Articles in "Politics"

Knesset Elects Netanyahu Counsel Michael Rabello as State Comptroller

Attorney Michael Rabello, long-time counsel to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was elected on Wednesday as Israel’s next State ...

Knesset Moves Toward Dissolution Vote as Election Timeline Takes Shape

The Knesset House Committee is expected to deliberate on Monday on a bill to dissolve the Knesset, with the measure scheduled to advance ...

Israeli Knesset Expected to Dissolve Today, Go to Early Elections

Israeli lawmakers are expected to advance a bill to dissolve the Knesset on Wednesday, a move that would lead to early elections. Ahead ...

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. ...