Israeli politics

‘The user is hacking himself’: How AI exposes Israel’s political inner circles - analysis

The Urich leak raises concerns about AI-assisted programming, third-party messaging services, and the potential for personal accounts to expose sensitive political communications.

ILLUSTRATION of cybercrime and hacking activity with a laptop displaying a pirate symbol.
 President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sat at the center of the traditional photograph of the new government, on December 29, 2022,  at the President’s Residence, for the swearing-in of Israel’s 37th government.

Israel’s current government is failing. The next one must do better - opinion

An election campaign billboard featuring Finance Minister and Religious Zionism Party (RZP) chairman Bezalel Smotrich is displayed on a hotel building in Jerusalem, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections, October 14, 2026.

Several Petah Tikva synagogues refuse to host Smotrich, cite objections to politics during services

Ori Ben Shlomo, the CEO and founder of JGive

Israelis and Diaspora Jews are donating more since Oct. 7, says JGive founder


Oct. 7 accusations and the manufactured crusade to bring down Netanyahu - opinion

The accusations against Netanyahu are a desperate weaponization of institutional self-preservation and political timing, designed to cover up systemic military failures and sabotage his reelection.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives an address at the October 7 memorial ceremony on Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, October 5, 2026.

Two remembrance days in memory of October 7 - opinion

What are the chances of the two ceremonies being united next year? Well, that depends on who wins the election in two weeks.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a state memorial ceremony for civilians murdered in the October 7 Massacre, marking three years since Oct 7.

Israel's tourism sector has suffered serious neglect. B'Yachad will fight to fix it - opinion

The years-long neglect of Israel’s tourism sector is now having a negative ripple effect across the entire economy.

The writer alongside Naftali Bennett during a visit to the Gaza Envelope region.

The Ben-Gvir effect exposes the West’s discomfort with Jewish power - opinion

The Ben-Gvir effect has brought front stage a long-muted Jewish nationalism, attracting intense animosity but also discreet curiosity from Western leaders seeking strategies against radical Islamism.

NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER Itamar Ben-Gvir gestures the victory sign as he arrives at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem.

Eisenkot demands decision on Netanyahu aide's alleged record alteration

Eisenkot's appeal followed disclosures that Braverman acknowledged changing an official record of a conversation between Netanyahu and his military secretary on the morning of the October 7 attack.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speaks with Cabinet secretary Tzachi Braverman during the weekly government conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 17, 2018

Ayatollah Khamenei's assassination a 'mistake,' Democrats party leader Yair Golan says

"When you have an elderly and veteran leader, there is certainly an advantage in that," said Golan. "Of course, he was already 86 years old."

Yair Golan, chairman of the Democrats party, attends the Shabtai Shavit World Summit on Counter-Terrorism at Reichman University in Herzliya, October 6, 2026.

'He should be ashamed': Liberman condemns Chikli for mocking his Russian accent

Avigdor Liberman accused Amichai Chikli of insulting more than a million Russian-speaking Israelis after the minister mocked his accent, sparking widespread criticism.

 Israel's Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Amichai Chikli speaks during the inauguration ceremony of the new settlement of Maale Arugot on September 2, 2026 in Gush Etzion, West Bank; illustrative

Terror cells forming in Negev Bedouin communities in 'concering phenomenon,' Shin Bet chief warn

In his remarks to cabinet members, the head of the service detailed that the defense establishment had identified attempts to create infrastructure of a military nature inside Israeli territory.

Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) Director David Zini visits at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem during Memorial Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror, on April 21, 2026.

Israel still struggles to turn lessons into obligations three years after October 7 - analysis

Israel has absorbed more common lessons about security than its fractured public life in the wake of October 7. The problem is that those shared lessons have not translated into shared obligations.

A couple embrace at the Mt Herzl military cemetery, at the section with victims killed in the October 7 Hamas attack, October 05, 2026.

Knesset legal adviser urges vote as Israel enters fourth month without comptroller

The position of state comptroller has been vacant since July, when Matanyahu Englman completed his term without a successor in line and Michael Rabello's election was invalidated.

Knesset Legal Adviser Sagit Afik attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on, July 8, 2026.