Israeli politics
With new players and old alliances, Israel’s post-October 7 political map takes shape
POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Two significant political developments played out this week as Israel moves towards elections. Gadi Eisenkot and Yonatan Shamriz took the reflectors with key announcements.
Gov’t faces one-week deadline to pass first reading of state budget amid haredi draft bill threats
Dangerous game: Netanyahu risks Israel’s security to save coalition with draft deal - editorial
Bill on prosecuting October 7 Nukhba terrorists passes first Knesset reading
Solving the haredi military draft crisis with technology, politics, and creativity - opinion
While no perfect solution exists, a combination of technological adaptation, political compromise, and creative policy mechanisms may help balance these competing values.
Lapid tells US gov't that Netanyahu has 'safety net from him for hostage deal, Gaza ceasefire'
Opposition leader Yair Lapid has offered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a safety net to pass a hostage deal and ceasefire bill in the Knesset several times in 2025.
Fueled by immigration, challenged by assimilation: Is Avigdor Liberman losing his political niche?
POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Avigdor Liberman’s balancing act between Russian-speaking immigrants and a nationwide platform faces new tests following the migration wave of 2022.
Rosh Hashanah: Wishing for peace, better education in the new year - opinion
Given the complicated and divided national reality we are currently experiencing, there are few options for appropriate holiday greetings.
Liberman rules out possibility of Arab, haredi partes in next government
The Yisrael Beytenu chair said that his decision reflects the "basic values of the Zionist movement."
Appointment of Civil Service commissioner faces uncertainty in High Court
The government had repeatedly promised to establish an orderly process for High Commissioner appointments, but had failed to do so.
No. 1: Benjamin Netanyahu: Flipping the Middle East on its head for better or worse
If influence, not approval, is our standard, Benjamin Netanyahu was the center of 5785. When he moved, the system moved: generals, ministers, markets, mediators, enemies.
No. 16: Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid: Leading Israel's opposition
Both Gantz and Lapid have voiced that they would provide Netanyahu with a “safety-net” for a hostage deal, offering political backing without preconditions. Yet, the two also have opposing opinions.
No. 32: Naftali Bennett: The former Israeli PM who may shape the nation's future
Without building a party, offering a platform, or unveiling a team, Naftali Bennett has already shifted the political map.
Gov't approves Netanyahu's chief of staff as Israel's ambassador to UK
Despite the approval, the process takes several months, and Braverman will most likely not arrive in London until November.
