Coalition
Israel's government knew the risks of haredi draft evasion – and ignored them - opinion
Leadership is supposed to be about making difficult decisions for the good of the country, even when they carry political costs. What we saw this week is the opposite.
Israel sets election date for October 27, Netanyahu government to complete full term
Knesset advances Torah study bill after haredim, Netanyahu agree to strip controversial clause
Haredi parties halt coalition voting over daycare bill pulled from Knesset agenda
‘Backstabbing those who serve’: Deputy FM slams coalition laws aiding draft evaders - interview
Explaining why she has voted against the legislation, Haskel said in her interview with the Post that, “we are at war, and when we have a pyramid of priorities, security always has to be on the top."
Likud’s mockery of Eisenkot’s English - opinion
The question of whether polished English is one of the necessary qualifications for the job of prime minister ought to be addressed.
Netanyahu's coalition 'massively pressuring' MKs to vote for haredi draft bill, Haskel tells 'Post'
Haskel told The Jerusalem Post that over the weekend, “phone calls were made to almost all coalition members in order to check their positions and pressure them to vote on the conscription law.”
Over half of Israelis want PM Netanyahu to retire from politics, not run in Knesset election - poll
Poll: 55% of Israelis want Netanyahu to step down, as the coalition drops to 49 seats and the opposition strengthens to a majority.
MK Simcha Rothman rushes bill to split A-G position as Knesset dissolution looms - report
On Tuesday, Rabbi Dov Lando, the spiritual leader of the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Degel Hatorah faction, gave a green light to work toward dissolving the Knesset “as soon as possible.”
The resistible integration of Arabs into the Israeli democratic game - opinion
The glass ceiling is more political than societal, despite the persistence of racism and mistrust among some Israeli Jews.
Levin-backed appointments bill advances despite warning from A-G it would politicize civil service
The bill, which would give ministers and the government far broader control, would apply to a long list of senior posts, including any post requiring government approval.
Israel’s 81% war consensus is an illusion - opinion
When we breakdown the data, what looks like national unity turns out to be two markedly different understandings of the war, imagined by two different publics.
Can Naftali Bennett be trusted after betraying his promises? - opinion
Bennett asks us to support him once again to implement better leadership, but when he had the chance, he did nothing substantial.
Will Israel’s Arabs reach the political Promised Land? - opinion
Israeli Arabs are simply no longer a monolith - a growing sub-sector has emerged, especially in mixed cities, that is culturally quite “Israeli.”