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

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

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

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


Yair Lapid joins anti-government protesters at Israel's KKL Bridge

The protestors wore Yesh Atid t-shirts and carried Israeli flags and signs reading "stop the carnage. We're fighting for the country."

 Prime Minister Yair Lapid speaks to the press as he joins his supporters in a protest against the incoming government on December 9, 2022 at the KKL Bridge in Jerusalem.

After elections, Israel needs a strong, stable government - editorial

This is what Israel needs now – politicians who care for the country, who want to keep it moving forward, and who understand this moment we are now facing in our national history.

An empty Knesset Plenum

The war that never was within the United Torah Judaism - analysis

Yeshiva students will not be drafted. There will be no significant reduction in state budgets for ultra-Orthodox education.

 UNITED TORAH JUDAISM members register their list for the November election, at the Knesset, earlier this month.

Who is Tal Gan-Zvi, Bennett's outgoing bulldozer chief of staff?

Over the last 10 years, Gan-Zvi was the bulldozer who led and pushed through the reforms that Bennett outlined.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Chief of Staff Tal Gan-Zvi

Bennett's chief of staff Tal Gan-Zvi steps down in latest sign of coalition trouble

Gan-Zvi has been at Bennett’s side since 2012. “He was the ultimate loyalist,” one former colleague said.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Chief of Staff Tal Gan-Zvi

Does passing budget guarantee Lapid will be PM? - analysis

Could recent political developments see Likud return to power in as little as two years?

 Foreign Minister Yair Lapid seen during a memorial ceremony marking 26 years since the assassination of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on October 18, 2021.

Israeli society threatened by partisanship - editorial

Yitzhak Rabin’s murder was supposed to have served as a cold-water-in-the-face wake-up call that how we relate to one another needs to drastically change. 

Israelis gather at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv for a remembrance ceremony marking 25 years since the assassination of late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, held on November 7, 2020.

Can Israel calm the storm brewing over Jerusalem? -analysis

This is the time for Israel to be smart, not only right.

Palestinians protest during an anti-Israel protest over tension in Jerusalem, in Gaza City, April 24, 2021.

Israel left in limbo as political deadlock left unresolved - analysis

None of the sides reached an agreement on how to share power and form a government in initial talks.

Israel Elections: A polling station in Jerusalem, as Israelis vote in their general elections, on March 23, 2021.

What will Palestinian elections mean for Israel?

Palestinian elections at this time could conceivably be a time of renewal, a time for stock-taking and new thinking.

CAN THEY work together to form a coalition? Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid in the Knesset in 2013.