Politics

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?"

Shas leader MK Arye Deri (L) and United Torah Judaism leader MK Ya’akov Asher.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presents the new members joining the Likud party’s candidate list ahead of the upcoming general elections, in Jerusalem, on Tuesday.

Trump’s Gaza peace plan faces a bigger threat than a pre-election clash with Netanyahu - opinion

President Donald Trump speaks at the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention on Sept. 09, 2026, in Dallas, Texas.

Trump taunts Tehran, wants Strait of Hormuz renamed after himself

Thousands of Jewish and Israeli Americans participate in the annual Israel Day Parade, the world’s largest pro-Israel parade, on May 31, in New York City. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who did not attend the march, is the first New York mayor not to do so.

How would Israeli Jews vote in a US election and how would US Jews vote in Israel? - opinion


France opens investigation into prime minister's office after employee suicides - report

The unions were able to get SPM to commit to broader investigations into risks in all of its offices, France Inter claimed, which is expected to be conducted over the next few months

Participants waves French flags during a RN party event "La fete champetre" in Lievin, northern France on July 4, 2026.

After public clash with IDF, Katz denies announcing Central Command head's dismissal on live TV

Katz said the appointment process for IDF Manpower Directorate head Maj.-Gen. Dado Bar Khalifa to Central Command commander had already been underway for months.

Defense Minister Israel Katz gestures during a plenum session and a vote on a bill to freeze arrests of haredi draft evaders, in Jerusalem, July 14, 2026

Central Elections Committee head Sohlberg stresses need for election integrity in meeting with A-G

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir sharply criticized the attorney-general following the meeting, urging that she be removed from any involvement in election matters.

Central Elections Committee Chairman Justice Noam Sohlberg meets with Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara on Sunday, August 2, 2026.

Could the Palestinian Authority be planning a Jewish genocide in the West Bank? - opinion

The government might be making the same mistake with the PA as it did with Hamas by believing it is a peace partner rather than an enemy

Palestinian Security Forces, who have been trained under US General Keith Dayton in Jordan, train in the West Bank city of Nablus on August 13, 2009.

Mahmoud Abbas's election promise won't bring democracy to Palestinians - opinion

It would be naïve to assume that Mahmoud Abbas’ announcement of elections is a sign of democratization

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah (L) and Hamas politburo member Khalil al-Hayya.

Poised to become Israel's youngest MK, Yonatan Shalev wants the October 7 generation to lead

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Israel's potential youngest Knesset member, Yonatan Shalev, speaks on why he believes Naftali Bennett is the man to lead Israel out of its polarization.

Together party member Yonatan Shalev sits down in The Jerusalem Post studio, July 28 2026.

Israel First Party can unite Netanyahu, Eisenkot to govern together, Haskel tells 'Post'

Haskel said that she would consider alliances with those who see themselves as able to be part of a broad Zionist government and would be willing to sit in a government with Netanyahu.

MK Sharren Haskel speaks to The Jerusalem Post, July 28, 2026.

High Court maintains freeze on law limiting enforcement against haredi draft dodgers

The interim order issued on Tuesday followed a hearing held just a few hours earlier, during which the nine-member panel heard from the different sides represented in the case.

The Supreme Court convenes to maintain the freeze on the law limiting enforcement against haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft dodgers, July 28, 2026.

Under Netanyahu, Meir Kahane’s doctrine has contaminated Likud - opinion

The Left convinced themselves and others that the gun tucked into Arafat's belt would no longer be used for killing, that he now carried an olive branch, and that he had abandoned his grand vision...

 Rabbi Meir Kahane at a New York news conference, Aug. 31, 1984.

US Senator McConnell discharged from hospital but not yet 'cleared' to return to work

“I’m still working hard to get back to my full schedule of work in the Senate and in Kentucky, keeping up with intense physical therapy per my doctors’ orders," McConnell said in a statement.

Senator Mitch McConnell and Secretary Elaine Chao on Sunday, July 26, 2026.