Israeli politics
The existential choice: Next Israeli election must be about policy, not poison - opinion
As Israel heads to the 2026 elections, growing internal divisions may pose a greater threat than any external enemy.
Hadash elects former MK Yousef Jabareen as party chairman, ousting Ayman Odeh
Coalition submits bill to dissolve Knesset, vote expected next week
Herzog warns Israel’s greatest internal threat is growing division at ‘Time to Talk’ conference
Middle Israel: Entering the post-war political era - opinion
Israeli voters emerged from Israel’s most costly war imbued with the kind of wrath, humiliation, and resolve that makes decadent establishments fall, and their successors rise.
With new players and old alliances, Israel’s post-October 7 political map takes shape
POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Two significant political developments played out this week as Israel moves towards elections. Gadi Eisenkot and Yonatan Shamriz took the reflectors with key announcements.
Gov’t faces one-week deadline to pass first reading of state budget amid haredi draft bill threats
A first reading of the budget must be approved for the state to approve it in March.
Dangerous game: Netanyahu risks Israel’s security to save coalition with draft deal - editorial
Everyday, middle-of-the-road Israelis agree: playing politics with the country’s security is wrong and dangerous.
Bill on prosecuting October 7 Nukhba terrorists passes first Knesset reading
The bill explicitly bars defendants or convicts prosecuted under its provisions from being included in any future decisions on the release of terrorists as part of diplomatic negotiations.
Knesset legal advisor demands Finance Ministry probe into unauthorized fund transfers
The demand was made following a High Court of Justice hearing on petitions challenging the government’s transfer of more than NIS 1 billion in earmarked funds to haredi schools.
Ayelet Shaked calls for state probe into October 7, will decide on political comeback 'soon'
Shaked also said she was proud of diversifying the judicial bench during her tenure, arguing that a heterogeneous court better reflects Israeli society.
Knesset advances bill to try October 7 Nukhba terrorists in special military court
The bill also proposes establishing a ministerial steering committee tasked with coordinating government preparations and prosecution policy for October 7 cases.
The Knesset’s decline reflects Israel’s broader political crisis - opinion
The deterioration of the Knesset is evidence of the deterioration of Israel’s liberal democratic system as a whole. Hopefully, after the next Knesset elections, this process will be reversed.
PMO workers involved in Qatargate 'must sit behind bars,' Smotrich says
Smotrich charged that Qatar is a state sponsor of terror, adding that Doha must be condemned for its "responsibility for what happened on October 7."
