Legal silence: How internal politics derailed Israel's global defense against war crime charges
LEGAL AFFAIRS: While the record is problematic, it should be noted that Israel is far from having abandoned the playing field entirely.
Israel Politics
Knesset advances bill to recognize Israeli Sign Language as first language of deaf people
Netanyahu's Mar-a-Lago visit, praise from Trump gives coalition two-seat bump - poll
Attorney-General to High Court: Ben-Gvir abusing authority, Netanyahu must explain inaction
Likud returns to support levels from before October 7, RZP fails to pass threshold, poll finds
Religious Zionist Party, led by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, slid under the threshold with 2.8% support, as public divisions over the IDF draft framework and the state budget grew.
Israel's global standing slowly recovers as diplomatic tsunami begins to recede
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Israel's international standing is shifting, moving from isolation to slow, uneven recovery as global engagement grows.
Israel faces tough choices over haredi draft exemptions, legal expert warns - interview
Legal expert Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz warns that Israel’s draft bill for the Haredi community may entrench societal divisions and worsen long-term challenges for the economy and military.
Israeli NGO must retract claim on secret Netanyahu pardon deal, Herzog demands
The President’s Residence unequivocally denied any connection between Herzog and the memorandum. Officials told reporters that Herzog did not know the document until the media contacted him.
80 km. on foot: Sharren Haskel’s three-day march in protest of haredi draft bill - interview
“I couldn’t just sit there and continue to argue and see they’re not changing their minds,” Haskel told the Post about the marathon discussions on the bill taking place in the Knesset.
Draft law needs legal work, only services haredim, says A-G in advisory opinion
Israel's Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara said the current version of the haredi draft law would benefit only ultra-Orthodox men.
Ohana in Washington: Israel multiplies US strength, warns of radical regimes
At The Jerusalem Post Washington Conference, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana said October 7 exposed the aims of radical actors and argued that Israel is a strategic asset for the United States.
Bereaved families confront Netanyahu in court, demand for state commission of inquiry into Oct. 7
The emotional exchange briefly disrupted the hearing in Netanyahu’s criminal trial and underscored the growing public pressure on the government to authorize an independent investigation.
Netanyahu rejects prosecution’s claims of favor-seeking in condensed day of testimony
Case 4000 is considered the most serious of the three cases because it involves an alleged direct quid-pro-quo between the regulatory authority and favorable media coverage.
Majority of Israel's ex-Soviet immigrants oppose Netanyahu, back draft law - poll
Approximately 1 million eligible voters in Israel are immigrants from the former Soviet Union, part of a wider Russian-speaking community that comprises roughly 15% of the population.
