Politics
‘I don’t work for Netanyahu': Ofer Winter can be Israel's next kingmaker - interview
Winter hopes for a double-digit seat tally, drawing support from the Likud, other right-wing parties, the center, and first-time voters. That remained his assessment of his party’s potential.
When lies move faster than truth: Israel’s democracy faces a digital threat - opinion
Netanyahu's US trips: $13,000 for hair and makeup, $500 smoking fee, $125 traffic ticket
The Jew in the ocean: Why we must look within - opinion
Deadlock deepens as post-deadline polls leave both blocs short of 61 Knesset seats - analysis
The deadlock has forced parties to recalibrate. If the country is headed towards yet another deadlock, the question becomes: how can it be broken?
J Street goes on the offensive against AIPAC-backed candidates
AIPAC has spent heavily since launching its super PAC, United Democracy Project, ahead of the 2022 midterms, and is the top outside spender in this election cycle.
Germany’s far-right AfD, riding state win, targets more gains in elections from east to west
The three upcoming elections are being closely watched for signs of the AfD’s wider-scale momentum, said Daniel Schuster, who heads the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s European office.
Israel Election 2026: What do Arye Deri's Shas and Yaakov Asher's United Torah Judaism stand for?
"If I put this ballot in the box, what government, policies, and political reality am I helping create?"
Trump’s Gaza peace plan faces a bigger threat than a pre-election clash with Netanyahu - opinion
Netanyahu would like nothing more than to campaign as the Israeli leader who stood up to Trump. Trump should refuse to play the role Netanyahu has written for him.
Trump taunts Tehran, wants Strait of Hormuz renamed after himself
“I should get something out of this - the Trump Strait,” the president continued, repeating an idea he had proposed about a week ago.
How would Israeli Jews vote in a US election and how would US Jews vote in Israel? - opinion
My immediate curiosity was straightforward: How would Israeli Jews vote in a hypothetical 2026 US national election, and how would American Jews vote in Israel’s October 2026 Knesset election?
No. 13: Stephen Miller: The architect of Trump’s White House agenda
Stephen Miller drives Trump’s second-term agenda by expanding executive power and transforming conservative ideology into policy.
No. 14: President Isaac Herzog: A steady presidential voice through years of war and upheaval
Isaac Herzog serves as a unifying national figure providing steady leadership during unprecedented security and societal crises.
No. 25: Claudia Sheinbaum: Mexico’s first woman president, governing on her own terms
Before entering politics, Sheinbaum was a climate scientist who shared in the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize by contributing to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
