Politics
Chief Rabbinate Council disputes Tzohar kashrut approval hours after authorization
“The approval was granted unlawfully and did not go through the Chief Rabbinate Council as required,” Director General of the Ministry of Religious Services Yehuda Avidan said.
Israeli military nearing breaking point without more manpower, IDF warns Knesset committee
AI is Israel’s next national-security battlefield as global standing sinks, Bennett says
Knesset passes in first reading bill to enshrine Torah study into Basic Law
Likud, Netanyahu dropping in public eyes amid Iran war, contentious legislation - poll
This is Likud’s lowest figure since August 2025, when it received 21 seats in a Maariv poll. However, the coalition bloc maintained its strength from last week at 50 seats.
The end of the Turkish republic - opinion
Former PM Naftali Bennett: Turkey is the new Iran and poses a growing threat to both Israel and the region’s stability.
Israel looms large as Maine heads to the polls in Graham Platner’s Senate primary
In a viral video from a rally over the weekend, a Platner supporter dismissed concerns about his tattoo of the Totenkopf symbol, a skull-and-crossbones image worn by Nazi concentration camp guards.
Israel's enemies are my enemies, so why can't Democrats see that? - opinion
The left and right urgently need to work together to tell Americans the truth about theocratic Islam and the threat it poses to both our countries.
Yesh Atid files petition against 'corrupt' state comptroller vote
The second round of voting was halted in the plenum after concerns were raised about the integrity of the vote, as coalition MKs were accused of filming themselves casting their vote.
Lahav 433 to question government ministry director, two senior officials over fraud, police say
No details on the names of the officials or their positions were given by the police.
Some Jewish Republicans say Tucker Carlson threat diminished, others fear presidential run
Carlson has said that politics is “not what I do,” adding, “The whole idea of, ‘I’ve been a successful cable news host, I should be president!’ - that whole way of thinking is disgusting to me.”
Middle Israel: Netanyahu's real legacy is Israel's era of political decay - opinion
The Netanyahu years, an epoch of political decay that began 30 years ago last week, will hopefully reach its long-overdue end next fall.
The quiet contender: Can Eisenkot become Israel's leading challenger to Netanyahu?
POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Eisenkot grows stronger in a solo run, shifting the dynamics and placing pressure on the bloc seeking to oust the PM in the upcoming elections.
The rant and the reality: Trump’s outbursts at Netanyahu follow a familiar pattern
DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Trump’s latest expletive-laced outburst at Netanyahu generated predictable predictions of rupture. The record suggests otherwise.
