Benjamin Netanyahu

Lapid to host all five change bloc leaders for coordination meeting ahead of elections

The meeting comes as the bloc's leaders seek to tighten coordination while grappling with disagreements over election strategy and the identity of the candidate who will lead the camp.

|ByANNA BARSKY
Former Prime Minister and Together party leader Naftali Bennett is seen with Opposition Leader Yair Lapid as they arrive for a press conference as part of the B'Yachad party election campaign in Tel Aviv, central Israel, August 19, 2026.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham attends the Middle East peace event "The Road Ahead: One Year After the New York Declaration and the Comprehensive 20-point Peace Plan" with French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)

‘So-called peace in Gaza is a spectacle’ should ‘shame us all,’ Macron claims in UNGA speech

Israeli leaders denounced French President Emmanuel Macron’s claims, calling him a liar and claiming he is taking “fake news to a new high.”

|ByARIELLA ROITMAN, MAARIV
National Security Minister and Otzma Yehudit party chairman Itamar Ben-Gvir, together with members of his party, arrives to submit the Otzma Yehudit party list to the Central Elections Committee ahead of the upcoming Israeli general elections at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, September 7, 2026.

Ben-Gvir welcomes Netanyahu's backing for terrorist execution

"The path to victory over terrorism requires...creating strong deterrence. The gallows are an important tool in this struggle, as part of an overall change in approach," said Ben-Gvir.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor pose with the Special Jury Award for "Naza" during the closing ceremony of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, Italy, September 12, 2026.

'NAZA' film controversy: Israel, Gaza, and the debate over collateral damage - opinion

Collateral damage refers to what are considered “acceptable” civilian casualties when military targets are being targeted from the air, and how such decisions are taken.

|BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF

Netanyahu shames Mamdani for supporting Hamas, threatens to expose 'truth' ahead of UNGA visit

The comments follow a Monday CNN interview with Mamdani, where the mayor again called for Netanyahu’s arrest warrant, issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), to be honored.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2026ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Likud election campaign event ahead of the upcoming general elections, in Tel Aviv, September 17, 2026.

UAE prime minister's brother Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum dies at 77

Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was the brother of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the UAE’s current prime minister and the ruler of Dubai.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Netanyahu set for short US visit as Mamdani calls for his arrest

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and UK’s Green Party leader, Zack Polanski, have revived the debate over whether Zionism can be considered racism.

Ofir Katz backs Ben-Gvir push to apply death penalty law for Neveh Tzuf terrorist

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed interest in the issue and asked IDF officials whether the law could the applied in the current case.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2026ByWALLA
MK Ofir Katz leads a House committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on, July 12, 2026.

Mamdani calls for Netanyahu's arrest ahead of NYC visit for United Nations General Assembly

Mamdani told CNN that he believes Netanyahu to be "a war criminal and an architect of a horrific genocide," and acknowledged that he lacks the authority to arrest him.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani enters for a press conference to ask for the release of Federal Counterterrorism Funding in New York City, US, September 1, 2026.

Polymarket: Gap between Eisenkot's Yashar, Netanyahu's Likud widens in former IDF chief's favor

Polymarket figures reflect the prices of prediction-market contracts, which change with trading activity and can therefore move quickly.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2026ByELI LEON
Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yashar party, together with party members, attends the presentation of the party’s candidate list ahead of the upcoming general elections in Rosh HaAyin, September 7, 2026.

Jordanian, Qatari, Turkish leaders denounce Israel's West Bank, Gaza policies at UNGA

Iran allegedly prepares to strike back at US targets • Iranian airlines cut off from global system • UK commits air defenses to Saudi Arabia

SEPTEMBER 22, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldiers operating as part of Operation Dawn 2.0, published on September 7, 2026.

IDF reportedly raids several areas in West Bank after one killed in Neveh Tzuf terror attack

Trump calls off planned US strikes on Houthis at last minute after Saudi plea • Iran says it has new targets, weapons ready if US launches new attack, Fars news says

SEPTEMBER 21, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli soldiers and police officers near the scene of a shooting attack at a spring near the Israeli settlement of Neve Tzuf in the West Bank, where an Israeli man was shot by a Palestinian terrorist and later died of his wounds, September 20, 2026.

Ben Gvir discusses death penalty for Neveh Tzuf terrorist hours before Yom Kippur

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir raised the possibility of applying the death penalty to the Neveh Tzuf terrorist during a security meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, ANNA BARSKY
Otzma Yehudit party chairman and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, together with members of his party, attends a supporters’ conference ahead of the upcoming general elections in Petah Tikva, central Israel, August 16, 2026.

Uruguay’s Broad Front endorses government's October 8 pro-Palestinian march in Montevideo

Uruguay’s Foreign Ministry has continued to formally support a two-state solution and maintains diplomatic relations with both Israel and the Palestinians.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A flag of the Frente Amplio (Broad Front) party with an image of Uruguay's former President Jose 'Pepe' Mujica flutters as his funeral cortege makes its way in downtown Montevideo, on May 14, 2025, a day after his death.