Benjamin Netanyahu

Liberman set to become only Eisenkot-bloc leader with direct security ties to Netanyahu

Liberman was set to head the Knesset's temporary Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, while Eisenkot urged Netanyahu to exercise restraint in security decisions during the political transition.

Avigdor Liberman (L), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot seen behind Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as party leaders pose for a group picture in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 10, 2026

Eisenkot warns Netanyahu against military action in Iran until new government is formed

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


UTJ demands draft law from Netanyahu, but will it make Eisenkot pay upfront? - analysis

UTJ demands draft law approval before talks with Netanyahu but remains silent on Eisenkot, risking its main bargaining chip in coalition negotiations.

United Torah Judaism party head MK Yaakov Asher alongside members of his party at the party’s election headquarters in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, October 28, 2026.

Trump's military aid bombshell exposes Netanyahu's greatest failure - opinion

Trump's threat to end US military aid exposes a deeper crisis in Israel's alliance with America, one Netanyahu has helped create, the author argues.

A torn election campaign poster featuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump is seen outside Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem, a day after Israel’s general elections, October 28, 2026.

Court extends detention of Balad journalist Shehadeh after arrest over suspected security offenses

Police on Wednesday placed a three-day gag order on the investigation. No connection between the arrest and the investigations into suspected election interference had been publicly established.

Abd Abu Shahada.

CEC ratifies official results after finding no evidence of compromised election integrity

The CEC has approved the election results, with Likud and the ultra-Orthodox Shas party abstaining from the vote, according to Israeli media.

An Israeli votes in the 2026 Knesset election, October 27, 2026.

US-Israel ties deserve transparency before elections, not after - editorial

Elections are precisely when voters should be able to evaluate the strategic decisions their leaders are making.

A woman passes by a banner depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump day after the country held a national election, in Jerusalem, October 28, 2026

RZP-Zehut, Shas back Netanyahu, Yisrael Beytenu backs Eisenkot as Herzog ends first consultations

A-G denies request to interrogate senior Arab party MKs • Zehut's Feiglin calls for new elections, claims Knesset 'illegitimate'

President Isaac Herzog receiving the official results of the 26th Knesset election, November 4, 2026.

Challenges to US-Israel alliance grow as anti-Israel voices gain in MAGA movement, expert warns

Prof. Yossi Shain, an international relations expert at Georgetown University and Tel Aviv University, spoke to 103FM and analyzed growing opposition to Israel within Donald Trump's political camp.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a special plenum session in honor of US President Donald Trump at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 13, 2025

'Yom Kippur for most pollsters': What Israel’s election taught us about certainty - comment

Israel’s election forced us to rethink the pollsters we trusted and the assumptions we brought into the newsroom

Placards are seen on the floor after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to supporters at the Likud party election night event at the Teddy Hall, International Convention Center in Jerusalem in October.
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Israel's next PM must ask: Who will protect Israel when Trump leaves office in 2029? - opinion

Israel’s next prime minister must make winning America a National Security priority

Bipartisan support in Congress has long been central to the US-Israel relationship, but changing attitudes among younger Americans and across the political spectrum pose new challenges.
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Trump’s aid bombshell, Haley Stevens, and the battle for the soul of the Democratic Party - comment

Trump's surprise announcement on US aid to Israel and Haley Stevens's break with Democrats expose a deeper divide over antisemitism, Israel, and party loyalty.

US Representative Haley Stevens, a Michigan Democrat and the rival Abdul El-Sayed defeated in the Senate primary, speaks with the media next to Republican US Senate candidate Mike Rogers who she endorsed, after attending the Perfecting Church in Detroit, Michigan, US November 1, 2026.