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Golan pledges ‘fundamental change,’ vows to bar indicted politicians from government

Yair Golan unveiled the Democrats’ election platform, promising political reform and legislation preventing criminal defendants from serving in Israel’s next government.

|ByKESHET NEEV
Yair Golan, chairman of The Democrats party, with party members following the announcement of the results of The Democrats party primaries ahead of the upcoming elections, in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 20, 2026.
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.

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.

|ByHERB KEINON
President of the Supreme Court Isaac Amit arrives for a hearing on petitions alleging flaws in the legislative process of the Communications Bill at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, July 13, 2026.

High Court names nine-justice panel to hear petitions on law halting arrest of haredi draft dodgers

The dispute comes after a succession of increasingly forceful High Court judgments on inequality in military service and the government’s failure to enforce the existing draft law.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Attorney General of Israel Gali Baharav-Miara attends a ceremony marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 7.

Netanyahu coalition passes controversial law weakening attorney-general's authority

The bill passed in its final second and third readings by a 65-51 vote and is considered to be one of the key pieces of legislation that the coalition has been pushing to pass.

|ByKESHET NEEV, SARAH BEN-NUN

Law Committee holds last session before reasonableness bill reservations

The reservation amendments will be voted on by the committee, and if rejected added to the bill during final reading votes at the Knesset.

JULY 16, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
MK Simcha Rotman, Head of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee leads a committee meeting on the planned judicial reform, at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on July 4, 2023.

Israel's Knesset to hold Judicial Selection Committee vote on June 14

The committee will be required to appoint a woman to one of each of the roles, including justices, Knesset members, ministers, and Bar Association members.

MAY 30, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
The Law Committee votes on changes to the Judicial Selection Committee.

Is the Israeli government, budget actually in peril? - analysis

The budget must pass by next Monday, May 29. If it does not, the Knesset automatically disperses and an election is called.

MAY 21, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
MEMBERS OF THE opposition react during a past speech by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in the Knesset.

Israeli school pupils to learn Holocaust survivor stories with AI chatbot

The first story to be featured on the new app is that of Tovah Feder who survived by posing as the orphan of a German officer.

APRIL 14, 2023ByELIAV BATITO/MAARIV ONLINE
A CANDLE is lit and a flower is placed on the railway tracks at Birkenau, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, last year.

Israelis across the political spectrum dissatisfied with current gov't - poll

52% of Likud voters polled by N12 gave the government a "bad" grade, despite having turned out in droves to give the party 32 seats in Knesset. 

APRIL 9, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a meeting of the parliamentary faction of his Likud party, in the Knesset, last month.

Is Israel headed towards a dramatic political realignment? - opinion

Netanyahu’s coalition has given different voter blocs good reasons to become angry and concerned.

APRIL 9, 2023ByYIGAL WALT
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is flanked by Justice Minister Yariv Levin (right) and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in the Knesset plenum, earlier this year.

Keren Hayesod reacts to the judicial reforms and calls for negotiations between the sides

A senior official in Keren Hayessod told The Post that the statement was not a reaction to the letter that was received from Zürich, but was planned days before.

MARCH 15, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Keren Hayesod Annual World Conference at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem on April 16, 2018

Netanyahu accuses Israeli media of spreading 'fake news' on judicial reform

The prime minister lost control of his government, opposition head Yair Lapid charged.

MARCH 13, 2023ByELIAV BREUER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen during the Likud's faction meeting on Monday, March 13, 2023

Could senior Likud MKs force compromise on judicial reform? - analysis

Behind the scenes, President Isaac Herzog announced that he formulated a proposal of his own to counter current judicial reforms.

MARCH 8, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) is seen next to Likud MK David Amsalem in the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem, on February 20, 2023.

Judicial review, override bill passes revision vote to go to Knesset

With a simple majority, a Knesset would be able to prevent a court from striking a piece of legislation up until a year after the overriding Knesset had been dissolved.

MARCH 5, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
MK Simcha Rotman, Head of the Constitution Committee, at a committee vote on the judicial reform legislation at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on March 5, 2023.