Opposition MK says Likud appeases haredi parties with draft | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News MK Efrat Rayten Marom warns that the proposed draft law ignores army needs as the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee intensifies the debate. The Democrats MK Efrat Rayten at a conference of the Israel Bar Association in Tel Aviv,…
Benjamin Netanyahu, Yair Lapid, Gadi Eisenkot prepare for 2026 election | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Israel Politics As the upcoming 2026 elections loom in the not-so-distant future, the politicking has already begun. Yesh Atid chairman MK Yair Lapid attends a Yesh Atid party conference in Tel Aviv, September 1, 2025. (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)…
New Israeli gov’t? Bennett, Gadi Eisenkot discuss possibilities | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Israel Politics Eisenkot and Bennett shared that they had discussed the “deterioration of Israel’s international standing, and actions toward creating a new and better leadership for Israel.” New Israeli gov’t? Bennett, Eisenkot discuss possibilities to replace current government. (photo credit: OFFICE…
Benjamin Netanyahu hearings hit by partial court strike | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Benjamin Netanyahu The court later announced that, due to the strikes, there would be no one available to record the protocol of a closed-door hearing. PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu appears at the Tel Aviv District Court last month before testifying in…
The government continues, but without the haredim | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Israel Politics According to some analysts, the departure of the haredi parties means that the government’s days are numbered. MK Moshe Gafni in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, December 4, 2024 (photo credit: FLASH90/CHAIM GOLDBERG) ByMARK WEISS SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 11:34 Read…
Bennett’s party overtakes Netanyahu’s Likud in new poll | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Israel Politics A new poll shows Bennett’s party pulling ahead of Netanyahu’s Likud. Gantz re-enters the Knesset while Shas and Otzma Yehudit gain momentum. Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (photo credit: OLIVIER FITOUSSI) ByMAARIV ONLINE SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 19:02 Updated: SEPTEMBER…
Polls: Benny Gantz’s popularity plummeting | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Israel Politics Polls conducted by Maariv and Channel 12 found that Benny Gantz’s Blue and White Party will fail to pass the threshold while the Religious Zionist Party is just at the edge. Head of Blue and White party MK Benny Gantz speaks during…
Mossad’s Yossi Cohen teases running for prime minister | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Israel Politics While Yossi Cohen stated in the podcast that he would consider running for prime minister, Walla’s June polls found that his party would not receive enough mandates to pass the electoral threshold. Former Head of the Mossad Yossi Cohen…
61-year-old woman arrested during Tel Aviv protest | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Israel Politics The woman, whose name hasn’t been shared, is a resident of northern Israel who chanted the slogan “with spirit and blood, we redeemed Gaza.” Thousands of people gathered to protest the possible firing of A-G Gali Baharav-Miara, August 3, 2025….
Benjamin Netanyahu nurtured Hamas ‘for years,’ Avigdor Liberman charges | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Israel Politics Liberman said that “time after time,” Netanyahu prevented targeted strikes against Hamas leaders, which he claimed eventually led to his departure from the government. Head of Israel Beyteinu party Avigdor Liberman adresses the Israeli parliament on June 09,…
