Opposition

Knesset elects Netanyahu’s attorney as state comptroller after coalition MKs forced to film votes

Amid coalition pressure and vote controversies, Netanyahu ally Michael Rabello wins Knesset election for state comptroller.

Attorney Michael Rabello, candidate for the State Comptroller seen at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 1, 2026.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump are seen shaking hands at a press conference in 2025.

Israeli source rejects report Trump insulted Netanyahu during heated call on Lebanon strikes

Ben-Gvir pushes for Netanyahu to intensify fighting in Lebanon, Knesset, Jerusalem, May 25, 2026.

Ben-Gvir pushes to intensify fighting in Lebanon, opposition calls Iran deal ‘disaster'

Supporters of ousted Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Ozgur Ozel react as riot police enter the party’s headquarters to evict its leadership after authorities ordered enforcement of a court ruling removing them from the building, in Ankara, Turkey, May 24, 2026.

Turkey lurches into political crisis with crackdown on opposition - analysis


There's no way to do Israeli judicial reform without broad consensus - editorial

The need to reform the judiciary is a matter of broad agreement in Israel. The overwhelming majority of Israelis want to see the coalition and the opposition reach agreement via negotiation.

 Protests against the judicial reform at Kaplan Street in Tel Aviv, May 27, 2023.

Liberman: Opposition, coalition colluded on judicial selection panel vote

Lapid accused Netanyahu of trying to freeze the judicial reform to mollify the US and anti-reform protestors.

 Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend the special plenary session opening the winter session of the Knesset, on October 23, 2017.

Netanyahu chose 'war against democracy,' Israeli protest leaders say after Knesset vote

Talks on the reform were set to collapse after the vote on the Judicial Selection Committee was pushed to a repeat vote in a month.

 Thousands of Israelis gather in Tel Aviv in protest following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's firing of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, on March 26, 2023.

How to avoid Israel's self-destructing loop ahead of key Knesset vote - analysis

It is essential for everyone to remember the self-destructive loop the country was entangled in just under three months ago.

 Israeli MKs are seen in the Knesset plenum following a day of voting on March 22, 2023

Israel's coalition, opposition close to judicial reform agreements - Liberman

National Unity chairman Benny Gantz denied that the reported agreement was in the offing.

 President Isaac Herzog leads the first round of judicial reform negotiations in the President's Residence in Jerusalem on March 28, 2023

The Knesset opposition is digging its own grave - opinion

It is important to recognize that the endless sectoral gifts the Likud party has been showering on its partners, with the goal of preserving the coalition, are destroying the economy.

 MK RAM Ben Barak was one of only three Yesh Atid MKs voting against a bill criminalizing the raising of the Palestinian flag in a group of more than three people and making it punishable by imprisonment.

'Post-Zionist agendas' entered Israel's court system, Yariv Levin charges

Lapid and Gantz meet on Judicial Selection Committee • Gideon Sa'ar tells justice minister to 'go hospitalize himself'

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Israeli Minister of Justice Yariv Levin during a government conference at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on May 28, 2023

Belarus opposition told to 'be ready' for democracy push as rumors of leader's ill health swirl

Will Belarus' opposition leader, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, gain political traction if Lukshenko's health rapidly declines?

Leader of the Democratic Forces of Belarus Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya attends the session "Women's Leadership: Towards Parity in Power" during the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2023 in the Alpine resort of Davos, Switzerland, January 19, 2023

Israel's opposition to lose seat on judge selection panel without deal - Fuchs

Israel's coalition will not control the committee, which will be formed based on the existing makeup * MK Ze'ev Elkin – 'a victory for the opposition'

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG leads the first negotiation meeting over judicial overhaul compromises with representatives from Likud, National Unity, Yesh Atid and Labor, at the President’s Residence.

Most Israelis think judicial reform compromise unlikely - poll

There was a slight increase in optimism regarding both the future of democratic rule in Israel and the future of national security.

 President Isaac Herzog leads the first round of judicial reform negotiations in the President's Residence in Jerusalem on March 28, 2023