Benjamin Netanyahu

‘Not particularly prudent’: Trump’s Israel aid cutoff draws criticism from Republicans

The US president’s announcement targeted Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, but Israeli observers question whether the election-day timing served Republican interests.

An election campaign poster featuring Israeli Prime Minister and Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu alongside US President Donald Trump is displayed on the back of a bus in Jerusalem, ahead of the Israeli election on Oct. 25, 2026.
US Vice President JD Vance arrives to speaks at a midterm campaign rally on October 28, 2026 in Kinston, North Carolina.

After midterm rout, Vance tries to build his own 2028 brand

Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel had launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran, in Tehran, Iran February 28, 2026 in this screen grab taken from video.

Netanyahu’s political survival must never be a reason to attack Iran - opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas.

Israel or Judea, democracy or religion: What the 2026 election was really about - opinion


Eisenkot calls for emergency government, Ben-Gvir accuses opposition of betraying supporters

Ofer Winter urges Bennett, Liberman to form unity gov't with Netanyahu • Liberman backs Lapid for speaker, calls for haredi draft compromise and parties to join gov't

(L-R clockwise) Yashar party head Gadi Eisenkot, Democrats head Yair Golan, B'Yachad head Naftali Bennett, Yisrael Beytenu head Avigdor Liberman, B'Yachad deputy Yair Lapid.

Eisenkot moves closer to ousting Netanyahu, what could come next for Israel?

There are several different paths the Yashar party leader could take, but all of them have obstacles.

Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot alongside members of his party at the party’s election headquarters in Tel Aviv, following the closing of polling stations and the release of exit poll results on Israel’s general election night, October 28, 2026.

The true effect of Trump halting military aid to Israel - analysis

Israelis had been prepared for a recalibration in how the aid works, but few anticipated such a precipitous change.

An election campaign poster featuring Israeli Prime Minister and Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu alongside US President Donald Trump is displayed on the back of a bus in Jerusalem, ahead of the Israeli election on Oct. 25, 2026.

The consequences of the nature of hate - opinion

When a substantial number of citizens suspect their institutions are failing to investigate credible evidence, the damage extends far beyond disputed ballots.

An AI-generated political cartoon.

Think you understand Israel's election? Here are 10 things the world may have missed - opinion

For the reported 67,000 Israelis who came here to vote and are returning home, and for the rest of us sticking around, here are 10 talking points for explaining our election results to the world.

Protesters demonstrate outside the President’s Residence during consultations between  President Isaac Herzog and political parties, in Jerusalem, November 5, 2026

A broken system: Can Israel fix its electoral rules before its democracy crumbles? - analysis

Some of the following ideas may need to wait until the main battle in Israeli politics is no longer between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s camp and the anti-Netanyahu camp.

CENTRAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEE offices at the Knesset, Oct. 29.

To oust Netanyahu, Liberman needs the parties he promised to keep out - analysis

Before the election, Yisrael Beytenu's Liberman ruled out forming a coalition with Netanyahu, the Haredi parties, and dependence on Arab parties. He has now relaxed the Haredi veto.

Yisrael Beiteinu party chairman MK Avigdor Liberman at the party’s election headquarters in Tel Aviv, on Israel’s general election night, October 27, 2026.

Middle Israel: Netanyahu's election lies pose a dangerous threat to Israeli democracy - opinion

Netanyahu's election lies go beyond political deception, threatening public trust in democracy and deepening divisions that could tear Israeli society apart.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Likud’s election headquarters, where his confidence in his party’s support contrasted with polls that had consistently underestimated Likud’s strength.

PMO does not dispute Trump's claim of halting aid to Israel, reframes it as ‘mutual investment'

PMO spokesman Spielman said that "... the prime minister has been working with President Trump to make the correct transition out from aid towards partnership."

An election campaign poster featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alongside US President Donald Trump is displayed on a bus in Jerusalem, October 25, 2026

After America's midterms, the clock is ticking for Israel to bridge its political divides

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: As hostility grows on the American Left and Right, prolonged coalition negotiations and the prospect of another election carry a strategic cost.

BURNING IMAGES of US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the war with Iran in April.