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Netanyahu may attempt to 'sabotage' next elections, Golan warns

Golan urged a mass volunteer operation to safeguard ballot integrity, and said his party would assemble “eyes and ears in every polling station” and defend the Central Elections Committee.

Yair Golan, leader of the Democrats party in Israel, speaks during a demonstration in Tel Aviv, March 22, 2025.
South Korean special envoy Lee Hae-chan attends talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (not pictured) at the foreign ministry in Beijing, China, May 18, 2017.

South Korea’s ex-PM Lee Hae-chan dies of heart attack during official visit to Vietnam

Anti-Iranian regime protesters in Paris, France, hold banners, including of Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi over a background with the Pahlavi royal crest, reading "FREE IRAN," January 18, 2026.

WATCH: Pahlavi announces six demands for int'l community, Iranian diaspora to support protesters

A PROTESTER holds a placard using the IDF acronym of Israel Defense Forces instead as ‘Infant Death Force’ in London last month. Today’s ideological manipulation echoes the rhetoric that paved the way for the Holocaust, the writer asserts.

Democracy’s blind spot: Extremism that no longer fears exposure - opinion


The new Knesset Museum: Is one of its tasks to bolster democracy? - opinion

The dissonance between what is happening in today’s Knesset and what is displayed in the Knesset Museum is worth considering.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the opening ceremony of the new Knesset Museum as Speaker Amir Ohana looks on, in Jerusalem last week.

Can technology save Israel's democracy from decades-long decay?

Here is the rather shocking evidence of the decades-long decay of democracy in Israel and abroad, a problem long neglected, and an interview with an expert who proposes a sweeping solution.

 People demonstrate against the government’s judicial reform, in Tel Aviv in 2023.

Eyal Gur: Fighting in Jerusalem for Israel's democratic, religious, Zionist values

Jerusalemite of the week: Under Eyal Gur's guidance, Safeguarding Our Shared Home has grown and is taking a stand against major issues facing Israeli society.

 Eyal Gur

EU must stop funding controversial NGOs - opinion

The European Union's funding of Israeli political NGOs that oppose the government and support human rights has been highly controversial.

 EU FOREIGN POLICY head Kaja Kallas rings the bell at the start of a foreign ministers council meeting in Brussels on Tuesday. She has made efforts to repair the broken ties with Israel, say the writers.

Israel’s missing constitution creates a half-democracy - opinion

Israel's brittle democracy is vulnerable to attacks from within because of its lack of a constitution and other critical elements.

 ATTORNEY-GENERAL Gali Baharav-Miara attends a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee in April. Israeli democracy is actually shockingly half-baked, the writer argues.

A-G Baharav-Miara: Dismissal hearing part of 'political deal' aimed at ensuring gov't's survival

She warned that the hearing has devastating consequences for anyone who fills the role of attorney general in the future, as their hiring process will be subject to foreign and corrupt influences.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL Gali Baharav-Miara attends a Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee meeting in April. She says that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to advance the appointment of Maj.-Gen. David Zini as head of the Shin Bet is invalid and illegal.

Is a democratic Iran possible? - opinion

Two organizations situated outside Iran are dedicated to bringing it about. However, they are at loggerheads with each other.

 Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, speaks during a press conference about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.

Jew-hatred knows no borders: Israel is everything Iran's regime hates - opinion

It’s the same ancient hatred that has chased the Jewish people from continent to continent and century after century. Today, that hatred wears a black turban in Tehran.

 THE WRITER attends a meeting of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. The Jewish people have seen Pharaohs and Romans, inquisitors and Nazis, and pogroms and rockets; we are still here, he asserts.

Benny Gantz's faction to hold leadership primaries as Israeli election looms

Gantz’s party will hold leadership elections and open public registration amid falling polls and rising support for Eisenkot.

 Leader of the National Unity Party MK Benny Gantz leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 26, 2025.

Israel, don't let democracy die: Beware the populist tide in Europe - opinion

After a populist with ties to organized crime won the Polish elections, does Israel face a similar threat?

  Polish presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki, backed by the main opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party, gestures next to his wife Marta Nawrocka, his sons Antoni and Daniel and daughter Katarzyna, as they react to the exit polls of the second round of the presidential election, in Warsaw, Poland.