Labor Party

Amir Peretz saw what others missed: Iron Dome reshaped Israel’s defense and future - opinion

Amir Peretz concluded his three-year tenure as chairman of Israel Aerospace Industries in November 2024. He successfully boosted international partnerships and company revenue.

|ByBARBARA SOFER
Amir Peretz at an Economic Affairs committee meeting in the Israeli parliament on january 26, 2011.
Zionist Federation of Australia President Jeremy Leibler.

Australian Jews disappointed by government ban of MK Rothman

There was an inconsistency in the policy of the Labor-led government, said Leibler, when it wasn’t willing to give entry to Rothman but was willing to accept relations with Abbas.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Businessman and former Labor Party member Avi Shaked, who announced the formation of a new Jewish-Arab party.

Former Labor Party member Avi Shaked announces new Jewish-Arab party

The statement said that the party “calls for strengthening Arab society to build a better shared future in Israel."

|ByELIAV BREUER
Yair Golan, head of The Democrats party speaks at the Knesset. February 24, 2025.

Coalition denies Labor Party's bid to change name to The Democrats

The rejection of the request sparked an uproar in the committee, and MK Rayten was removed from the discussion by the Committee Chairman

|ByBENTZI RUBIN, ELIAV BREUER

UK health minister fired after barrage of antisemitic, sexist texts exposed

The minister, Andrew Gwynne, apologized on social media platform X for "badly misjudged" comments, following a report by the Mail on Sunday.

FEBRUARY 8, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, REUTERS
Labour MP Andrew Gwynne.

Netanyahu a 'whiner and coward' for incitement complaints, Lapid says

"If we do not hit the streets with force, together and now, the abandonment of our brothers and sisters will continue."

JULY 15, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
Yair Lapid speaking on the 15th of July 2024, before the Knesset goes on reccess.

Grapevine July 3, 2024: Thais that bind

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JULY 3, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
FROM LEFT: Meni Benish, Yitzhak Eldan, Pannabha Chandraramya, and Yitzhak Bejerano.

Biased UK media influences the public causing anti-Israel stance - opinion

British media outlets have massively contributed to stirring up anger among Muslim extremists and play a significant part in the fact that the UK is slowly losing its identity.

JUNE 29, 2024ByDAVID BEN-BASAT
AN ANTI-ISRAEL protest takes place outside a Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Chelsea, in Manchester, in February. A Henry Jackson Society poll shows that one-third of British Muslims want implementation of Sharia law in the UK.

If the Left wants a fighting chance in the next elections, they must unite - editorial

If there is anything the Israeli Left struggles to do, it is to unite behind a single leader. If they wish to succeed, Golan might be that person.

JUNE 28, 2024ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Labor leader Yair Golan poses next to a photo of former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, June 17, 2024

Drafting haredim to the army is 'an offense to religion,' says former Shas MK

Moshe Maya, a former MK in the Shas Party, responded to the High Court's ruling requiring the draft of ultra-Orthodox men, saying that the law will be met with resistance.

JUNE 25, 2024ByYAKI ADAMKER
A group of ultra-Orthodox Jews blocked traffic and the light rail in Jerusalem demonstrating against a Haredi draft into the IDF. February 26, 2024.

Will Yair Golan recruit activists to establish a unity camp?

Former Knesset member Yair Golan won the Labor Party leadership primaries recently and discussed his party's future plans.

JUNE 7, 2024By103FM VIA MAARIV ONLINE
Yair Golan attends a conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, on February 6, 2024.

Supporting Labor Party's new controversial leader Yair Golan - opinion

I have high hopes that as leader of a united Left, Golan will gain sufficient influence on Israel’s future to make a difference – hopefully even as a senior minister in Israel’s next government.

JUNE 3, 2024BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
THEN-MK and deputy minister Yair Golan addresses the Knesset, in 2022.

Editor's Notes: Israel needs a new kind of leader, not Yair Golan

It is time to embrace a new type of leader who can unite the nation, manage complex challenges, and promote a vision of inclusivity and mutual respect.

JUNE 2, 2024ByZVIKA KLEIN
YAIR GOLAN delivers his victory speech after winning the Labor Party primary elections in Tel Aviv, on Tuesday.

Is Yair Golan the Labor Party's new hope? - opinion

If the left-wing bloc led by Golan will take mandates from Yesh Atid and National Unity, then the battle between Golan, Gantz, and Lapid is just beginning.

JUNE 1, 2024ByORI WERTMAN
YAIR GOLAN speaks after the results were announced in the Labor Party primary election, in Tel Aviv, on Tuesday.