Benjamin Netanyahu

WATCH: RZP will not ally with Ben-Gvir in 2026 elections, Smotrich tells 'Post'

“I think that right now the Religious Zionist public can and should run on its own as a big, strong, significant party,” Smotrich told the Post.

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

Likud's Nir Barkat plotted to oust PM Netanyahu after October 7, journalist Amit Segal says

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, attend a funeral service for the late US senator Lindsey Graham in Washington, in July 2026.

Is Netanyahu the Palestinians’ new BFF? - opinion

Likud MK Afif Abed attends a hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on whether incumbent Likud Knesset members can run in the party's district-based primary races, August 12, 2026

Likud MKs remain barred from district primary slots after Supreme Court appeal is withdrawn


Netanyahu can't campaign against draft-evasion law he just backed - editorial

The haredi public is a vital part of Israel, but that does not justify mass exemption during a sustained national-security emergency.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

Israel Police declare haredi anti-draft protest in Jerusalem disruptive after major road blocked

As such, the police stated that they were working to clear the road and disperse the protesters.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men clash with police during a protest against construction work on the Jerusalem Light Rail in the Bar-Ilan area of Jerusalem, June 8, 2026.

After Netanyahu, will the West finally understand why Israel exists? - opinion

Beyond Netanyahu, Israel must counter distorted narratives by telling the full story of Jewish history and Zionism.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Christian Conference in Jerusalem, on April 27, 2025

Draft dodgers will either 'enlist or go to prison,' Netanyahu says in closed-door meeting - report

Further, KAN reported that Netanyahu acknowledged the draft law was unsuccessful and that it would not be brought back in the next government.

 LIKUD LEADER BENJAMIN Netanyahu shakes hands with United Torah Judaism MK Yitzhak Goldknopf in the Knesset last week. If Netanyahu’s promise of a full budget for all haredi educational institutions is realized, the already-low incentive to provide core studies will disappear entirely.

Could the Palestinian Authority be planning a Jewish genocide in the West Bank? - opinion

The government might be making the same mistake with the PA as it did with Hamas by believing it is a peace partner rather than an enemy

Palestinian Security Forces, who have been trained under US General Keith Dayton in Jordan, train in the West Bank city of Nablus on August 13, 2009.

Trump says canceled strikes against Iran would have been 'biggest attack since World War II'

Trump claims Israel supported halting Iran strikes • Report: Iranian officials deny Trump's claims that regional leaders asked to halt strikes • IDF kills two Hamas commanders in weekend strikes

Terrorists from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad stand on a street during Eid al-Fitr in Gaza City, March 20, 2026.

A 'unity' government would block the reforms Israel desperately needs - opinion

Benny Gantz should heed his favorite slogan that saving the country is the most important thing of all, abandoning the naive notion of unity that will saddle the state with more Likud years

OPPOSITION LEADER Yair Lapid and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attend an election event for the joint list “Together” ahead of the upcoming elections, in Tel Aviv, central Israel, May 12, 2026.

Iran preparing response plan for potential US-Israeli strikes on energy infrastructure

US, BoP officials discuss details of Gaza reconstruction plan • IDF destroys Hezbollah tunnel network in southern Lebanon • US officials say deal will prevent next Oct. 7

A US Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter is prepared for flight aboard USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) as the warship supports the U.S. blockade against Iran while sailing in regional waters.

Reconciliation with Netanyahu will not turn Vance into a Zionist, former consul warns

Yaki Dayan, the former Israeli consul in Los Angeles, discussed the smoothing over of tensions between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Vice President JD Vance in an interview with 103F.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets US President Donald Trump and US Vice President JD Vance in the White House, July 28, 2026.

Eisenkot, Likud clash over BoP framework for Hamas disarmament, IDF withdrawal from Gaza

Earlier on Friday, a diplomatic source told The Jerusalem Post that the IDF will not withdraw from its current Yellow Line position in Gaza prior to Hamas's full disarmament.

Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar party attends a conference in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, July 9, 2026.