Otzma Yehudit
Who are the high-profile names making their way into politics for the first time? - explainer
Alongside veteran politicians, several high-profile figures with notable personal and political stories will enter parliament. These are the names to know.
'He sent them to the polls': Likud activists blame Ben-Gvir for galvanizing Arab voters
Liberman reports of Knesset speaker ambitions, Mossad to provide asessment of foreign tampering
Liberman rejects possibility of sitting with Arab parties, bloc leaders hold coalition talks
'This will not be overlooked': Herzliya mayor slams Otzma Yehudit handing out noose pins at school
Herzliya Mayor Yariv Fisher condemned the distribution of noose-themed pins to students at Handasaim High School, calling the incident the crossing of an “educational, ethical, and moral red line.”
Sohlberg orders removal of Ben-Gvir prison video, imposes NIS 20,000 costs
The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel and the nonprofit Voting for Israel filed petitions arguing that the video constituted election propaganda produced through the use of public assets.
Ben-Gvir’s latest death penalty rhetoric borrows from an ancient Machiavellian Playbook - opinion
At the start of Sukkot, Ben-Gvir released a video in which he threatened imprisoned Hamas terrorist Hassan Salameh, telling him, “I want to kill you. I want to put you to death.”
Will Israel's Arab parties be banned from the election? The legal fight explained
A fifth of Israel's voters could be left unrepresented weeks before polls open. Sarah Ben-Nun unpacks the committee's votes, the A-G's split stance, and the Supreme Court's next move. Watch now.
Ra’am, Joint List appeal election bans as petitions target Otzma Yehudit
The Supreme Court will also review the disqualifications of Ofer Cassif and Sami Abu Shehadeh.
Ben-Gvir allegedly using bot network in campaign against political rivals
Ben-Gvir reportedly has ties to a coordinated network of more than 100 social media accounts used to target his political rivals.
Experts warn party disqualification bids risk intimidating, disenfranchising Arab voters
Even a Supreme Court reversal may not dispel intimidation and safety fears, they say.
Politics has become a personality contest. Voters need to look at the record instead - opinion
In the age of celebrity politics, judge leaders by actual results. Politics has become a personality contest. That is exactly why voters need to look past the sound bites, and at the record
Disqualifying Ra'am from Israeli elections: It’s good for Zionism, bad for democracy - opinion
I support the decision to disqualify Ra’am from the upcoming election. I also believe that disqualifying a political party and denying citizens the ability to vote for it is bad for democracy.
Ben-Gvir’s gallows betray the Jewish values at the heart of Zionism - opinion
Ben-Gvir’s gallows, in so many ways, does not represent life. It is also antithetical to Judaism and Zionism.
