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Arab Israeli voters are essential to Israel’s democratic future - opinion

Organized crime, bigotry, never-ending war, Jewish terror in the West Bank – these are not our fate. If we get rid of this government, we could salvage our chances of living together here in peace.

|ByHAVIVA NER-DAVID
An Israeli Arab casts her ballot at a polling station inside a church in the northern town of Reineh, March 17, 2015.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the graduation ceremony of an IDF officers’ course in southern Israel, October 21, 2026.

What the hell is going on with Netanyahu? - opinion

Our ship is speeding toward an iceberg, but we still have time to change course, take the helm, and return to safe waters.

|ByBEN CASPIT
Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot attends a demonstration at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, calling for the establishment of a state commission of inquiry into the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led massacre, just days ahead of Israel’s general elections, October 24, 2026.

Eisenkot’s Yashar seeks to halt Netanyahu meeting with police chief on election integrity

Yashar accused Netanyahu of potentially seeking to pressure public servants to advance his political interests. 

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the Negev Conference in the southern city of Dimona, southern Israel, July 17, 2026.

Dimona's former Netanyahu loyalists turn to Eisenkot as battle for final undecided voters heats up

In places like Dimona, Eisenkot could chip away at Likud's base, said Amotz Asa-El, a columnist for The Jerusalem Post and a political scientist at the Hartman Institute.

|ByREUTERS

PMO publishes Netanyahu's Oct. 7 schedule, reveals he spoke with Gallant earlier than reported

According to the released schedule, Netanyahu spoke with Gallant during his drive to the Kirya between 7:30 a.m. and 8:22 a.m., when he was told that there was "no clear situational picture."

SEPTEMBER 3, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads Likud into the October 27 election as the ruling party seeks to retain power amid slipping polls and questions over Netanyahu’s future.

Shas leader Arye Deri claims IDF prefers secular army, haredi soldiers are 'a big headache'

Naftali Bennett responded to Deri's comments, saying the Shas chairman is "harming IDF soldiers," adding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "spreading blood libels about IDF commanders."

SEPTEMBER 3, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Shas chairman Arye Deri attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

Netanyahu warns that an attack from Tehran would be 'one of their last decisions'

Netanyahu made his remarks during an event at a Sderot hesder yeshiva, with N12 News reporting that some of the students began to sing anti-Palestinian songs in front of the prime minister.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2026ByYANIR YAGNA, JERUSALEM POST STAFF, MAARIV ONLINE
An F-35 adir from 140 squadron take part in an Israeli air force air show during the graduation ceremony for soldiers who have completed the IAF Flight Course, at the Hatzerim Air Base in the Negev desert, June 29, 2023.

WATCH: IDF destroys Gaza tunnel, 26 km. worth destroyed east of Yellow Line amid ceasefire

On August 19, the IDF sealed off two Hamas tunnels with a combined length of two kilometers, the military said at the time.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF troops operate in the northern Gaza Strip to defend and clear terrorist infrastructure from the area of the Yellow Line, September 2, 2026.

Degel HaTorah leader Rabbi Lando says haredim only need to rely on God, not any prime minister

"We are not dependent on this person or that person, or on one prime minister or another, but only on the Creator of the world," he declared.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2026ByAVI SOLOMON
Rabbi Dov Lando, head of the Slabodka yeshiva in Bnei Brak arrives to deliver a lesson at the Mir Yeshiva, in the ultra orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, September 19, 2023.

WATCH: Netanyahu visits IDF Gaza outpost, pledges to continue Hamas disarmament effort

Netanyahu stressed that the Gaza Strip will "no longer pose a threat to Israel," noting that the goal has "largely been achieved."

SEPTEMBER 2, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits an IDF outpost in the Gaza Strip on September 2, 2026.

Protest marking anniversary of 'Beautiful Six' hostages' deaths held at Prime Minister's Residence

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum announced the deaths of "The Beautiful Six" shortly following their murder at the hands of Hamas terrorists in August 2024.

AUGUST 31, 2026ByAARON GLICK
Activists from the Women Demand Life movement demonstrate in front of the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem to mark the two-year anniversary of the return of "The Beautiful Six," August 31, 2026.

Netanyahu: Extremist WB settlers face 'all kinds of hardships at home,' media exaggerates issue

The prime minister's comments to Channel 14 followed a statement on Saturday in which he condemned the violent extremist settlers after several of them barricaded themselves inside a Kusra home.

AUGUST 30, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

WATCH: Likud compares anti-Netanyahu campaigners to school bullies in new election video

The campaign video's release comes following a KAN News report on Wednesday that Netanyahu is struggling to win back the seats his party lost in recent polls.

AUGUST 30, 2026ByAARON GLICK
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu casts his ballot at his party Likud's main polling station during primary elections ahead of Israel's general election in October in Jerusalem on August 17, 2026; illustrative

WATCH: IDF kills Hamas-linked former senior Jenin terror cell member in West Bank vehicle strike

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated the IDF for the "successful thwarting of the terrorists in Jenin" in an X/Twitter Post earlier on Friday.

AUGUST 28, 2026ByAARON GLICK
IDF kills Hamas-linked former Jenin terror cell leader Qais Bitwani in a West Bank airstrike on August 28, 2026.