Israeli politics

Rosh Hashanah: Wishing for peace, better education in the new year - opinion

Given the complicated and divided national reality we are currently experiencing, there are few options for appropriate holiday greetings.

A RALLY for the release of hostages held in Gaza takes place outside the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on Saturday night. Even the wish that all the hostages will soon be brought back home is not really an issue on which we are fully united, the writer observes.
Yisrael Beytenu party chairman MK Avigdor Lieberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 14, 2025.

Liberman rules out possibility of Arab, haredi partes in next government

Supreme court justice Isaac Amit (C) arrives for a petition regarding the appointment of the civil service commissioner, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, February 6. 2025

Appointment of Civil Service commissioner faces uncertainty in High Court

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

No. 1: Benjamin Netanyahu: Flipping the Middle East on its head for better or worse


No. 16: Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid: Leading Israel's opposition

Both Gantz and Lapid have voiced that they would provide Netanyahu with a “safety-net” for a hostage deal, offering political backing without preconditions. Yet, the two also have opposing opinions.

 YESH ATID head MK Yair Lapid and Blue and White head MK Benny Gantz

No. 32: Naftali Bennett: The former Israeli PM who may shape the nation's future

Without building a party, offering a platform, or unveiling a team, Naftali Bennett has already shifted the political map.

Naftali Bennett.

Gov't approves Netanyahu's chief of staff as Israel's ambassador to UK

Despite the approval, the process takes several months, and Braverman will most likely not arrive in London until November.

Cabinet secretary Tzachi Braverman seen at the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister office in Jerusalem on December 18, 2016.

Likud MK May Golan to be questioned on suspicion of aggravated bribery charges – N12

Golan was originally questioned for suspicion of breach of trust and fraudulent activity, and is also suspected of obstructing the investigation and interfering with and hindering a police officer.

 Minister May Golan at the United  Nations. March 11, 2025.

Likud's strength drops amid Gaza City op. as Bennett-Eisenkot threaten to close gap - poll

Following Benjamin Netanyahu’s warnings of international isolation, which rattled the stock market, the coalition bloc has weakened to 49 Knesset seats, while the opposition stands at 61 seats.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacts at a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (not pictured) at the Prime Minister's Office, during Rubio's visit, in Jerusalem, September 15, 2025

May Golan storms Lahav 433, takes off with her mother during interrogation

The Israeli Police is now looking into the possibility of arresting Golan over this incident, even if she still has immunity as a member of the Knesset, according to Israeli media.

 MK May Golan visits at MK Itamar Ben-Gvir's makeshift office in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, February 14, 2022.

Refusal to adhere to legal input ‘not a reform, but crushing of democracy," says attorney-general

Intense agreements between senior figures in Israel's judicial world brought the Supreme Court to this point.

Israeli attorney general Gali Baharav Miara attends a ceremony for outgoing Supreme Court judge Yosef Elron, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem. September 18, 2025

Likud Israel court can intervene in Likud affairs, marks success for Minister Zohar - exclusive

Such a battle hasn't occurred in the World Likud in the past 20 years.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to his Likud party faction meeting at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem May 20, 2024

Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar! party announcement is a well-worn tale - editorial

Former government minister and IDF chief-of-staff Gadi Eisenkot announced his new political party, only to have no buzz.

MK Gadi Eisenkot holds a press conference after announcing his resignation in Tel Aviv, July 1, 2025.

Netanyahu's chief of staff to replace Hotovely as Israel's ambassador to UK

Tzachi Braverman, the outgoing PMO chief of staff, is known as the "most powerful man in the Prime Minister's Office."

Cabinet secretary Tzachi Braverman seen at the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister office in Jerusalem on December 18, 2016.

Don't let the gov't fall: Israel needs unity, not division - opinion

Our children deserve more than vengeance. They deserve healing, stability, and hope. They deserve to see that even in crisis, their leaders can stand together.

 The Knesset building, home of Israel's legislature, in Jerusalem, on November 14, 2022 (Illustrative).