Shas threatens to oppose 2026 state budget over haredi food-voucher exclusion
If the budget is not approved by the end of March, the close of the fiscal year, the Knesset will automatically dissolve, and new elections will be called.
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What did the gov’t approve for Israel’s 2026 state budget? - explainer
The 2026 budget passed its first test, yet the battles over defense, taxes, and reforms expose a government more focused on managing crises than shaping policy.
Israel’s Supreme Court blocks automatic citizenship for non-Jewish children of immigrants
The 6-1 decision by the Supreme Court overturns a precedent set only months earlier, and restores the Interior Ministry’s longstanding interpretation of the law.
What's behind bills to 'split' A-G role - and will it change Israel's legal governance? - explainer
Critics say Israel’s system lacks the structural safeguards that would prevent a weakened oversight of government actions under a divided A-G role.
Netanyahu ‘not leaving’ politics for pardon, PM says next to Germany’s Friedrich Merz
Netanyahu also praised the Israel–Germany cooperation in high-tech, AI, and quantum technologies.
Israel will not annex West Bank soon, Netanyahu assures Germany's Friedrich Merz
Friedrich Merz: Germany believes Israel should have conducted war differently • German chancellor explains imposing, removal of arms embargo
Mansour Abbas says Ra'am will split from Shura Council, Muslim Brotherhood
Ra'am chair Mansour Abbas said his party will separate from the Shura Council and the Muslim Brotherhood, following US moves against the Islamist organization.
Herzog : 'I respect Trump’s Netanyahu pardon request, but Israel is a sovereign state' - Politico
The Israeli leader added that he would only act "in the best interest of the Israeli people” and said he would consider that matter carefully.
Smotrich, Sa'ar approve NIS 2.35 billion in hasbara budget for campaigns, influencers in 2026
The budget will be used for campaigns to raise awareness and promote Israel worldwide, with NIS 1 billion already authorized by the government.
Trump, trial, and troops: Inside the perfect political storm that triggered Netanyahu's pardon push
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: A sympathetic White House, a punishing courtroom schedule, and a looming coalition crisis over haredi conscription explain the prime minister’s sudden pardon request.
Religious Zionist Party crosses threshold with four seats as coalition bloc climbs to 53 - poll
The poll shows the coalition bloc rising to 53 seats, up four from the previous survey, driven by Religious Zionism’s gains. The opposition bloc gained 57 seats.
