Likud sets July primaries while Netanyahu weighs impact of candidates on election outcome
According to a knowledgeable source, Netanyahu has come to terms with the idea of primaries, meaning that he is not currently working to cancel them.
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Comptroller withholds NIS 150,000 from Likud over party membership oversight failures
Ehud Barak criticizes Netanyahu's Lebanon war policies, calls Bennett, Eisenkot 'superior' PMs
Israeli MK Akram Hasson launches caucus to build post-war normalization lane with Lebanon
Netanyahu's corruption trial continues amid pending delay requests
The cross-examination section of the trial is in its final stretch. The hearings come on the backdrop of the fragile developments with Iran.
Netanyahu’s coalition criticizes cancellation of Lebanon strikes after Trump’s intervention
“This is the time to tell our friend, President Trump - ‘no’,” National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stated.
Knesset advances contentious bill to split role of attorney-general in first reading
If passed, the role of attorney-general would be divided between two separate officials, a move that current A-G Gali Baharav-Miara called "stage two of the judicial reform."
Bill to dissolve Knesset passes first reading, advancing process to move up elections
The coalition's bill to dissolve the Knesset passed, with zero lawmakers voting against the resolution.
Lapid urges Eisenkot to join his alliance with Bennett to win upcoming elections, oust Netanayhu
The remarks were made at a faction press conference in the Knesset on Monday after the Together party dropped in the polls this past week, while Eisenkot’s Yashar! gained seats.
Gofman ruling lays bare rules under dispute in Israel's political game - analysis
As Baharav-Miara warned of efforts to weaken democratic institutions, the system she was defending was in the process of rejecting her objections to one of Netanyahu’s most sensitive appointments.
Netanyahu asks to shorten, cancel testimony days as judges push to finish Case 2000
Netanyahu is currently being cross-examined in Case 2000, the media-corruption case involving his conversations with Yediot Aharonot publisher Arnon “Noni” Mozes ahead of the 2015 election.
Israel in ‘race to eliminate democratic institutions’ as coalition pushes court bills, says A-G
Speaking at the Israel Bar Association’s annual conference in Eilat, Baharav-Miara said the judicial overhaul had entered a more extreme “second phase."
Supreme Court president: Fake news, incitement against judges threaten rule of law
He said the situation had reached the point where some judges were afraid to answer phone calls from unknown numbers out of fear of threats and harassment.
Knesset panel advances dissolution bill ahead of first reading, debates date election date
The panel determined a range of possible dates to move up the elections that spans from September 8 to October 20.
