Sudden religious fervor is not at work, but rather personal and existential interests. The Haredi takeover was carried out in a pincer movement. The Likud primaries are one arm, and the second arm is the governing coalition
The court also rejected a request by Netanyahu's attorney to be relieved of representing him due to the large number of hearings. The prime minister is expected to testify three times per week in his corruption trial, one of which was moved from Sunday due to weekly cabinet meetings
Likud MK Tally Gotliv revealed in a 2024 social media post the identity of a Shin Bet agent, the partner of a prominent activist in the protest movement against the Netanyahu government
The precious metals market is seeing a fierce battle: paper prices are driven down while physical buying is tremendous. This could be one of the top three biggest silver delivery months ever.
Efforts by Israeli right-wing pundits like Amit Segal and Gadi Taub to obscure the truth about settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank reveal that the settlers are on the cusp of a legitimacy crisis. They have no one to blame but themselves
Syria’s new president pitches the country as a key trade corridor at Saudi Arabia’s financial summit, aiming for greater foreign investment despite ongoing sanctions.
That stockpile could allow Iran to build as many as 10 nuclear bombs, should it decide to weaponize its program, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi warned. He added that it doesn't mean that Iran has such a weapon
Center-left parties and progressive movements also succeeded in persuading the religious-right camp to exclude Otzma Yehudit, the far-right party headed by Itamar Ben-Gvir, from the power-sharing agreement, after having issued an ultimatum saying they would not be part of any broad-based coalition in the Congress that included Ben-Gvir
Under the November 2024 cease-fire that ended more than a year of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon agreed that only state security forces should bear arms in the country. That would mean fully disarming Hezbollah, which has publicly warned the state against trying to seize its arsenal
After another deadly clash in Rafah, Israel's response – and the fate of the fragile cease-fire – once again hinged on a late-night statement from the U.S. president
A Likud bill meant to enforce ultra-Orthodox Jewish men's military conscription was leaked, triggering backlash even within Netanyahu's party. Opposition lawmakers criticized MK Boaz Bismuth over the lenient plan: 'I'm not sure he read the text of this draft-dodging law'
Justice Minister Yariv Levin said a coalition bill to split the attorney general's role into three led to the investigation into the leak of a video showing the alleged abuse of a Gazan detainee, saying it 'is no coincidence' that an investigation was launched after the bill passed in a preliminary vote
The bill would redefine Attorney General Baharav-Miara's role by transferring prosecutorial powers to other bodies. Opposition MKs argued the law would protect Prime Minister Netanyahu from his ongoing trial: 'These bills don't seek to split the role, but to eliminate it'
After the video from the Sde Teiman facility was published, five IDF reservists were charged with aggravated abuse and causing serious bodily harm to a Palestinian detainee from Gaza. Lawmakers accused the authorities at the time of selective enforcement, demanding an investigation