Coalition

Israel’s 81% war consensus is an illusion - opinion

When we breakdown the data, what looks like national unity turns out to be two markedly different understandings of the war, imagined by two different publics.

People rush into a public bomb shelter in Tel Aviv amid reports of incoming missiles on February 28.
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett attends a Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, February 17, 2026

Can Naftali Bennett be trusted after betraying his promises? - opinion

Thousands attend a protest against the violence in the Arab community, in Tel Aviv. January 31, 2026.

Will Israel’s Arabs reach the political Promised Land? - opinion

Police Spokesperson Aryeh Doron visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, during the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan, March 7, 2025.

Police spokesman barred from commissioner's office, excluded from meetings amid rift


Coalition funds can only be used for war purposes - A-G's office

The AG's instructions come after coalition funds have been debated continuously over the course of the last month.

 FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich and United Torah Judaism MK Moshe Gafni shake hands, as MK Ofir Katz, chairman of the government coalition, looks on at a meeting in the Knesset.

Gov't to approve money for haredi education from coalition funds

The Finance Ministry claimed that the funds it was seeking had already been approved before the war but hadn't been transferred yet.

 Thousands of haredi students are studying core curriculum subjects online.

A unified coalition – until it shatters into a million pieces

INSIDE POLITICS: Joining Netanyahu carries both risks and opportunities, but that is not of any concern to Gantz, since he isn’t doing any of this for his own political advancement.

 Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a plenum session in the Israeli parliament on October 16, 2023.

Will Israel's government collapse in the new year? - opinion

I still feel that the goal should be an authentic national unity government, if by some miracle new elections could be held soon. But as long as Benjamin Netanyahu is around, that won't happen.

 SUPREME COURT President Esther Hayut is flanked by other justices at the High Court hearing on the reasonableness standard law, last week.

Israel will be torn apart without a judicial reform compromise - editorial

It could take weeks or months for the justices to arrive at a ruling. And when that eventually arrives, one thing is sure – half of Israel will not be satisfied.

Israelis protest against the current Israeli government and their planned judicial reforms, in Tel Aviv on February 18, 2023.

Gallant attacks fellow ministers for 'outrageous' assaults on IDF

Yoav Gallant expressed appreciation for IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi for his handling of societal challenges affecting the IDF.

 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant during a discussion and a vote at the assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem. July 30, 2023

Despite turbulence, Israeli government likely to remain intact

Experts predict that Netanyahu’s coalition will manage to hold, even as the prime minister faces growing public dissatisfaction and intracoalition tensions

 Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu waves as he addresses his supporters at his party headquarters during Israel's general election in Jerusalem, November 2, 2022.

'We have to appeal to Jews': Israeli cabinet clashes over Arab funds

Public Diplomacy Minister Galit Distal Atbaryan insisted that the government "needs to address the Jewish base [of supporters]."

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem last month.

Netanyahu is still in control of the government, judicial reform - analysis

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's critics argue that he is being led along by the whims of his coalition. His history and his performance argue otherwise.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu stands in front of a portrait of first prime minister David Ben-Gurion.

Yair Lapid spoils Thomas Friedman’s Saudi deal - opinion

I wonder if Friedman is still hoping for that “comeback,” now that Lapid is campaigning against Friedman’s Saudi plan.

 DEFENSE MINISTER Yoav Gallant speaks with MK Yair Lapid in the Knesset plenum last month.