Politics

Netanyahu's chief of staff to replace Hotovely as Israel's ambassador to UK

Tzachi Braverman, the outgoing PMO chief of staff, is known as the "most powerful man in the Prime Minister's Office."

Cabinet secretary Tzachi Braverman seen at the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister office in Jerusalem on December 18, 2016.
Jordyn Hackner, president of Turning Point USA's University of Houston chapter,and Lizbeth Aguilar stand behind a poster of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as people mourn following his fatal shooting, at the University of Houston in Houston, Texas, U.S., September 11, 2025.

The Charlie Kirk assassination is a warning we cannot ignore - opinion

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Britain's ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 8, 2025

British envoy to US Peter Mandelson dismissed over friendship with Jeffrey Epstein

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, September 10, 2025

Netanyahu's criminal trial to switch to four days a week, judges rule


Unity that goes beyond ego: The needed change in Israel's political sphere - opinion

Israelis cannot afford to be fooled again by familiar faces offering the same old policies just with different authors.

FORMER PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett visits the Western Wall earlier this year. He deserves genuine credit for his behind-the-scenes efforts to bring Israel’s centrist leaders together, says the writer.

'A lion-hearted friend': Israeli officials mourn Charlie Kirk's death

Netanyahu revealed that he had spoken to Kirk two weeks ago and invited him to Israel, describing him as a "lion-hearted friend" of the Jewish state.

Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA founder, puts on a MAGA hat during the AmericaFest 2024 conference sponsored by conservative group Turning Point in Phoenix, Arizona, US December 19, 2024.

Israel in intense war on terror, Netanyahu says at scene of deadly Jerusalem attack

Speaking alongside Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir appeared to blame a High Court ruling for the deadly attack, drawing condemnations from opposition leader Lapid.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Secuirty Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at the scene of a terror shooting attack in Jerusalem, Septermber 8, 2025.

'Certainly not a Zionist': New leader of UK Greens is vocally pro-Palestine Jew

Polanski views being called Zionist as a criticism, tweeting on Jan 29, 2024, that it was "s*****" for someone to "see someone Jewish and prefer to tweet Zionist at them."

The UK's Green Party has voted in its first Jewish leader, the vocally anti-Israel and pro-Palestine northerner Zack Polanski.

Education Ministry denies report claiming chapters on liberal democracy removed from curriculum

"We are undergoing a crisis over the character of the state and democracy. It's unreasonable that precisely the topics related to this would be removed from the civics matriculation."

 EDUCATION MINISTER Yoav Kisch hold a press conference on the new AI program in the education system at the Education Ministry in Tel Aviv, last month. A founder should be able to rely on AI to run a seamless, end-to-end business operation, the writer believes.

32 Liberal MPs call for action against antisemitism in Canada, but some Jewish orgs skeptical

The MPs said that the situation demanded a "call to action for all Canadians, all levels of government, law enforcement, schools, public institutions, and places of work."

 Protesters march out of Kings College Circle after leaving a pro-Palestinian student encampment at the University of Toronto following an Ontario judge order for pro-Palestinian protesters to leave their two-month-old encampment, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 3, 2024.

Netanyahu to hold talks over West Bank annexation in response to Palestinian state recognition

Prime minister convenes high-level talks on extending Israeli sovereignty in West Bank after France and others recognize a Palestinian state, officials say.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a Newsmax event in Jerusalem in August 2025.

France replicates its failure on antisemitism and rewards terror - opinion

While Macron promises unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state, MK Yosef Tayeb warns that the message to the world is dangerous: Terrorism pays.

 France's President Emmanuel Macron, July 10, 2025.

Israel to reprimand educators who publicly call to end Gaza war, minister warns

He added that the school officials would be brought in for questioning if they do not heed his warning.

EDUCATION MINISTER Yoav Kisch attends a Knesset committee meeting earlier this month. The Education and Science and Technology Ministries should take action to make higher education more accessible, the writer argues.

‘Bring Them Home’: Why Israel is responsible to bring the hostages back - opinion

The hostage movement calls on Israel to bring the hostages home because the government is responsible for making decisions that prolonged the war instead of prioritizing the hostages.

Israelis block road 531 while attending a protest calling for the release of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, August 26, 2025.

Being silent and listening: A leadership skill no one talks about - opinion

Many great leaders knew that the willingness to be silent long enough to hear something new makes all the difference.

AN ALTERCATION breaks out in the Knesset plenum during a debate earlier this year. The best leaders don’t measure themselves by how much they say, but by what happens when they speak, and what they’ve made room for others to say, the writers argue.