Opposition

Bereaved families protest Knesset debate on political probe into Oct. 7 failings

Bereaved families, victims of the October 7 attacks, and parents of former hostages attended the panel.

Bereaved families and opposition MKs formed a separate committee meeting in the Knesset in protest of the first debate advancing the government bill that aims to establish a politically appointed committee to investigate the failures surrounding the October 7 attacks.
YAIR LAPID speaking at the Knesset next to Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana, in Jerusalem, December 24, 2025

Israel's opposition leaders boycott Knesset debates advancing political probe into October 7

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.

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

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with The Jerusalem Post.

Netanyahu: ‘Balanced’ state commission to probe October 7 'right way to ascertain truth'


Seeking compromise: The way forward after reasonableness clause bill - analysis

The best option for the country now teetering again on the brink of turmoil is for the coalition and the opposition to return to talks.

 President Isaac Herzog leads the first round of judicial reform negotiations in the President's Residence in Jerusalem on March 28, 2023

Israelis, Jews around the world together against reforms - opinion

According to many recent polls, this sinister reform is supported by not more than 40% of Israelis, but it intends to make irreversible changes to Israel’s democracy.

 HEBREW UNIVERSITY students in Jerusalem’s Givat Ram neighborhood protest the proposed judicial reform, in March.

A tale of five balloons: Netanyahu’s version - opinion

Netanyahu poo-pooed all the alleged warnings of the four first opposition leaders, and invented Abbas’s quote - what color is Netanyahu’s balloon, and when will it burst?

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Knesset last week, as Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana looks on.

There's no way to do Israeli judicial reform without broad consensus - editorial

The need to reform the judiciary is a matter of broad agreement in Israel. The overwhelming majority of Israelis want to see the coalition and the opposition reach agreement via negotiation.

 Protests against the judicial reform at Kaplan Street in Tel Aviv, May 27, 2023.

Liberman: Opposition, coalition colluded on judicial selection panel vote

Lapid accused Netanyahu of trying to freeze the judicial reform to mollify the US and anti-reform protestors.

 Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend the special plenary session opening the winter session of the Knesset, on October 23, 2017.

Netanyahu chose 'war against democracy,' Israeli protest leaders say after Knesset vote

Talks on the reform were set to collapse after the vote on the Judicial Selection Committee was pushed to a repeat vote in a month.

 Thousands of Israelis gather in Tel Aviv in protest following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's firing of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, on March 26, 2023.

How to avoid Israel's self-destructing loop ahead of key Knesset vote - analysis

It is essential for everyone to remember the self-destructive loop the country was entangled in just under three months ago.

 Israeli MKs are seen in the Knesset plenum following a day of voting on March 22, 2023

Israel's coalition, opposition close to judicial reform agreements - Liberman

National Unity chairman Benny Gantz denied that the reported agreement was in the offing.

 President Isaac Herzog leads the first round of judicial reform negotiations in the President's Residence in Jerusalem on March 28, 2023

The Knesset opposition is digging its own grave - opinion

It is important to recognize that the endless sectoral gifts the Likud party has been showering on its partners, with the goal of preserving the coalition, are destroying the economy.

 MK RAM Ben Barak was one of only three Yesh Atid MKs voting against a bill criminalizing the raising of the Palestinian flag in a group of more than three people and making it punishable by imprisonment.

'Post-Zionist agendas' entered Israel's court system, Yariv Levin charges

Lapid and Gantz meet on Judicial Selection Committee • Gideon Sa'ar tells justice minister to 'go hospitalize himself'

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Israeli Minister of Justice Yariv Levin during a government conference at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on May 28, 2023