Opposition

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.

|ByALON TAL
Head of Blue and White party MK Benny Gantz speaks during press conference in Tel Aviv on August 23, 2025.
Opposition head Yair Lapid arrives for a court hearing at the Supreme Court on a petition against the transfer of funds to ultra-Orthodox educational institutions, January 8, 2026

Israel's Opposition hits 61 seat majority for first time in months - poll

The opposition had been standing at 60 seats, at the cusp of a majority, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition remained at 50 seats. The Arab parties, meanwhile, stand at 10 seats.

|ByTZVI JASPER
Bereaved families and opposition MKs formed a separate committee meeting in the Knesset in protest of the first debate advancing the government bill that aims to establish a politically appointed committee to investigate the failures surrounding the October 7 attacks.

Bereaved families protest Knesset debate on political probe into Oct. 7 failings

Bereaved families, victims of the October 7 attacks, and parents of former hostages attended the panel.

|ByKESHET NEEV
YAIR LAPID speaking at the Knesset next to Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana, in Jerusalem, December 24, 2025

Israel's opposition leaders boycott Knesset debates advancing political probe into October 7

Opposition leaders said the legislation would create a "whitewash committee," allowing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to avoid taking responsibility for failures surrounding the attacks.

|ByKESHET NEEV

Israel's coalition needs to compromise unilaterally - analysis

Call it a form of back-channel negotiations, à la the Oslo process, but this time not aiming for peace between Israel and the Palestinians, but rather peace among the Israelis themselves. 

FEBRUARY 26, 2023ByHERB KEINON
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Justice Minister Yariv Levin and coalition members celebrate after a vote on the government's judicial overhaul plans in the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on February 21, 2023.

Lapid's campaign to return as PM shouldn't prevent current gov't from functioning

We are at the point where those who support and those who oppose the reform are prepared to dialogue as they know the key points worthy of discussion.

FEBRUARY 25, 2023ByODED REVIVI
OPPOSITION LEADER MK Yair Lapid addresses a rally protesting the government’s plan for a judicial overhaul, outside the Knesset, earlier this month.

Israel’s scandalously disloyal opposition

While the task of the opposition is to oppose the policies of the ruling coalition with vigor, it is expected to do so within the realm of reason while remaining loyal.

FEBRUARY 25, 2023ByMICHAEL FREUND
Thousands of Israelis rally against the goverment’s judicial overhaul bills outside the Knesset, earlier this week.

Simcha Rothman: Everyone understands there is a need for judicial reform

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Constitution Law and Justice Committee chair Simcha Rothman is confident that judicial reform will lead to true democracy for Israel.

FEBRUARY 24, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
The man transforming the judicial system: Constitution, Law and Justice Committee chairman Simcha Rothman

Israel's opposition is out of options against judicial reform

The leaders of the mass anti-reform protests, now entering their eighth week, and Center-Left influencers lashed out over the photos in anger and disappointment.

FEBRUARY 24, 2023ByTAL SHALEV
OPPOSITION MKS wrap themselves in Israeli flags during the Knesset vote on judicial reform on Monday night.

Two-thirds of Israelis oppose Netanyahu government's judicial reform - poll

Two-thirds of Israelis feel as though the Supreme Court should be able to strike down laws that are in conflict with the Israeli Basic Laws. 

FEBRUARY 21, 2023BySAM HALPERN
Israelis protest the judicial reform in Tel Aviv, Monday, February 20.

Netanyahu must respect opposition to avoid Israeli civil war - editorial

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains dismissive of the massive opposition that the reform plans have encountered.

FEBRUARY 21, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
A silhouetted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israel desperately needs unity to defeat its enemies - opinion

We can ill afford necessary laws from being voted down or necessary government decisions from being opposed when they will help our defense and security.

FEBRUARY 15, 2023ByALEX NACHUMSON
POLICE AND rescue personnel work at the scene of the deadly car-ramming attack in Jerusalem, last Friday. ‘Our enemies do not care if we are ultra-Orthodox, religious, traditional or secular.’

Knesset Law Committee passes first stage of Israeli judicial reform

Ahead of Israeli judicial reform vote, opposition MKs were thrown out by force after chanting 'shame'

FEBRUARY 13, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR, ELIAV BREUER
Israeli lawmakers are restrained amid a chaotic session of the Knesset Law and Constitution Committee in Jerusalem during a debate on judicial reform, on February 13, 2023.

Iran exiled opposition figures in talks to unite against government

“The Islamic Republic has survived because of our differences and we should put our differences aside until we come to the polling booth,” said Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi.

FEBRUARY 11, 2023ByREUTERS
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi poses for a photograph at the Thomson Reuters office in London, Britain, February 2, 2023.