Benjamin Netanyahu

Lapid warns opposition could lose to Netanyahu without unity, says Yesh Atid is ‘key’ to victory

With elections scheduled to take place no later than October, the opposition leader stressed the importance of a united front against PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

|ByKESHET NEEV
Opposition leader Yair Lapid speaks at a press conference in the Knesset, February 16th, 2026.
A BILLBOARD with a caricature of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is displayed on a building in Tehran.

What did the Netanyahu-Trump meeting on Iran accomplish? - opinion

The fact that Netanyahu was not accompanied by anyone from the IDF suggests that even if something was said on the matter, it was not operational

|BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi in Geneva, Switzerland, February 16, 2026

Araghchi, IAEA chief talk uranium enrichment as Rubio says making deal with US will be 'difficult'

Making a deal with Iran will be difficult, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during a visit to Budapest.

|ByREUTERS
Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations’ 51st Annual National Leadership Mission.

Suspicious envelope found at Prime Minister's Office, sent to biological lab

The envelope was examined by Israel Police forensic laboratory personnel on location, who eliminated the possibility of an explosive. It was then sent to a biological laboratory in Ness Ziona.

|ByTZVI JASPER

Netanyahu trial hearings canceled this week following death of presiding judge’s mother

According to the statement, the mother of Judge Oded Shaham passed away, and all of his hearings have been canceled through Sunday in accordance with customary bereavement leave.

FEBRUARY 15, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 5, 2026

Haredi draft bill could trigger 'collapse' of Israel's Right in elections, aliyah minister warns

The aliyah minister asserted in December that he would vote against the proposed haredi draft law even at the risk of being dismissed from the government, calling the current outline "shameful.

FEBRUARY 15, 2026ByKESHET NEEV
Minister of Immigration and Absorption Ofir Sofer holds a press conference at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025.

The faces of hostages and victims persist: A call for justice after October 7

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Despite the return of hostages, Israel still grapples with unanswered questions and the need for justice after the October 7 attack.

FEBRUARY 15, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN
A station wall layered with portraits, stickers, and memorial notes – an everyday map of loss, kept in public view long after the headlines moved on.

Israel never annexed the Golan Heights: Why it still matters - opinion

Israel extended its sovereignty to the Golan Heights. The difference between extending sovereignty and annexing is important and instructs Israel's future policies.

FEBRUARY 15, 2026ByURI PILICHOWSKI
IDF SOLDIERS take part in a military training exercise in the Golan Heights on Wednesday. Although most of the world assumes Israel annexed the Golan Heights, and did so illegally, the Jewish state never actually did, the writer says.

When Judea and Samaria become Israel, democracy pays the price - opinion

In many ways, this makes Judea and Samaria a new Israeli region, similar to Gush Dan or Shfela, thus preventing any territorial concession, let alone the creation of a Palestinian state.

FEBRUARY 14, 2026BySEBASTIEN LEVI
ISRAELI SECURITY forces guard while bulldozers demolish a Palestinian building in the West Bank, on Wednesday.

Herzog's camp questions Netanyahu’s role in Trump's 'he should be ashamed' comments

On Thursday, in comments to the press, Trump said that Netanyahu should receive a pardon for corruption charges and that Herzog should be "ashamed of himself" for not granting one.

FEBRUARY 14, 2026ByAMICHAI STEIN, SAM HALPERN
President Isaac Herzog attends a ceremony marking the Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat in the Ben Shemen Forest, on February 2, 2026.

Grapevine: SOS from Jerusalem

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

FEBRUARY 14, 2026ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
MAYOR MOSHE LION on Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road.

Former Shin Bet chiefs, officials call out Netanyahu, Zini for 'conspiracies against Ronen Bar'

"We express astonishment at the silence of the head of the Shin Bet, David Zini, in light of the unprecedented slander against former head of the service, Ronen Bar," the published letter said.

FEBRUARY 13, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
ILLUSTRATION: Benjamin Netanyahu and Ronen Bar

How are Israeli-diaspora tensions shaping current relations?

The hosts delve into the complexity of addressing Iran’s nuclear ambitions, its missile program, and support for regional proxies like Hezbollah.

FEBRUARY 13, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
Both hosts note the rise in antisemitism following October 7 and the sense of solidarity that followed, but they also acknowledge the generational and ideological gaps that persist, particularly among younger Jews.

Middle Israel: Netanyahu's 55-page scarlet letter cannot rewrite October 7 - opinion

The truth that Netanyahu has resolved to bury rests on three foundations, all of which don’t even need an investigation, because they are glaring.

FEBRUARY 13, 2026ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
‘DELUDING HIMSELF he can manipulate public opinion no matter what the people saw, felt, and endured, Netanyahu this week released a 55-page booklet containing his responses to State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman’s questions about the October 7 fiasco’s events.