Shas Council of Torah Sages decides Deri will continue to lead party after request to resign
According to Kikar Hashabbat, the council holds the position that Deri "is not permitted to resign from the leadership of Shas."
Israel Politics
Police commissioner denies ordering violence against haredim as feud with Ben-Gvir escalates
Political figure trying to delegitimize, oust Israel Police Commissioner Levi, sources tell Walla
Former IDF chief Herzi Halevi: Oct 7 was preventable failure, but there was no internal betrayal
Foreign interference suspicions don’t undermine election's integrity, CEC chief Sohlberg says
The Central Elections Committee chairman also stressed that nothing in his statement was intended to cast aspersions on the voting of the Arab community.
Netanyahu survived October 7 and the election, but the political reckoning isn't over
POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Netanyahu's political survival is remarkable. But the election has also revealed a weakened bloc, the beginnings of change, and serious failures by the pollsters.
Democrats' Golan meets Eisenkot, opposition heads as leaders weigh path to coalition
The meetings came after Golan called on Wednesday for the opposition to form a coalition with the Arab parties, following a combined total of 19 seats projected for the Joint List and Ra’am.
Court rules 2-1 against expanding Mandelblit testimony as judge queries investigative actions
“How can we ignore the fact that the attorney-general comes here and testifies about unlawful actions?” Bar-Am asked prosecutor Yehudit Tirosh during arguments over the of Mandelblit’s testimony.
After elections, Israeli Arabs now have political power - will their leaders use it? - analysis
Arab political power reveals a country more complicated than its slogans, with consequential choices for the parties on both sides of the coalition table.
Trump surrogates discuss Netanyahu-Eisenkot unity government with Israeli officials - report
Sources told The Washington Post that Netanyahu told US officials that he believes Eisenkot would be the best partner if hostilities resume between Israel and Iran.
President Herzog receives credentials of five new ambassadors to Israel day before elections
The list includes Maj.-Gen. Emmanuel Bayingana of Rwanda, Christophe Parisot of France, Arad Benko of Austria, Stella Ronner Grubacic of the Netherlands, and Evelyn Korantemaa Ofosu-Amable of Ghana.
Miri Regev's unfulfilled promises: Eight transportation reforms that never happened
Deaths on Israel’s roads are at a 20-year high, Europe’s road safety council has suspended Israel, and the national plan Transport Minister Regev hailed as ‘dramatic’ is still unfunded.
Unwanted endorsement: Political ad causes uproar at Jerusalem's Lev Academic Center
Those who know the highly regarded college, which since 1969 has produced religious graduates with degrees in a variety of engineering fields and nursing, were likely surprised.
Eisenkot's security to be placed in charge of private company, in coordination with Shin Bet
The announcement came after the Shin Bet chief David Zini ruled in August that Eisenkot did not meet the requirements needed to qualify for the elite Unit 730 protection.
