Coalition

Haredi parties halt coalition voting over daycare bill pulled from Knesset agenda

Shas and UTJ said they would stop backing coalition bills after the daycare subsidies bill was left off the Knesset plenum agenda.

|ByKESHET NEEV
Shas party leader Aryeh Deri arrives to a Shas faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on February 23, 2026
Deputy Minister MK Sharren Haskel attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, May 20, 2026.

‘Backstabbing those who serve’: Deputy FM slams coalition laws aiding draft evaders - interview

Explaining why she has voted against the legislation, Haskel said in her interview with the Post that, “we are at war, and when we have a pyramid of priorities, security always has to be on the top."

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Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar party speaks during a conference at Tel Aviv University, May 12, 2026.

Likud’s mockery of Eisenkot’s English - opinion

The question of whether polished English is one of the necessary qualifications for the job of prime minister ought to be addressed.

|BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
Deputy Minister MK Sharren Haskel attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, December 2, 2025.

Netanyahu's coalition 'massively pressuring' MKs to vote for haredi draft bill, Haskel tells 'Post'

Haskel told The Jerusalem Post that over the weekend, “phone calls were made to almost all coalition members in order to check their positions and pressure them to vote on the conscription law.”

|ByKESHET NEEV

Netanyahu's coalition strikes down bill to form state commission of inquiry over October 7

The final tally was 53-45 against the proposal. However, the coalition has attempted to come up with an alternative committee.

JANUARY 22, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
A plenum session on the state budget in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament, December 16, 2024.

Knesset approves reshuffling of committee chairman roles

Democrats MK Gilad Kariv will take over as chairman of the Knesset Aliyah and Integration Committee from Yisrael Beytenu MK Oded Forer.

JANUARY 20, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
Coalition MKs are seen talking in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, on August 14, 2024

As Ben-Gvir quits coalition, Netanyahu plans reshuffle in government, Knesset

According to a source, the National Security Ministry and Development of the Negev and Galilee and National Resilience Ministry will likely be given to existing ministers from the Likud.

JANUARY 19, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
Itamar Ben-Gvir of Otzma Yehudit party resigns from the government in Jerusalem, January 16, 2025

My government wants me dead - opinion

It’s not that this coalition of shame actually desires to kill me; it just isn’t making much of an effort to stop it from happening.

JANUARY 18, 2025ByPAMELA PELED
UNDER TRANSPORTATION Minister Miri Regev’s watch, traffic fatalities have gone up 20% in one year.

Israelis split on whether gov't achieved its war goals in fight against Hamas, poll finds

Nearly half of survey respondents (45%) said that the government is partially meeting the war goals. Another 8% responded that it was fully meeting them.

JANUARY 18, 2025ByMOSHE COHEN
Israel's military operates in the Gaza Strip during a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas, on November 27, 2023

Ben-Gvir: If Gaza ceasefire is implemented, Otzma Yehudit will leave gov't

The right wing minister called the deal 'reckless' and claimed it emboldens Hamas.

JANUARY 16, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir

Coalition intends to pass revamped judicial selection committee bill by end of February

Levin’s 2023 proposal would have given the government a majority on the committee and, thus, the power to appoint judges as it saw fit.

JANUARY 12, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
Coalition MKs are seen talking in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, on August 14, 2024

Bennett-led party could form government without Arab parties, poll shows

The poll was conducted by Lazar Research, led by Dr. Menachem Lazar, in collaboration with Panel4All.

JANUARY 4, 2025ByMOSHE COHEN
Alternate Prime Minister Naftali Bennett arrives to testify at the commission of inquiry into Nahal Tzafit disaster in Tel Aviv, August 1, 2022

Daunting political challenges await coalition in 2025 - analysis

Coalition to face challenges including budget and haredi IDF draft laws in upcoming year.

DECEMBER 31, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
A vote at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 31, 2024.

'Stop shaking the coalition': Coalition leaders slam Ben-Gvir for opposing critical bill

Coalition members, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, criticized Ben-Gvir's decision to vote against the critical tax bill.

DECEMBER 31, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir attends a plenum session on the state budget in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament, December 16, 2024.