Israel political situation

Eisenkot rejects Bennett’s offer to unite parties, says he won’t serve as ‘number two’

“I believe in myself, I know the kind of leadership I bring, and I see myself as a very strong candidate,” Former IDF chief of staff and leader of the Yashar! Party Gadi Eisenkot told N12.

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett seen with Gadi Eisenkot during a march in support of the conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jews into the IDF, from the entrance of Jerusalem to the Knesset, January 15, 2026
Israeli anti-government protesters hold placards and flags during a demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv in November. Some 83% of the public say they are worried about Israel’s internal social tensions.

Without trustworthy leadership, resilience alone cannot keep Israel whole

Opposition members of Israel's Knesset leave during a preliminary vote to establish a political commission of inquiry, December 24, 2025.

Knesset passes preliminary vote on political probe into October 7

President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a backdrop of a stock market ticker board.

Tel Aviv stock market rises after Netanyahu's bombshell pardon request


What will Palestinian elections mean for Israel?

Palestinian elections at this time could conceivably be a time of renewal, a time for stock-taking and new thinking.

CAN THEY work together to form a coalition? Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid in the Knesset in 2013.

Protesters go political: 'Democratic Party' launches at Balfour protest

"Starting Saturday - the social upheaval becomes a political force."

Founder of the 'Democratic' party Prof. Ehud Shapiro announces the launch of the party during Saturday's protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Balfour Street, Jerusalem on Saturday, January 9, 2020.

WATCH LIVE: 4th Jewish Interactive Media Summit kicks off

The Jerusalem Post's health correspondent Maayan Hoffman joins a panel of experts to talk world disasters and antisemitism

4th Jewish Interactive Media Summit

IDF releases teen imprisoned for refusing to enlist

"We have all grown up in a world where we have been taught to fear and to distance ourselves from the other side, but I believe there is another way to face the complex reality in which we live."

Conscientious objectors Yasmin Ricci-Yahav (Left) and Maya Brand-Feigenbaum (right)

Why coalition ministers protest against themselves

The ministers are calling to crack down on terror, but what they are really doing is signaling to their base.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a cabinet meeting, December 9th, 2018

Top Jewish Democrat: Netanyahu, Dermer wrong to defend Trump on antisemitism

Ron Klein came to Israel to meet with government leaders and opinion settlers.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump at Ben Gurion airport on May 23, 2017

Member of Knesset demands recall of Dermer for ignoring Keyes warning

Karin Elharar says ambassador should "pay the price" for his silence.

Ron Dermer, Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. speaks to members of the news media after meeting with U.S. President Elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S

U.S. Jewish activist detained at airport over previous West Bank visits

Weinberg-Connors arrived in Israel with the intention of making aliyah at a later stage. A-1 visas are only granted to those who are eligible to make aliyah according to the Law of Return.

Julie Weinberg-Connors

Whitewashing far-right parties in the Middle East

The decision to remove “right” and “left” from the political landscape of the greater Middle East is partly an Orientalist way of othering the region

Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attend his election rally in Istanbul, Turkey, June 23, 2018

Likud polls at record high after Trump decision

Survey finds 62% of Israelis back quitting Iran deal

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu at a Likud party meeting last year. (Reuters)