Benjamin Netanyahu

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.

‘WHY HAS Israel left the legal playing field primarily to its critics?’ the writer asks. Here, the International Court of Justice bench sits empty ahead of the case on Israel’s humanitarian obligations to Palestinians in Gaza, in the Hague, Netherlands in April.
An illustrative image of a Somaliland flag being held.

My Word: Recognition vs rejection of Somaliland - opinion

Iranian protesters set fire to a building in Asadabad, in western Iran, December 31, 2025

Iran's streets are burning, why Israel cannot look away

REUVEN RIVLIN with leaders of the Supreme Court during his round of farewells at the end of his presidency in 2021.

Grapevine, January 2, 2025: Is the Buzaglo Law still valid?


Experts see systemic fractures in Iran protests, not single-leader movement

After five days of demonstrations, some analysts and observers see support for the son of the deposed Shah, Reza Pahlavi, as the main factor, and others cite economic grievances.

A sign at a currency exchange bureau as the value of the Iranian rial drops, in Tehran, Iran, December 20, 2025.

As Iranians rise up against Islamic regime, US and Israel navigate between solidarity and sabotage

REGIONAL AFFAIRS: Any visible Israeli hand risks allowing the regime to reframe an organic uprising as a Zionist plot - but this does not mean that nothing should be done from the outside.

A DEMONSTRATOR raises his arms and makes the victory sign during a protest for Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic Republic’s ‘morality police,’ in Tehran in September 2022.

Netanyahu's Mar-a-Lago visit, praise from Trump gives coalition two-seat bump - poll

Parties that did not cross the electoral threshold in this survey were Blue and White (2%), Religious Zionism (2.8%), Balad (2%), and “the Reservists” list (3%).

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Katz instructs IDF to prepare to resume combat in Gaza as Hamas refuses to disarm

Defense Minister Israel Katz told the IDF to prepare for renewed fighting in Gaza as talks stall and Hamas refuses to disarm.

Defense Minister Israel Katz on a tour in the Gaza Strip, August 5, 2025.

Benjamin, Sara Netanyahu attend Trump's presidential New Years celebration after Mar-a-Lago meeting

Netanyahu was the only foreign leader invited to the event and is also the only foreign leader to have ever attended a presidential ball, according to the PMO.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara Netanyahu attend US President Donald Trump's New Years Eve celebration in Mar-a-Lago, January 1, 2026.

FOZ founder Mike Evans tells Netanyahu evangelicals are ‘overwhelmingly united’ in Israel support

Netanyahu framed the relationship as historically decisive, telling the group: “You are representatives of the Christian Zionists who made Jewish Zionism possible.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

Deterrence or illusion? The Egypt gas deal is Netanyahu’s test - opinion

Will Netanyahu leverage this deal to force Egypt to honor its peace commitments, or will he allow the deal to shield Egypt from accountability?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces a gas deal with Egypt worth NIS 112 billion. December 17, 2025.

Court orders ex PM residence worker to pay Sara Netanyahu NIS 100,000 in defamation case

Genesia has publicly alleged she was humiliated during her employment, including claims that Netanyahu insulted her intelligence and shouted at her over laundry, allegations Netanyahu denied.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara visit the Western Wall to light the second candle of Hanukkah, 15 December 2025.

High Court to hear two cases blocking haredi education funds amid legal disputes

Supreme Court Justice Yael Willner ordered that hearings in both cases be held by January 8, and instructed the parties to submit preliminary responses up to 24 hours beforehand.

Supreme Court justices preside over a hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025

Political attacks on Supreme Court chief cross red line, over 100 retired judges, law deans warn

The warnings followed remarks made by Religious Zionist Party chairman and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who referred to Amit as a 'violent, predatory megalomaniac who steals Israeli democracy.'

Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit arrives for a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, November 27, 2025

‘Last Christmas, I gave you Iran’: Trump, Netanyahu in Mar-a-Lago love fest on Eretz Nehederet

The sketch mocked the contentious relationship between the two, where the prime minister is often subservient to the president but pretends not to be.

‘Last Christmas, I gave you Iran’: Trump and Bibi in Mar-a-Lago love fest on Eretz Nehederet