Israel political situation

Without trustworthy leadership, resilience alone cannot keep Israel whole

A society can endure war; but without faith in its leadership and a steady moral compass, resilience alone cannot keep Israel whole

|ByABIR GITLIN
Israeli anti-government protesters hold placards and flags during a demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv in November. Some 83% of the public say they are worried about Israel’s internal social tensions.
Opposition members of Israel's Knesset leave during a preliminary vote to establish a political commission of inquiry, December 24, 2025.

Knesset passes preliminary vote on political probe into October 7

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not present, as he was speaking at the Israel Air Force pilot cadets ceremony.

|BySHIR PERETS, SARAH BEN-NUN
President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a backdrop of a stock market ticker board.

Tel Aviv stock market rises after Netanyahu's bombshell pardon request

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu submitted a 111-page pardon request to President Isaac Herzog, lifting Tel Aviv indexes as investors weighed stability risks and the state budget timeline.

|ByWALLA! FINANCE
Defense Minister Israel Katz over a backdrop of Army Radio building.

Israel Katz's closure of Army Radio an 'attack on free press,' journalists and opposition say

"It would not be surprising if the station’s broadcasting frequencies are soon handed over to wealthy figures affiliated with the corrupt and degenerate Likud Party,” MK Gilad Kariv stated.

|BySHIR PERETS

Is Israel taking a page out of the Hungary and Poland playbook? - analysis

The makeup of the judicial selection committee is an issue that is still on the table, officials say.

JULY 18, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
The building of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel is located in Jerualem.

Law committee votes on reasonableness bill changes after marathon debate

The reasonableness standard bill would limit the application of judicial review of government administrative decisions.

JULY 18, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Israeli lawmakers such as MK Simcha Rothman (L) and opposition leader MK Yair Lapid (R) are seen at a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee amid debates surrounding the reasonableness standard and mass protests against judicial reform, in Jerusalem, on July 11, 2023.

Israeli reservists call for unity and political transformation - opinion

We need a transformation of the political landscape of our country. We need a new national, liberal, Zionist right-wing movement that embodies it.

JULY 18, 2023ByYOAZ HENDEL
RESERVE SOLDIERS, veterans, and activists protest against the intention of some reservists to refuse to serve, as part of the protest against the planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv earlier this year.

Political divides in Israel run too deep and need a reset - comment

The ongoing Netanyahu trial, judicial reform proposal, and political divides in Israel are making it difficult to govern effectively.

JUNE 28, 2023ByHERB KEINON
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press conference about the judicial reform following warnings from many economic experts.

Which direction is the judicial reform wind blowing in?

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: the wind in Israeli politics can change in the blink of an eye, and, with so many variables and unpredictable events lying ahead.

JUNE 2, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin and his Likud colleague David Amsalem, minister at the Justice Ministry and regional cooperation minister, talk while they walk in the Knesset this week

It will take a village to lead Israel out of its current crisis - analysis

It will take key members of the coalition, as well as responsible members of the opposition and protest leaders to lead Israel out of its current impasse.

MARCH 26, 2023ByHERB KEINON
Demonstrators attend the "Day of Paralysis" protest, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government presses on with its judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 23, 2023

Letters to the Editor March 22, 2023: Internal affairs

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

MARCH 21, 2023ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Is it sustainable to split responsibilities between ministers? Seems unlikely -editorial

Could the balance of power (or lack thereof) be the root of Netanyahu's struggle to create a sustainable government?

JANUARY 29, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich seen during a press conference, at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, on January 25, 2023.

Why Israel's right-wing judges voted against Arye Deri - comment

High Court judges who previously found reasons to rule in favor Benjamin Netanyahu based on ideology, tossed ideology out the window. Why?

JANUARY 18, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Health and Interior Minister Arye Deri at the handover ceremony for the Interior Ministry, January 1, 2023.

Talk of compromise, not civil war or sedition - comment

Is there a single word to describe Israel's political crossroads?

JANUARY 10, 2023ByHERB KEINON
PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog and Prime Minister Yair Lapid sit at the center of the front row, with MK Benjamin Netanyahu behind them, in a Knesset inauguration photo earlier this month. Herzog emphasized that Israelis are exhausted from infighting.