Israeli politics
Bennett draws coalition line: No government with those who do not serve - interview
“The next government will be based on a ‘covenant of those who serve,’" said Bennett. "Anyone who can be with me in a tank in Gaza can be with me in the government.”
Netanyahu, Bismuth to advance controversial haredi draft bill amid IDF manpower shortage
Eisenkot on senior coalition member: “He should have stayed on Channel 12”
Netanyahu seeks to avoid snap vote as Iran war gives no boost in polls
Tucker Carlson sold America a fringe Israeli as the voice of Israel - comment
When Americans are shown Israeli outliers as if they are the country’s hidden center, they do not learn more about Israel. They learn less.
Israel needs leadership that can unify the nation without weakening its democracy - opinion
Amid deep divisions and post-October 7 trauma, Israel faces a leadership test: unity, trust, and governance must come before politics.
Shas fills local rabbi posts with loyalists, sidelining community choice - opinion
Shas moves quickly to fill rabbinic vacancies, sidelining candidates who fit their cities.
Yoaz Hendel: 'Israel must seize opportunity to defeat Hezbollah, assert control in Lebanon'
Reservist Party leader Yoaz Hendel tells the ‘Post’ that Israel must seize the "tectonic shift" in the Middle East to demilitarize Southern Lebanon and establish a permanent security buffer zone.
Trump, Netanyahu, and the Iranian conundrum: Is a partial victory enough? - opinion
Israel’s aim is that Iran’s current regime should be defeated, requiring a popular uprising to take down the Iranian government.
Israeli elections: New poll shows Eisenkot gain, Bennett dip, blocs frozen at 60–50
Despite shifts among individual party leaders, the overall balance between the blocs remains unchanged: 60 seats for the opposition and 50 for the coalition.
Israel’s justice minister is undermining judicial independence and the rule of law - opinion
Israel faces an unprecedented constitutional crisis as Justice Minister Yariv Levin undermines the courts, threatening judicial independence and democracy.
Ayelet Shaked calls for right-wing alliance amid shifting dynamics in anti-Netanyahu bloc
Among the party leaders in the opposition bloc aiming to replace Netanyahu are opposition leader Yair Lapid, former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot, Benny Gantz, and Yair Golan.
New generation of Israeli voters more traditional, right-wing, poll shows - analysis
A new poll reveals that 75% of first-time Israeli voters identify as right-wing, signaling a significant shift in the political landscape.
How Netanyahu's Israel is a betrayal of early Zionism - opinion
The contrast between Ahad Ha’am and Netanyahu is not between idealism and realism. It is between moral realism and political cynicism.
