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


Gantz, Sa'ar clash with rest of coalition over legislative veto power

Conflict arose within the government after the coalition announced that it would proceed with a bill proposal that Gantz and Sa'ar vetoed.

 Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, Benny Gantz, head of National Unity, and opposition lawmaker Gideon Saar look on as lawmakers gather at the Knesset plenum to vote on a bill that would limit some Supreme Court power, in Jerusalem July 24, 2023.

Israeli government silent on Gallant's IDF haredi draft ultimatum

Some haredi leaders from the Sephardic Shas party have expressed their support for haredi men who are not studying in yeshivot to join the IDF.

Haredi men protest outside the draft office in Jerusalem on November 28.

Israel's emergency government close to collapse as Gaza war continues - analysis

The question is no longer whether an election will take place in 2024, but rather when in 2024.

 Minister Benny Gantz addresses a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv this week.

Israel election poll: Netanyahu rises after High Court verdicts, al-Arouri killing

The slight jump in popularity for Netanyahu and his party comes after senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri’s assassination in Beirut, as well as two dramatic rulings of Israel’s High Court.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a government conference at Hakirya base in Tel Aviv on December 31, 2023

Netanyahu’s government marks year anniversary amid Israel-Hamas War

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: One-year anniversaries are typically occasions when governments boast about all their accomplishments, but these are far from normal times.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu last year: It all seems so long ago – especially Netanyahu talking about the quietest security decade in Israel’s history.

Netanyahu acts like a political novice as Knesset grows frustrated - comment

The growing alliance with Smotrich disrupts budgets, frustrates Likud, and tests Biden's patience. Netanyahu, once a seasoned politician, is acting like a political novice.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks on December 16, 2023

Is Israel's emergency government falling apart?

National Unity MK Matan Kahana addresses the emergency government amid the ongoing war

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen in the Knesset plenum on December 6, 2023

2023 budget preparation resumes without extra funds for settlements

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attacked the opposition and even employees of his ministry, calling the latter antisemitic, due to opposing the funds for settlements.

 Israeli settler leaders are seen arguing with lawmakers at a meeting of the Knesset Finance Committee, in Jerusalem, on December 11, 2023.

Israel's Knesset passes divisive wartime budget in first reading

While the original coalition funds in the state budget were cut down for the amended budget, they still include billions of shekels.

 A vote on the state budget at the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem. December 6, 2023.

As Israel fights Hamas, Netanyahu gov't engages in political shenanigans

INSIDE POLITICS: The Netanyahu government's wartime budget amid the freeing of hostages shows that while Israel is united in grief, fear, and sorrow, the coalition still looks out only for itself.

 WAR CABINET member and head of the National Unity party Benny Gantz visits Hostages Square next to Tel Aviv Museum of Art last week.