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.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2026|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

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

The comptroller vacancy followed a disputed vote in the Knesset to choose former state comptroller Englman’s successor.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2026|ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE

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

Haddad argued that public diplomacy is inseparable from Israel's national security, saying he aimed to be Israel’s next public diplomacy minister and the first Arab member of the security cabinet.

AUGUST 25, 2026|BySHIR PERETS

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

Barkat's team believes that there is a plot in the Likud to ostracize him and prevent him from running again, with fears of possible fraud during the party's primaries.

AUGUST 17, 2026|ByLIAT RON

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.

NOVEMBER 2, 2022ByJPOST EDITORIAL

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.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022ByELIYAHU BERKOVITS

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.

JUNE 5, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

MAY 23, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Does passing budget guarantee Lapid will be PM? - analysis

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

OCTOBER 21, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN

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.

OCTOBER 21, 2021ByJPOST EDITORIAL