Benjamin Netanyahu

Eisenkot demands security briefings from Netanyahu, urges PM's restraint in military decisions

Amid reports of renewed tensions between Netanyahu and the IDF chief over Iran, Eisenkot demanded restraint and regular security briefings during the caretaker government period.

Illustrative image of Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot
MK Limor Son Har-Melech reacts during a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on March 5, 2024; illustrative.

Otzma Yehudit submits bill to repeal Oslo Accords, retake control of Areas A and B

An election campaign poster featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alongside US President Donald Trump is displayed on a bus in Jerusalem, October 25, 2026

Netanyahu's 1996 promise to end US aid to Israel fulfilled after 30 years, PMO claims

Members of Knesset vote in the organizing committee on November 11, 2026.

Eisenkot-led bloc secures key Knesset committee posts, Liberman to head key defense panel


Eisenkot warns Israel 'approaching point of no return' while receiving mandate to form government

Mossad hands Shin Bet findings on suspected foreign election interference • Tibi declines to rule out joining Eisenkot • Eisenkot, Liberman expected to meet on Monday as part of coalition talks

Gadi Eisenkot (L) recieves the mandate to form the 26th Knesset in Jerusalem on November 8, 2026.

US Jews urge unity, but Israelis must live with the consequences - opinion

For those on the outside, until they’re ready to put some skin in the game by moving here, the business of governing should be left to those of us who call Israel our home!

MK Ahmad Tibi attends Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 29, 2026.

Security bolstered around Deputy Minister Almog Cohen after credible death threats

A security guard was stationed near Cohen's home, and his family members were receiving a close police escort.

Minister Almog Cohen arrives for a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the upcoming general elections, in Petah Tikva, September 10, 2026.

Netanyahu calls for unity government in first since election, warns of 'coalitions with Islamists'

Netanyahu called for a unity government on Saturday, warning that an opposition coalition backed by Islamists would threaten Israel's future and security.

Prime Minister and Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu at the Likud party’s election headquarters at Binyanei HaUma (Jerusalem International Convention Center) in Jerusalem, following Israel’s general elections, early October 28, 2026.

‘Not particularly prudent’: Trump’s Israel aid cutoff draws criticism from Republicans

The US president’s announcement targeted Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, but Israeli observers question whether the election-day timing served Republican interests.

An election campaign poster featuring Israeli Prime Minister and Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu alongside US President Donald Trump is displayed on the back of a bus in Jerusalem, ahead of the Israeli election on Oct. 25, 2026.

After midterm rout, Vance tries to build his own 2028 brand

In a blunt election postmortem, the vice president called for a swift end to the Iran war and urged Republicans to focus on affordability and overhaul the US relationship with Israel.

US Vice President JD Vance arrives to speaks at a midterm campaign rally on October 28, 2026 in Kinston, North Carolina.

Netanyahu’s political survival must never be a reason to attack Iran - opinion

Does anyone really believe the push for another war with Iran isn't political? The fact that this doesn't shock us is evidence of the terrible distortion Netanyahu has inflicted on Israel.

Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel had launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran, in Tehran, Iran February 28, 2026 in this screen grab taken from video.

Israel or Judea, democracy or religion: What the 2026 election was really about - opinion

The 2026 elections raised a fundamental question about whether Israel can reconcile its Jewish national identity with equal political citizenship.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas.

Eisenkot to receive mandate as Netanyahu calls for unity government

Ben-Gvir accuses opposition of betraying supporters • Golan sets base for coalition with haredi parties

Yashar party chairman and former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot arrives to cast his ballot in Israel’s general elections at a polling station in Herzliya, October 27, 2026.

Eisenkot moves closer to ousting Netanyahu, what could come next for Israel?

There are several different paths the Yashar party leader could take, but all of them have obstacles.

Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot alongside members of his party at the party’s election headquarters in Tel Aviv, following the closing of polling stations and the release of exit poll results on Israel’s general election night, October 28, 2026.