Israel Politics


Religious Zionist Party crosses threshold, strengthening coalition even as Likud weakens - poll

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, May 19, 2026.

Coalition's bill to dissolve Knesset passes preliminary reading amid crisis over haredi draft bill

Knesset members are seen speaking with eachother as the coalition’s bill to dissolve the Knesset passed its preliminary reading on May 20, 2026 in the Knesset plenum.

IDF warns of urgent manpower shortage as haredi draft bill debates resume amid coalition crisis

Brig.-Gen. Shai Tayeb is seen speaking  as Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee discusses advancing the controversial haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft bill on May 20, 2026.