Benjamin Netanyahu

Explaining Israel's elections: Ten scenarios Israelis should prepare for in 2026 - opinion

There could be five races again with no coalition formed, as we had before, and we might end up staying in election mode for quite some time.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, cast their vote during elections for the Likud Central Committee, at the Jerusalem International Convention Center, Nov.25, 2025.
US President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on May 27, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump meets with his Cabinet.

Trump’s mixed messages cannot obscure his record on confronting Iran - opinion

Israeli ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter speaks next to State Department Chief of Staff Daniel Holler during a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese delegations hosted by the United States, in Washington, on Wednesday.

If Trump and Netanyahu are crazy, what does that make the rest of us? - comment

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to then-defense minister Ehud Barak during a session at the Knesset in 2009.

Middle Israel: Netanyahu's real legacy is Israel's era of political decay - opinion


IDF attempted to assassinate Hamas military leader Mohammed Ouda, PM says

Ouda served as head of military intelligence for the Qassam Brigades during the October 7 massacre.

(Illustrative) Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement.

'I would be happy if a military coup overthrew Netanyahu,' says PM's former friend

"I would be happy if there were a military coup against Netanyahu. We cannot continue with this madness. How much longer?" Writer Eyal Megged said on 103FM.

Prime Minister Benajmin Netanyahu from the roof of the Kirya base in Tel Aviv.

Ex-UN ambassador Erdan says he's working to establish new right-wing party, sees himself as PM

The remarks came amid recent reports that senior figures on Israel’s political right have been holding talks on forming a new “statesmanlike” right-wing party, informally referred to as “Likud B.”

Amb. Gilad Erdan, Magen David Adom, Global President, Israel’s former Ambassador to the UN

Hanged effigies of Trump, Netanyahu paraded through Montreal by anti-Israel groups

The effigies drew outrage from Canadian politicians and Jewish community groups, angered by footage of an effigy of a figure with a white kippah.

HANGING EFFIGIES of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, in Montreal, Canada.

Did Israel win the Iran war? The Jerusalem Dispatch hosts aren't so sure

Fishing nets against Hezbollah drones, a JCPOA rerun, and Netanyahu's election scramble. The Jerusalem Dispatch on whether Israel actually won the Iran war.

Smoke rises following an explosion in Tehran amid the war with Iran, March 7, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.

'Midnight Meeting' Affair: PMO chief-of-staff Braverman summoned for pre-indictment hearing

At the heart of the matter, for which the prosecution is considering bringing criminal charges against him, is the "midnight meeting" affair, a sub-chapter in the larger "Bild" and "Qatargate" cases.

Tzachi Braverman walking at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, November 11, 2024.

Iran-US negotiations stalling around nuclear program, financial relief, mediators say - report

The US is pushing for firm, up-front commitments on Iran's part for the future of its nuclear program, the mediators said, while Iran is focused on relief from the US's sanctions and asset freezes.

Iranian Americans and supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran take part in a march passing in front of the U.S Department of Labor building with a banner with the image of U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington, DC, US, May 16, 2026.

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem reportedly targeted twice as Beirut braces for escalation

The report came shortly after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement that he had instructed the IDF to intensify attacks against the terrorist organization.

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem accepts condolences for the death of Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr, who was killed on Tuesday in an Israeli strike, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon August 2, 2024.

Rockets fired from Lebanon as IDF begins ground ops. beyond Yellow Line

Netanyahu calls US President Trump • Board of Peace blames breakdown of ceasefire in Gaza on Hamas’s refusal to disarm • Israeli official tells 'Post' Khamenei 'difficult to reach'

Israeli soldiers are seen inside southern Lebanon as seen from the Israeli side of the border, May 26, 2026.

Second Authority chair, council members ask High Court to reject petitions against appointments

Dr. Yifat Ben Hay-Segev and council members argued that petitions against their appointments are politically driven and legally unfounded.

 High Court hearing on petitions seeking the dismissal of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, April 15, 2026.