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Gov't unanimously approves Shmuel Ben Ezra's appointment to National Security Council

Ben Ezra has more than 30 years of experience in security, technology, and cyber, and had led the development of the Arrow-3 air defense system.

|BySHIR PERETS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
SHMUEL BEN-EZRA.
Far-right protesters chant slogans, calling for a halt to vote counting and a rerun of the race, as they surround a polling station where ballot boxes for local elections are still kept in, in Seoul, South Korea, June 4, 2026.

South Korea names Han Seongsook as first female PM pick in decades

Han Seongsook, who previously served as chief executive of South Korean internet giant Naver, is expected to lead the country in an AI transformation.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Incoming Mossad Director Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman attends a ceremony marking the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle of the 7th Armored Brigade at the National Library in Jerusalem, on December 14, 2025.

Mossad's new chief Gofman ousts deputy director A. during first week of term

"The head of the Mossad wished to express his deep appreciation to A. for his 22 years of operational service in the Mossad," read a statement by Mossad Director Gofman.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, cast their vote during elections for the Likud Central Committee, at the Jerusalem International Convention Center, Nov.25, 2025.

Explaining Israel's elections: Ten scenarios Israelis should prepare for in 2026 - opinion

There could be five races again with no coalition formed, as we had before, and we might end up staying in election mode for quite some time.

|ByGIL HOFFMAN

High Court nixes Wednesday hearing on government's firing of A-G, upholds freeze on dismissal

Panel urges lawmakers to cancel decision, return to traditional model set by Shamgar Commission.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN
Attorney-General Gali Baharav Miara attends the swearing-in ceremony of Justice Isaac Amit as president of the Supreme Court, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem in February 2025.

Israel considers exchanging Mt. Dov in exchange for Syria giving up claims to Golan Heights - KAN

The report noted that the trade talks halted after several Syrian Druze civilians were killed in Sweida last month. The Prime Minister's Office denied the report, calling it "fake news."

AUGUST 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF operating in Mount Dov area, published November 23, 2024

Israel should expand territory 'when war is forced upon it,' Gaza hostage father says

Co-founder of the hawkish Tikva forum, Tzvika Mor's comments, come after the Israeli Security Cabinet voted to approve Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposal to occupy Gaza City.

AUGUST 10, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Tzvika Mor, the father of Eitan Mor who held hostage in the Gaza Strip speaks during a lecture in the northern Israeli city of Tzfat, May 26, 2025; illustrative.

To understand Israel's collapse, we must look at who Netanyahu surrounds himself with - opinion

In Israel, the quality of a leader’s inner circle is a matter of survival. The Prime Minister’s Office's current lack of a permanent director-general is a key weakness.

AUGUST 3, 2025ByTOVA HERZL
Then-alternate prime minister Naftali Bennett and then-finance minister Avigdor Liberman attend a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem in 2022. They have each served as an adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; now, they both want to replace him, the writer notes.

PMO: All countries 'that truly want to help' welcome to join humanitarian aid airdrops to Gaza

"We airdropped aid to Gazan civilians and we called on other nations to join us. Some have already done so," the PMO added.

JULY 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A plane releases airdropped humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, July 30, 2025.

Herzog clashes with Dutch PM over threat to suspend Israel from EU programs

Tensions erupted between Herzog and Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof, following a statement from the Netherlands suggesting punitive European measures against Israel.

JULY 28, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN
President Isaac Herzog.

Qatargate investigation: Urich will appear for pre indictment hearing - lawyers

The Prime Minister's Office responded to Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara's intention to indict Urich on Monday, calling it a "disgraceful announcement."

JULY 13, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
(L to R): Eli Feldstein, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Yonatan Urich (illustration).

Documents indicate 'Qatargate' suspect Eli Feldstein footage deleted from PMO cameras

Documents reveal concerns that footage of Eli Feldstein in the "Qatargate" case was deleted from security cameras in the Prime Minister's Office, raising questions about the investigation's integrity

JULY 8, 2025ByBINI ASCHKENASY
Eli Feldstein, who were arrested in the so-called Qatargate investigation seen at the District Court in Tel Aviv, on May 15, 2025.

Mother of hostage Ran Gvili disrupts Shin Bet hearing: ‘Don’t you dare use the hostages’

Almog Cohen claimed that Supreme Court Justice Isaac Amit kicked out a hostage's mother out of the Shin Bet hearing on Tuesday.

JULY 1, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Families of Israelis held hostage in Gaza, rally outside the PM's office in Jerusalem, calling for the government to seal a deal which would see all hostages released, on July 01, 2025.

It is time for Bibi to pass the torch - opinion

While a constant refrain is heard here that only Bibi can do the job, this is a self-fulfilling prophecy that prevents younger people from even thinking of getting involved in a political arena.

JULY 1, 2025BySHERWIN POMERANTZ
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is joined by his wife, Sara, in celebrating the election victory in 1996. He became the first Israeli prime minister elected directly by popular vote, its youngest, and the first born after Israel’s independence.