Coalition
Benny Gantz is reclaiming relevance in politics because Israel wants unity - opinion
Israel needs unity and renewed common purpose. Gantz is the politician who most credibly embodies that aspiration. That is why his campaign is gaining traction.
Majority of Israelis favor joint US-Israel action against Iran - poll
Saudi Arabia pledges $500m over Yemen development projects in areas long-held by UAE, separatists
Coalition advances bill repealing fraud, breach of trust offenses amid Netanyahu trial
Netanyahu’s government marks year anniversary amid Israel-Hamas War
DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: One-year anniversaries are typically occasions when governments boast about all their accomplishments, but these are far from normal times.
Netanyahu acts like a political novice as Knesset grows frustrated - comment
The growing alliance with Smotrich disrupts budgets, frustrates Likud, and tests Biden's patience. Netanyahu, once a seasoned politician, is acting like a political novice.
Is Israel's emergency government falling apart?
National Unity MK Matan Kahana addresses the emergency government amid the ongoing war
2023 budget preparation resumes without extra funds for settlements
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attacked the opposition and even employees of his ministry, calling the latter antisemitic, due to opposing the funds for settlements.
Israel's Knesset passes divisive wartime budget in first reading
While the original coalition funds in the state budget were cut down for the amended budget, they still include billions of shekels.
As Israel fights Hamas, Netanyahu gov't engages in political shenanigans
INSIDE POLITICS: The Netanyahu government's wartime budget amid the freeing of hostages shows that while Israel is united in grief, fear, and sorrow, the coalition still looks out only for itself.
Coalition funds can only be used for war purposes - A-G's office
The AG's instructions come after coalition funds have been debated continuously over the course of the last month.
Gov't to approve money for haredi education from coalition funds
The Finance Ministry claimed that the funds it was seeking had already been approved before the war but hadn't been transferred yet.
A unified coalition – until it shatters into a million pieces
INSIDE POLITICS: Joining Netanyahu carries both risks and opportunities, but that is not of any concern to Gantz, since he isn’t doing any of this for his own political advancement.
Will Israel's government collapse in the new year? - opinion
I still feel that the goal should be an authentic national unity government, if by some miracle new elections could be held soon. But as long as Benjamin Netanyahu is around, that won't happen.
