Israeli politics
Likud Party accuses A-G, police of being 'deep state,' conducting 'illegal, targeted witch hunt'
The statement claimed that members of “the Israeli deep state and its operatives” are attempting to intimidate Likud ministers, Knesset members, and senior officials.
Middle Israel: Entering the post-war political era - opinion
With new players and old alliances, Israel’s post-October 7 political map takes shape
Gov’t faces one-week deadline to pass first reading of state budget amid haredi draft bill threats
Israeli opposition lawmaker: Coalition ‘is reviving irrelevant 2022 text to appease ultra-Orthodox’
MK Efrat Rayten Marom warns that the proposed draft law ignores army needs as the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee intensifies the debate.
An Opposition’s orchestra, or just rearranging furniture? - analysis
As the upcoming 2026 elections loom in the not-so-distant future, the politicking has already begun.
Bennett, Eisenkot discuss creating ‘new leadership for Israel' to replace current gov't
Eisenkot and Bennett shared that they had discussed the “deterioration of Israel’s international standing, and actions toward creating a new and better leadership for Israel."
Netanyahu trial: Monday schedule by prosecution may be tweaked due to internal court strikes
The court later announced that, due to the strikes, there would be no one available to record the protocol of a closed-door hearing.
The long arc of Israeli protests: A nation’s conscience or Achilles’ heel? - analysis
Protests have long been a defining feature of Israel’s democracy – they give voice to anguish, mobilize citizens, and hold leaders to account. But they are not inherently virtuous.
![STUDENTS PROTEST outside the Education Ministry in Tel Aviv, Sept. 1, the first day of school. Their banner reads, ‘Without the hostages, there is no learning [school].’](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/679523 "STUDENTS PROTEST outside the Education Ministry in Tel Aviv, Sept. 1, the first day of school. Their banner reads, ‘Without the hostages, there is no learning [school].’")
The government continues, but without the haredim
According to some analysts, the departure of the haredi parties means that the government’s days are numbered.
Bennett edges ahead of Netanyahu for premiership in latest Channel 13 poll
A new poll shows Bennett’s party pulling ahead of Netanyahu’s Likud. Gantz re-enters the Knesset while Shas and Otzma Yehudit gain momentum.
Herzog on gov't decisions: 'I intervene when possible,' but can't blindly react to everything
"I try to intervene and act in many areas in many different ways, sometimes overtly and sometimes not. That is the role of the president."
Benny Gantz fails to cross threshold, Yossi Cohen, Yoaz Hendel to upend Knesset balance
Polls conducted by Maariv and Channel 12 found that Benny Gantz's Blue and White Party will fail to pass the threshold while the Religious Zionist Party is just at the edge.
Ex-Mossad chief Yossi Cohen says 'any real change' would come should he become PM
While Yossi Cohen stated in the podcast that he would consider running for prime minister, Walla's June polls found that his party would not receive enough mandates to pass the electoral threshold.
