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Naftali Bennett's big comeback: Can the ex-PM return from political hiatus to topple Netanyahu?

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: The ex-PM claims to have a plan to “fix Israel’s biggest problems in all areas,” sharing the details with English-speaking olim at a recent event in Tel Aviv.

FORMER PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett addresses the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem on Tuesday.
A Palestinian man walks past a fence decorated with Israeli flags installed by Jewish settlers in the northern West Bank. The de facto annexation of the West Bank is the natural byproduct of a political system where words are cheap and real power operates without transparency, the writer says.

Israel creeps toward West Bank annexation as election season approaches - opinion

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett attends a Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, February 17, 2026

Former PM Naftali Bennett won't boycott Ben-Gvir or Smotrich, leaked recordings reveal

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid speaks at the Knesset on the day of US President Donald Trump's address, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Jerusalem, October 13, 2025.

Lapid rejects Democrats merger, says divide with Yair Golan mirrors gap with Netanyahu


Bennett files police complaint against Likud over forged photo with Arab party heads

A petition will also be filed to Israel's Central Elections Committee over the forged picture, Bennett's party said.

A photo posted by Likud social media team depicting former prime minister Naftali Bennett alongside Arab MKs, January 26, 2026.

Jerusalem daycare tragedy: When ideology blocks oversight, babies pay the price - opinion

Two infants died in an unregulated Jerusalem daycare, exposing failed law enforcement, budget cuts, and deep cultural divides over accountability and prevention.

An Israeli police officer holds a bag containing food items that are suspected to have poisoned dozens of toddlers in Jerusalem. January 19, 2026.

Israel's Opposition hits 61 seat majority for first time in months - poll

The opposition had been standing at 60 seats, at the cusp of a majority, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition remained at 50 seats. The Arab parties, meanwhile, stand at 10 seats.

Opposition head Yair Lapid arrives for a court hearing at the Supreme Court on a petition against the transfer of funds to ultra-Orthodox educational institutions, January 8, 2026

Two protesters held outside Religious Zionist Party offices amid budget, cost-of-living tension

According to the group, the protesters went to confront faction head Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich over rising prices and what they describe as misplaced government spending.

ISRAELI POLITICIAN Bezalel Smotrich is seen before President Donald Trump speaks to the Knesset, on October 13, 2025 in Jerusalem.

Majority of Israelis favor joint US-Israel action against Iran - poll

The responses were divided into those who support Israel joining the attack only if Iran first attacked or prepared to attack (29%) and those who would support Israeli participation regardless (44%).

A man lights a cigarette with fire from a burning picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as Israelis rally in support of the nationwide protests happening in Iran, in Holon, Israel, January 14, 2026.

JPPI index: Nearly half of Israelis say Netanyahu should be investigated over Qatargate

Another 17% said the affair is troubling but not very serious, 13% said it is not an affair at all, and 9% said they could not assess its severity.

 (L to R): Eli Feldstein, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Yonatan Urich (illustration).

WATCH: Activists break into Likud HQ, drop fake money dressed as sheikhs in Qatargate protest

Protesters disguised as Qatari sheikhs disrupt Likud's Tel Aviv headquarters over Qatargate allegations.

Activists break into the Likud Tel Aviv headquarters, dressed as Qatari sheikhs, flying a Qatari flag merged with the Likud party flag, January 14, 2026.

Israel Police seek to renew restrictions on Netanyahu aide Yonatan Urich in Bild leak probe

At the center of the request is police insistence that Urich be barred from working at the consultancy firm Perception, which investigators say is owned and managed by Israel Einhorn.

 Yonatan Urich, adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen before a press conference in Tel Aviv on October 3, 2022.

Israel is sliding toward authoritarianism, and elections won’t stop it - opinoin

Israel tiptoes on the edge of authoritarianism as Netanyahu’s government tightens its grip on power.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ministers at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 8, 2025.

MK Tsega Melaku: Missing girl Haymanut Kasau ignored for nearly two years - interview

Melaku added that she distributed Kasau’s photo to fellow MKs "so they will remember: there is a kidnapped child, and nobody is talking about her."

A poster of nine-year-old Haymanut Kasau, who has been missing since 2023, seen on December 18, 2025