israeli politics

IDF general: Military, political leaders are leading Israel to disaster

We are witnessing an unprecedented professional, ethical, and leadership failure at the highest level.

By ITZHAK BRIK
12/03/2024

What the key players think of Jerusalem's municipal elections

The post of mayor and 30 city council seats were at stake in determining Jerusalem’s future.

09/03/2024

Bennett, Yossi Cohen vying to head Israel's right-wing after Netanyahu

A joint Labor-Meretz party would win seven seats, according to the poll

  Former Meretz MK Yair Golan

Yair Golan launches campaign to lead Labor, Left

Other than Golan, the only other person to announce her candidacy is current Labor MK Efrat Rayten.

Mount Meron disaster tragic, but also a cautionary tale

Israel – especially its government – must learn from its mistakes; otherwise, the next disaster may be just as tragic or worse.

Does Gantz's trip to the US position him to replace Netanyahu?

Gantz's US trip not only spotlights his independence from Netanyahu, it positions him as the prime frontrunner to become Israel's new Prime Minister.

06/03/2024
 Ultra-Orthodox Jews block a road during a protest outside the city of Bnei Brak, March 3, 2024

'We need Torah scholars': Haredi paper slams secular Jews over IDF draft

Ultra-Orthodox paper Yated Ne'eman blasts secular Jews amid draft law debate, claiming Torah study is key to Jewish survival, not military service.

As Gaza war rages on, Israel focuses on petty politics over Washington

Some argue that Benny Gantz is better able to do this than Netanyahu, whose relationship with US President Joe Biden is believed to be strained and who is anathema to some Congressional Democrats.

03/03/2024

How the hostages' plight has been politicized

How is it conceivable that the lives of these individuals have become an issue over which there is no consensus and no outcry? How is there more than one side to the “hostage question”?

By DANA FAHN LUZON
29/02/2024

For first time in Israel, a trans woman has been elected as city council member

Weinberg, 65, will be serving as a city council member in the town of Kiryat Tivon, southeast of Haifa. She is a mother of two and also a grandmother.

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