Articles in "Politics"

Calls For Early Elections Intensify After Haredi Leadership Rejects Netanyahu Coalition

Reactions poured in Wednesday following Tuesday’s comments by Rabbi Dov Lando, the senior spiritual leader of the Haredi (Orthodox) ...

Israelis Divided On War Outcomes As Elections Approach

Israelis remain sharply divided over the outcomes of the military campaigns against Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas as the country moves towards ...

Bennett and Lapid Launch Joint Party Ahead of Israel’s 2026 Elections

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett and Opposition Leader Yair Lapid will unveil a political merger in Tel Aviv on Sunday evening, ...

‘Politicized Probe’: Opposition and Families Clash With Knesset Over October 7 Inquiry

A Knesset committee session on a government-backed bill establishing a commission of inquiry into the failures of October 7, 2023, was ...

Israel’s Opposition to Boycott Government-Backed Inquiry on October 7 Attack

Israeli opposition parties on Sunday announced a full boycott of legislative discussions on a government-backed bill to establish a ...

‘A Real Danger’: Herzog Condemns Ministers’ Threats to Defy Israeli Court Rulings

President Isaac Herzog sharply warned on Wednesday that refusing to follow court rulings poses a “real danger” to Israel and its ...

Lapid Seeks Knesset Approval of Trump Plan, Putting Netanyahu Coalition on Spot

Opposition leader Yair Lapid announced on Tuesday that he will bring a motion to the Knesset next week calling for Israel to adopt U.S. ...

Cabinet Reshuffle Assigns Yariv Levin Four Government Ministries

Israel’s government on Sunday approved a series of temporary ministerial appointments to fill posts left vacant after the country’s ...

‘Whitewash’: Israeli Opposition Slams Government Plan for October 7 Inquiry

Israel's opposition politicians harshly slammed the government’s plan to form its own commission of inquiry into the failures surrounding ...

Israel’s Shas Party Quits Its Coalition Positions, Demands Conscription Law for Yeshiva Students

Israel’s Orthodox Shas party announced Thursday that it will resign from all coalition positions it holds in the Knesset, giving up ...