Coalition

Israel’s 81% war consensus is an illusion - opinion

When we breakdown the data, what looks like national unity turns out to be two markedly different understandings of the war, imagined by two different publics.

People rush into a public bomb shelter in Tel Aviv amid reports of incoming missiles on February 28.
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett attends a Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, February 17, 2026

Can Naftali Bennett be trusted after betraying his promises? - opinion

Thousands attend a protest against the violence in the Arab community, in Tel Aviv. January 31, 2026.

Will Israel’s Arabs reach the political Promised Land? - opinion

Police Spokesperson Aryeh Doron visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, during the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan, March 7, 2025.

Police spokesman barred from commissioner's office, excluded from meetings amid rift


Netanyahu must be pardoned as Israel's security reality 'more complex than ever,' Katz says

Defense Minister Israel Katz called the pardon necessary as Israel faces a "more complex security reality than ever before."

 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir during a discussion and a vote in the assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem. March 6, 2023.

Challenges of a parliamentary system: How Knesset emasculated Israel - opinion

Seventy percent of Israelis want a new prime minister - yet voters have no mechanism to make it happen.

CHAIRMAN OF the Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee Simcha Rothman leans over to speak to Justice Minister Yariv Levin. The writer asks: How do we convince the Knesset to change the rules when that would result in many of them no longer serving?

Downed ISIS drones spur SDF claim of Damascus collaboration in Raqqa attacks

Drone wreckage analysis points to ISIS operatives operating near Syrian government-affiliated sites, the Syrian Democratic Forces alleges, while calling for coalition intervention.

Armed members of the Syrian Democratic Forces' (SDF) military police take part in a demonstration under the banner “With our will, we will protect our revolution”, in Qamishli, Syria, September 17, 2025.

What the Sde Teiman affair reveals about Israel’s crisis of accountability - opinion

One of the issues of the military advocate-general affair is that we are unable or refuse to agree on what the scandal is all about.

Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara (L), former IDF chief lawyer Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, and Justice Minister Yariv Levin against a backdrop of IDF Sde Teiman military base.

Israeli opposition bloc would win Knesset majority if elections held today, poll shows

The poll asked respondents' views on the haredi IDF draft law formulated by the coalition government. The poll found that 43% of respondents opposed the proposed law, and 27% supported it.

MK Yitzchak Goldknopf holds his head as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 20, 2025

Some free advice for Netanyahu, pivot politically to the center - opinion

The prime minister has been beholden to religious and ultra-nationalist parties for most of his career.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is flanked by fellow Likud members, Defense Minister Israel Katz (right) and Justice Minister Yariv Levin, in the Knesset.

Israeli coalition lawmakers vote to topple state probe into October 7 failures

The vote tallied 4-6; those against the proposal for the commission of inquiry were all members of the coalition.

MK Meir Porush reacts during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on October 22, 2025

Ben-Gvir gives three-week deadline to advance death penalty for terrorists

“I announce here officially that we demand the first law to be advanced in the current Knesset session be the death penalty for terrorists law,” he said.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir speaks during a ceremony at the National Police Academy in Beit Shemesh, September 15, 2025.

‘The war is over,’ says the opposition; ‘The peace has begun,’ answers the coalition

For some, the ceasefire marks the beginning of repair. For others, it represents the confirmation of victory.

US President Donald Trump addressing the Knesset in Israel, following the release of the last 20 living hostages from Gaza, October 13, 2025.

Netanyahu, Bennett neck and neck as opposition holds majority despite coalition gains - poll

Within the opposition, Naftali Bennett's faction experienced the most significant movement, gaining two seats to reach a total of 22.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former prime minister Naftali Bennett. (Illustrative)