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Israel must prepare its Joshua Generation for the post-Netanyahu era - opinion

Israel has become a military, technological, and economic powerhouse. Yet as its strategic strength has reached historic heights, its international legitimacy has increasingly come under attack.

THE KNESSET during a meeting on December 24, 2025.
Yousef Jabareen attends Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 6, 2026.

Arab parties’ Joint List deal collapses as Tibi rejects proposed Knesset slate

Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman attends the Herzliya conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, June 30, 2026.

Israel is undermining election oversight without a state comptroller - opinion

People at polling station during the Likud party internal elections in Tel Aviv, July 27, 2026.

Netanyahu ally predicts half of Likud lawmakers will lose seats, 'watch Knesset on TV'


Attack, not defend: Israel's rock-solid security consensus replaces passive 'stability' - opinion

Israel will attack, not defend. It will initiate, not respond. It will hunt down its enemies, not be hounded by them.

Smoke rises following an Israeli strike on a metal foundry in Gaza City, July 12, 2026.

'I want 50% women in every party': Can Israel's next Knesset achieve equal representation?

Yael Yechieli fights for gender equality in the Israeli government.

 Committee Chairman Meirav Cohen leads status of Women and Gender Equality committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on November 25, 2025.

Your Taxes: Could taxes unlock Israel's constitutional future?

If President Herzog refrained from signing new tax and spending legislation until constitutional progress occurs, maybe this would encourage all concerned to sign up to a constitution.

New Israeli Shekel bills are seen in front of an upwards-trending graph (illustration)

Andy Burnham set to become UK prime minister after winning Labour leadership race

The Greater Manchester mayor, known as the "King of the North," will replace Keir Starmer as Britain's prime minister after winning the Labour leadership.

Andy Burnham, British member of parliament (MP) for Makerfield, delivers a speech at the People's History Museum in Manchester, Britain, June 29, 2026.

Why Gadi Eisenkot is rejecting the haredi political embrace that once helped Netanyahu win

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Yitzhak Yosef’s embrace – and Eisenkot's effort to distance himself from it – reflects Israel's shifting political landscape.

Amid reports that the Shas Party could be willing to sit with him in government, Yashar Party head Gadi Eisenkot did not rule out that option entirely. Here, Eisenkot attends the Sagi Laws for Equality Confrence at the Peres Center in Jaffa earlier this week.

Netanyahu's coalition falls to 48 seats, opposition gets 62 seats after legislative blitz - poll

The poll found that 83% of voters oppose the inclusion of Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties in the coalition that is formed after the elections, while only 8% support it.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi are seen in the Knesset plenum during a vote on the minister's communications reform, in Jerusalem, July 16, 2026

Bill to dissolve Knesset passes unanimously, officially beginning election recess

"We are completing a four year term, we have passed nine budgets, hundreds of laws," said Coalition whip Ofir Katz ahead of the bill's passing.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

What are some of the main laws pushed during Knesset's legislative blitz? - explainer

Four major bills passed during the Knesset’s final blitz, with implications for the IDF, the judiciary, state benefits and press freedom.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana oversees votes on Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi's communications sector reform bill, July 16, 2026.

Netanyahu races to pass key laws as Israel’s October 27 election campaign begins

With Israel’s election set for October 27, this week's Deep Dive dives into why Likud is racing to pass key laws as haredi demands, military manpower concerns, and Eisenkot’s rise reshape the campaign

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his wife Sara Netanyahu, and Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu attend a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Atarot Heritage Center in northern Jerusalem, July 5, 2026.

House rejects bill to strip Israel aid despite over 100 Democrats voting to cut funding

The House voted 314 to 104 to defeat the measure, offered as an amendment to a State Department spending bill by Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky.

US Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) speaks to the press as he exits a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington.