Israel political situation

Who will succeed Netanyahu? Likud members back Ohana as party primaries loom - poll

Many current Likud mainstay politicians are expected to be dropped after the party's primaries on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli president Isaac Herzog attend a state ceremony reburying Shimon and Rivka Herzl, the grandparents of Theodor Herzl, founder of modern political Zionism, alongside their grandson on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem.
 President Isaac Herzog poses with the 37th government of Israel, December 29, 2022.

I do not want Israel to have a Zionist government. It needs a democratic one - opinion

The founder of political Zionism, Theodore Herzl, is buried on the mountain named after him in 1949.

Is Israel the Jewish state that Theodor Herzl dreamed of? – opinion

 Noam head Avi Maoz speaks during a function meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 30, 2023.

Noam Party rebrands itself ahead of elections, Maoz calls to 'strengthen right-wing bloc'


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

Netanyahu and Gabbay: Eclipsing expectations?

Netanyahu is laboring despite his probes, while Gabbay labors despite Labor.

Netanyahu and Gabbay

Middle Israel: The Nixonization of Bibi Netanyahu

Netanyahu is following in Nixon’s footsteps, for better and worse.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a rally.

JPost Poll: 67% say Netanyahu should suspend himself if charged

Sa’ar, Lapid, Bennett and Gabbay about tied as best post-Netanyahu PM candidate – but Likud voters like Bennett best.

Prime Minister Netanyahu enters a meeting of the security cabinet, August 2017