Israel political situation

Haredi Public party reveals first woman in Israel's history running for Knesset with a haredi party

Dr. Nechumi Yaffe is a researcher in political psychology at Tel Aviv University, who has been working with the haredi sector for several years.

Moti Leitner with Dr. Nechumi Yaffe.
Former Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman attends the Herzliya conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, June 30, 2026.

Unfilled state comptroller seat stalls Israel's whistleblower protections and campaign oversight

Arab Israeli activist Yoseph Haddad joins the Amcha Yisrael Party on August 25, 2026.

Arab Israeli activist Yoseph Haddad joins Winter's People of Israel, aims to be hasbara minister

Economy and Industry Minister Nir Barkat casts his vote at a polling station during the Likud party’s internal elections in Jerusalem, July 27, 2026; illustrative.

Economy Minister Barkat hires private investigators to ensure there is no fraud at Likud primaries


The country’s wild ride from euphoria to depression, heartbreak to hope - comment

Over a year later, this extended Remembrance Day-like feeling shows no sign of letting up.

 IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi attends a ceremony honoring fallen soldiers on October 27, 2024

'Government is failing in every aspect': Former MK Yifat Shasha-Biton leaving politics

"The moment I see that I do not have the tools to influence, contribute, or change reality, I will stand up and leave."

MK Yifat Shasha-Biton attends the Knesset House Committee, December 28, 2020

Israeli coalition in turmoil after Netanyahu drops controversial 'Rabbi Law'

Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri was reportedly furious with Netanyahu after the latter announced that the bill would be dropped.

 Shas leader MK Arye Deri and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on January 23, 2023

Maintaining our humanity during a war for our survival - opinion

Make sure to first sympathize with human suffering. Compassion and sympathy must always precede ideology. 

PAYING TRIBUTE to victims and hostages of Oct. 7, in Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Square, June 5.

With Gantz’s June 8 ultimatum, is an election nearing? - analysis

The Knesset summer session recesses on July 28 for nearly three months, with Gantz’s June 8 deadline giving him enough time to try to force an election before the recess.

Benny Gantz holds a press conference at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, April 3, 2024

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

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

 THEN-PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett informs the country that he will not seek reelection, at a 2022 press conference at the Knesset.

Protesters complain of police brutality at demonstration demanding election

Videos from bystanders and Israeli media showed police forces whipping protesters as well as other forms of force.

   Police use a water cannon to disperse protesters during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the current Israeli government, in Tel Aviv, on February 24, 2024

Shin Bet exposes Iranian cyber espionage targeting Israeli hostage families

Shin Bet exposes several online platforms allegedly operated by Iranian security agents.

Families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza hold up photographs of their abducted family members, outside the Egyptian embassy in Tel Aviv, October 26, 2023.

Israel's Labor largely unaffected after Michaeli's resignation, election poll shows

While the votes for Labor almost doubled since last week, they would still not get enough to cross the threshold.

 Labor party leader MK Merav Michaeli holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, December 7, 2023.

Jarring voices of internal division rise again - analysis

The October 7 massacre made Israel's internal divisions seem ridiculously trivial by comparison.

 Israelis protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, outside the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, December 4, 2023.