Israel political situation

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

The study revealed that the majority of the public in Israel, 55%, sees internal polarization and disagreement as the most dangerous threat to the country’s continued existence.

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.
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

Mossad Director Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman attends a ceremony marking the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle of the 7th Armored Brigade at the National Library in Jerusalem, on December 14, 2025.

Roman Gofman's appointment as next Mossad chief cannot stand, A-G tells High Court


Top Jewish Democrat: Netanyahu, Dermer wrong to defend Trump on antisemitism

Ron Klein came to Israel to meet with government leaders and opinion settlers.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump at Ben Gurion airport on May 23, 2017

Member of Knesset demands recall of Dermer for ignoring Keyes warning

Karin Elharar says ambassador should "pay the price" for his silence.

Ron Dermer, Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. speaks to members of the news media after meeting with U.S. President Elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S

U.S. Jewish activist detained at airport over previous West Bank visits

Weinberg-Connors arrived in Israel with the intention of making aliyah at a later stage. A-1 visas are only granted to those who are eligible to make aliyah according to the Law of Return.

Julie Weinberg-Connors

Whitewashing far-right parties in the Middle East

The decision to remove “right” and “left” from the political landscape of the greater Middle East is partly an Orientalist way of othering the region

Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attend his election rally in Istanbul, Turkey, June 23, 2018

Likud polls at record high after Trump decision

Survey finds 62% of Israelis back quitting Iran deal

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu at a Likud party meeting last year. (Reuters)

The serving elite or the self-serving elite

Even members of Knesset, the people’s representatives, are no longer expected to be outstanding leaders with exceptional skills.

CHILDREN PARTICIPATE in technology-related activities during Scientists’ Night at the University of Haifa in 2016

Separation of powers: 70 years of balancing Supreme Court, Knesset

Ex-justice Elyakim Rubinstein gives his verdict to the ‘Post.’

RETIRED SUPREME Court Justice Elyakim Rubinstein at his office in the High Court building in Jerusalem last month.

A ticking clock?

Journalist Gregg Carlstrom thinks Israel’s biggest threat is not Iran, but rather comes from within.

THE AUTHOR wonders how much Israel’s internal challenges threaten its survival

Ten identical questions for mayoral candidates

Meir Turgeman is running ‘because Jerusalem is part of my DNA.’

Meir Turgeman

Run as you can

Will Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat run for another term?

Tourism Minister Yariv Levin