Israel political situation

'New Covenant': Bennett outlines plan to 'build Israel from scratch' in every major area of life

Bennett said that he has spent the past two years working with professionals in various aspects to build plans addressing the core problems facing the country.

Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett attends a conference at the Academic College in Tel Aviv, January 7, 2026.
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters demonstrate against the arrest of ultra orthodox jewish men who took part in a protest outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg and were later handed over to the military police, outside the Abu Kabir detention facility in Tel Aviv, June 10, 2026.

Most Israelis believe internal conflicts, polarization are biggest threats to Israel, study reveals

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is seen walking past haredi lawmaker Yitzhak Goldknopf, at the Prime Minister’s Office in 2023.

End the haredi kingmaker era or watch the state unravel - opinion

 Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a ceremony commemorating Israel’s Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers, or Yom HaZikaron, at the Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem April 21, 2026.

Haredi parties may push elections as Netanyahu loses leverage - analysis


Who is Tal Gan-Zvi, Bennett's outgoing bulldozer chief of staff?

Over the last 10 years, Gan-Zvi was the bulldozer who led and pushed through the reforms that Bennett outlined.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Chief of Staff Tal Gan-Zvi

Bennett's chief of staff Tal Gan-Zvi steps down in latest sign of coalition trouble

Gan-Zvi has been at Bennett’s side since 2012. “He was the ultimate loyalist,” one former colleague said.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Chief of Staff Tal Gan-Zvi

Does passing budget guarantee Lapid will be PM? - analysis

Could recent political developments see Likud return to power in as little as two years?

 Foreign Minister Yair Lapid seen during a memorial ceremony marking 26 years since the assassination of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on October 18, 2021.

Israeli society threatened by partisanship - editorial

Yitzhak Rabin’s murder was supposed to have served as a cold-water-in-the-face wake-up call that how we relate to one another needs to drastically change. 

Israelis gather at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv for a remembrance ceremony marking 25 years since the assassination of late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, held on November 7, 2020.

Can Israel calm the storm brewing over Jerusalem? -analysis

This is the time for Israel to be smart, not only right.

Palestinians protest during an anti-Israel protest over tension in Jerusalem, in Gaza City, April 24, 2021.

Israel left in limbo as political deadlock left unresolved - analysis

None of the sides reached an agreement on how to share power and form a government in initial talks.

Israel Elections: A polling station in Jerusalem, as Israelis vote in their general elections, on March 23, 2021.

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)