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Israel once ranked 48th for women in politics, now its 106th

As Israel heads to the polls, can the next election halt – or deepen – the steady erosion of women’s political representation?

FEBRUARY 24, 2026|ByANAT THON-ASHKENAZY

The outlook for increasing women’s participation in political life is bleak, with no women in the ultra-Orthodox parties, not a single party led by a woman, and none even committed to equal representation on their candidate lists.

FARMERS AND their supporters protest outside the Knesset in Jerusalem against a milk reform promoted by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, in Jerusalem on February 4, 2026.

Israel’s milk crisis is man-made, quotas are to blame - opinion

Dairy farmers and consumers will be the ones who win from Smotrich's reforms; it is the small interest groups that wish to keep the status quo.

FEBRUARY 8, 2026|ByOHAD TAL

The Knesset building, home of Israel's legislature, in Jerusalem, on November 14, 2022 (Illustrative).

Knesset to vote on first reading of 2026 state budget, amid haredi parties' threats

If the state budget is not approved in all three readings by the end of March, when the fiscal year closes, the Knesset will automatically dissolve, and elections will be called.

JANUARY 25, 2026|ByKESHET NEEV

THE KNESSET during a meeting on December 24, 2025.

Gov’t faces one-week deadline to pass first reading of state budget amid haredi draft bill threats

A first reading of the budget must be approved for the state to approve it in March.

JANUARY 18, 2026|ByKESHET NEEV

Is Barkat preparing to run against Netanyahu for Likud leadership?

The former Jerusalem mayor has met with Likud activists and told them that he would not support Netanyahu again and that the party needed to see a change.

DECEMBER 5, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN

New law makes it illegal to fire evacuees, hostages, and their families

A new Knesset legislation passed prevents employees from firing those unable to work because they are evacuees or families of hostages.

NOVEMBER 27, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN

The assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on March 13, 2023

Israel's forensic center at 10-15% level of manpower compared to West

Conditions at the Institute of Forensic Medicine are pathetic and inadequate to cope with ordinary work, not to mention the current disaster.

NOVEMBER 15, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Dr. Nurit Bublil, head of the DNA laboratory in Israel’s National Center for Forensic Medicine, stands next to a blood-stained baby's mattress, Oct. 16, 2023

War is not the time for slogans - opinion

Imagine a person – for convenience let us call him Issy, short for Israel – who faces a challenging medical problem.

NOVEMBER 1, 2023ByTOVA HERZL

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu holds a news conference in Tel Aviv, last Saturday night. Replacing a suit, white shirt, and tie with a black open-necked shirt is a political act, meant to convey a message, according to the writer.

Israel sorely needs reliable information on judicial reform effects - analysis

Eight months into Israel’s toxic debate over the judicial overhaul plan, it is emerging that in some cases honest information is being kept from the public and the decision-makers.

AUGUST 15, 2023ByHERB KEINON

Anti-judicial reform demonstrators protest against the judicial reform in Haifa, on July 20, 2023.

Law Committee holds last session before reasonableness bill reservations

The reservation amendments will be voted on by the committee, and if rejected added to the bill during final reading votes at the Knesset.

JULY 16, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR

MK Simcha Rotman, Head of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee leads a committee meeting on the planned judicial reform, at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on July 4, 2023.

Israel's Knesset to hold Judicial Selection Committee vote on June 14

The committee will be required to appoint a woman to one of each of the roles, including justices, Knesset members, ministers, and Bar Association members.

MAY 30, 2023ByELIAV BREUER