Israel political situation

Haredi Public party reveals first woman in Israel's history running for Knesset with a haredi party

Dr. Nechumi Yaffe is a researcher in political psychology at Tel Aviv University, who has been working with the haredi sector for several years.

Moti Leitner with Dr. Nechumi Yaffe.
Former Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman attends the Herzliya conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, June 30, 2026.

Unfilled state comptroller seat stalls Israel's whistleblower protections and campaign oversight

Arab Israeli activist Yoseph Haddad joins the Amcha Yisrael Party on August 25, 2026.

Arab Israeli activist Yoseph Haddad joins Winter's People of Israel, aims to be hasbara minister

Economy and Industry Minister Nir Barkat casts his vote at a polling station during the Likud party’s internal elections in Jerusalem, July 27, 2026; illustrative.

Economy Minister Barkat hires private investigators to ensure there is no fraud at Likud primaries


Is Netanyahu already on the campaign trail?

With every clap of the crowd, his rivals on the Right and Center hear his possible demise.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tours south Tel Aviv

Netanyahu and Gabbay: Eclipsing expectations?

Netanyahu is laboring despite his probes, while Gabbay labors despite Labor.

Netanyahu and Gabbay

Middle Israel: The Nixonization of Bibi Netanyahu

Netanyahu is following in Nixon’s footsteps, for better and worse.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a rally.

JPost Poll: 67% say Netanyahu should suspend himself if charged

Sa’ar, Lapid, Bennett and Gabbay about tied as best post-Netanyahu PM candidate – but Likud voters like Bennett best.

Prime Minister Netanyahu enters a meeting of the security cabinet, August 2017

Jewish democratic Kulanu and the vision of the liberal Right

The coalition is quiet on many core social and political issues. I think that the role of the sensible Right is to make this distinction.

Moshe Kahlon

Israeli Police ‘Polygraph Law’ passes 2nd and 3rd Knesset readings

Erdan: We took a big step today to strengthen public confidence in the police.

Israeli Police

Netanyahu passes spin-detector test

What kind of political pressure is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

The Bedouin village that went to the Knesset

The Jerusalem Post

That is not the Western Wall crisis – that is a crisis of Jewish identity

The Jerusalem Post

Grapevine: An added dimension

For many Maccabiah athletes coming to Israel for the first time seeing the real Israel is an experience like that of people in Birthright groups.

FROM LEFT: Cosmetics queen Pnina Rosenbloom, fashion designer Inbal Or and singer Rita photographed at Beauty City