coalition

Why was it a tumultuous week for Israel's coalition?

Noisy public infighting usually develops into an attempt by parties to leverage their position to score political victories.

 Yesh Atid MK Yair Lapid speaks at the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, on August 14, 2024

Otzma Yehudit's Knesset absence sees opposition strike down bill

Israel's government removed the next three bills from the plenum's agenda after realizing they no longer had a majority.

Military investigators contacted released Sde Teiman prisoners regarding possible abuse

A civil organization appealed to the High Court of Justice over the conditions at Sde Teiman, and the IDF and Shin Bet were forced to release some prisoners due to lack of space in Israeli jails.

Will Netanyahu seize his defining moment?

Lacking initiative and constrained by his extremist coalition partners, the prime minister appears to lead while being led. This passivity has come at a high cost to the Israeli public. 

By NIMROD DWECK
15/07/2024

Ben-Gvir vs the rabbis: Commentator shares Orthodox perspective on Israeli issues

Political commentator Israel Cohen explained the ultra-Orthodox view on the coalition crisis over the softened 'Rabbis Law,' on 103FM.

By 103FM VIA MAARIV ONLINE
14/07/2024

Coalition enters crisis over renewed version of 'Rabbis Law'

Ben Gvir threatened to oppose the bill if he wasn't appointed part of the war cabinet • Shas ditches Knesset

A coalition in trouble: Israel's government is tumbling down - editorial

It is time to pull the plug on this government and quickly set a date for new elections.

Uproar over bill intended to increase religious party's control over rabbinical establishment

The bill in question would effectively give the Chief Rabbinate power to elect these rabbis instead of the local authorities themselves.

Gantz exit, haredi draft bill heralds end to ‘together we will win’ - analysis

Not a recipe for success: Israel has gone from "together we will win", to “we will win with a hard Right and haredi coalition.”

10/06/2024

Shelving contentious law on local rabbis signals unity discourse is not all talk

The reason Likud MKs gave for opposing the bill: not wanting to raise issues now that would split the country.

19/03/2024
Subscribe for our daily newsletter
Subscribe for our daily newsletter

By subscribing I accept the terms of use and privacy policy