerusalem Post editor-in-chief Ari Rath dies at 92

Lawmakers slam Right for criticizing soldiers’ response

MK Michaeli: They did what their officer ordered them to do and are now are being called cowards.

Funeral held for soldiers killed by terror attack in Jerusalem

Former Justice, Finance Minister Yaakov Neeman dies at 77

Neeman was a fixture in governments led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Yaakov Neeman