Opposition

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Netanyahu’s refusal to seek a consensus repeats Rabin’s mistake when he launched the Oslo Accords.

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: While Toporovsky is not well known by the general public and maintains a low profile, he plays a key role in the Knesset.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: With extreme voices dominating the public debate, the measured voice of the president needs to be heard loudly.

Israel knows too well the threats that can tear apart a country.

EDITOR'S NOTES: The thought that this latest experiment in Jewish sovereignty will be in jeopardy because of internal discord should shake us all at our core.

"Lapid, losing an election is not the end of democracy, it is the essence of democracy," Benjamin Netanyahu said to the Israeli opposition leaders.

Analysts say that Ekrem Imamoglu’s sentence of two years and seven months in jail and a political ban could boost his chances against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in next year’s elections.

President Isaac Herzog will award Benjamin Netanyahu the mandate to form a government on Sunday.

In a statement on his Twitter, the former prime minister stressed the importance of respect and of serving the entire Israeli public, not just one sector.

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.