Israel Politics


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.

Former Civil Service Commissioner Hershkowitz withdraws from State Comptroller race

Daniel Hershkowitz, Israel's Head of the Civil Service Commission speaks at the Federation of Local Authorities conference in Tel Aviv, December 7, 2022.