As his presidency enters its final stretch, Isaac Herzog lays out his three priorities for Israel
PRESIDENTIAL AFFAIRS: From the Abraham Accords to Israeli social divides, Herzog says diplomacy and unity will define the remainder of his presidency.
Israel Politics
Ben-Gvir sues Eisenkot for NIS 100,000 over 'false attribution of incitement to killing, racism'
Network of 100 fake X accounts targeting Ofer Winter removed from social media platform
Chikli turns down apology to Gaza border communities for Oct. 7, blames Oslo accords
Yair Golan files NIS 2.55 million defamation lawsuit against Sara Netanyahu over October 7 remarks
Golan argues that an ordinary viewer would see her remarks as suggesting he knew the attack was coming before it began, failed to warn anyone, and may even have betrayed the country.
Smotrich admits being mocked for poor English 'lowered his self-esteem,' says he has since learned
Smotrich gave the speech to the Israel Bonds organization in the United States in March 2023. After the speech, a video compilation of his English mistakes was spread on social media.
Netanyahu announces planned libel lawsuit over Haaretz report claiming UAE warned of Oct. 7
The PMO stated that the story was completely fabricated, and that there had been no communication between Netanyahu and the UAE from the start of September, 2023, until the October 7 attack.
Bennett confirms Netanyahu was warned by UAE of Sinwar threat before Oct. 7
Yair Lapid similarly scrutinized Netanyahu’s failure to heed the warning and claimed that others, including Egypt and the Shin Bet, had also attempted to warn the prime minister of Hamas’s threat.
Majority of Israelis want government to refuse haredi demands on religion-and-state policies - poll
A survey conducted on 800 Israeli men and women chosen to represent Israel's Jewish population found that on every religion-and-state issue tested, the majority was opposed to official policy
Ben-Gvir tells police commissioner he will not approve officer appointments until after election
In the letter, titled “Your desire to hold a round of police officer appointments about a month and a half before elections,” Ben-Gvir noted that the election is expected to take place on October 27.
Degel Hatorah leader Moshe Gafni to be ousted from haredi United Torah Judaism Knesset slate
MK Yakov Asher will reportedly replace Gafni on the list and head UTJ, instead of MK Yitzhak Goldknopf, who currently chairs the joint list in the Knesset.
Feiglin: There was 'terrible betrayal dismantling IDF' before Oct. 7 massacre, forgives Smotrich
"I truly do not know if we will ever be able to know, because everything is hidden and concealed," Feiglin said when discussing whether there was a "betrayal from within" on Oct. 7.
High Court freezes key provisions of law restructuring police investigations unit
Court President Isaac Amit and Justice Dafna Barak-Erez issued the interim order in a 2-1 decision. Deputy Supreme Court President Noam Sohlberg dissented.
Ruth Bar breaks silence on her 1993 affair with Netanyahu, his early political rise - interview
Thirty-three years after Netanyahu’s live TV confession, Ruth Bar speaks publicly for the first time about their professional relationship and his early political instincts.
