Israeli politics

Tucker Carlson sold America a fringe Israeli as the voice of Israel - comment

When Americans are shown Israeli outliers as if they are the country’s hidden center, they do not learn more about Israel. They learn less.

Tucker Carlson speaks during AmericaFest, the first Turning Point USA summit since the death of Charlie Kirk, in Phoenix, Arizona, US, December 18, 2025.
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett seen in an illustrative

Israel needs leadership that can unify the nation without weakening its democracy - opinion

Head of Shas party Aryeh Deri and Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef visit at the scene of suspected arson and vandalism at a Jerusalem synagogue which is often frequented by Rabbi Yosef, June 8, 2025.

Shas fills local rabbi posts with loyalists, sidelining community choice - opinion

Reservist Party leader and former communications minister Yoaz Hendel serving in the IDF.

Yoaz Hendel: 'Israel must seize opportunity to defeat Hezbollah, assert control in Lebanon'


Netanyahu's coalition could revolt as Trump pushes Gaza peace plan in Washington

As President Donald Trump reportedly advances a 21-point framework to end the Gaza war, coalition partners defy the Prime Minister while opposition voices predict imminent collapse.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at U.N. headquarters in New York City, US, September 26, 2025

Solving the haredi military draft crisis with technology, politics, and creativity - opinion

While no perfect solution exists, a combination of technological adaptation, political compromise, and creative policy mechanisms may help balance these competing values.

 An illustrative image of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Israeli Jews near a sign for an IDF recruiting office.

Lapid tells US gov't that Netanyahu has 'safety net from him for hostage deal, Gaza ceasefire'

Opposition leader Yair Lapid has offered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a safety net to pass a hostage deal and ceasefire bill in the Knesset several times in 2025.

Yair Lapid speaking at Knesset.

Fueled by immigration, challenged by assimilation: Is Avigdor Liberman losing his political niche?

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Avigdor Liberman’s balancing act between Russian-speaking immigrants and a nationwide platform faces new tests following the migration wave of 2022.

Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman.

Rosh Hashanah: Wishing for peace, better education in the new year - opinion

Given the complicated and divided national reality we are currently experiencing, there are few options for appropriate holiday greetings.

A RALLY for the release of hostages held in Gaza takes place outside the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on Saturday night. Even the wish that all the hostages will soon be brought back home is not really an issue on which we are fully united, the writer observes.

Liberman rules out possibility of Arab, haredi partes in next government

The Yisrael Beytenu chair said that his decision reflects the "basic values of the Zionist movement."

Yisrael Beytenu party chairman MK Avigdor Lieberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 14, 2025.

Appointment of Civil Service commissioner faces uncertainty in High Court

The government had repeatedly promised to establish an orderly process for High Commissioner appointments, but had failed to do so.

Supreme court justice Isaac Amit (C) arrives for a petition regarding the appointment of the civil service commissioner, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, February 6. 2025

No. 1: Benjamin Netanyahu: Flipping the Middle East on its head for better or worse

If influence, not approval, is our standard, Benjamin Netanyahu was the center of 5785. When he moved, the system moved: generals, ministers, markets, mediators, enemies.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

No. 16: Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid: Leading Israel's opposition

Both Gantz and Lapid have voiced that they would provide Netanyahu with a “safety-net” for a hostage deal, offering political backing without preconditions. Yet, the two also have opposing opinions.

 YESH ATID head MK Yair Lapid and Blue and White head MK Benny Gantz

No. 32: Naftali Bennett: The former Israeli PM who may shape the nation's future

Without building a party, offering a platform, or unveiling a team, Naftali Bennett has already shifted the political map.

Naftali Bennett.