Israel political situation

Former MK, Hadash leader Mohammad Barakeh arrested, banned from WB, police say

According to the police spokesperson, Barakeh gave a speech in 2022 where he said "words of praise and identification with terrorists and terrorist organizations."

Mohammad Barakeh attends a press conference at the protest tent of the High Follow-Up Committee for Arab Citizens of Israel, in front of the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on November 3, 2019.
Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett attends a conference at the Academic College in Tel Aviv, January 7, 2026.

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

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


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

Confidence in elected, appointed officials decreasing for Israeli public

Some 53% of all Jewish respondents agreed with the statement that “the religious population is gradually taking control of the state.”

An Israeli casts her ballot for the parliamentary election at a polling station

Barak emerges from the recycling bin

Barak quoted an unknown poll that suggested he could beat Netanyahu.

Former prime minister of Israel Ehud Barak

Revised nation-state bill deals with Jewish-democratic imbalance concerns

Some worry that in its current version, the nation-state bill could put religious law ahead of the laws passed by the Knesset.

Special committee to pass the Basic Law: Israel, the Nation-State of the Jewish People committee chairman Amir Ohana (Likud) , Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked and Tourism Minister Yariv Levin

Here and There: From Whence Cometh the Enemy?

Are we doing enough to equip our Jewish students for what they may face on campus? The answer is a resounding “No.”

A MAN holds two flags as demonstrators at a 2014 pro-Palestinian rally march across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City

12 ‘New Likudniks’ booted from party

According to the Likud’s administration, the 12 members booted from the party got their membership through “fraud and deception.”

Likud ballots

One-on-one with Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat

'In Jerusalem' in conversation with Jerusalem's mayor.

Mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat

Netanyahu vows to complete term, lead Likud to 'big victory' in next elections

Netanyahu, according to senior political officials, believes that he and his wife Sara enjoy a tremendous amount of support among large parts of the public.

Benjamin Netanyahu

Is Netanyahu already on the campaign trail?

With every clap of the crowd, his rivals on the Right and Center hear his possible demise.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tours south Tel Aviv