Politics

Victors and vanquished alike: Israel cannot afford another war among itself - opinion

The government belongs to those elected to lead it. The country belongs to all of us. I believe Rabbi Sacks would have recognized this as the essence of covenant.

A woman passes by a banner depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump day after the country held a national election, in Jerusalem, October 28, 2026
MK Ahmad Tibi attends Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 29, 2026.

Joint List's Tibi says his party will not join coalition, supports replacing Knesset speaker

Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot alongside members of his party at the party’s election headquarters in Tel Aviv, following the closing of polling stations and the release of exit poll results on Israel’s general election night, October 28, 2026.

Eisenkot lays out four coalition principles, says 'any MK' who accepts them can join government

Cartoon drawing of a bearded cowboy wearing a red-and-white cowboy hat, holding a can while declining a glass of wine being poured from a bottle, with the word "Country" and an American flag guitar in the background.

Politics, punditry, and parenthood: Living life and through country music - opinion


Israel’s election is a choice between sanity and political survival - opinion

A sane government does not demonize an entire sector of society. It brings it in – into the army or national service, the workforce and shared responsibility – on equal terms.

(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

The electoral threshold is distorting Israel's democracy - time to rethink it - opinion

Israel’s electoral threshold was designed to improve governability. Instead, it can distort election results and leave voters without representation.

 A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.

Israelis are angry, resilient, and ready to reject the West’s narrative - opinion

The reality is that Israelis are neither crushed nor dispirited. Instead, they are appropriately angry and motivated to win against all enemies.

Israelis attend a national memorial ceremony marking three years since the October 7 massacre at the Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv on Wednesday.

Ayatollah Khamenei's assassination a 'mistake,' Democrats party leader Yair Golan says

"When you have an elderly and veteran leader, there is certainly an advantage in that," said Golan. "Of course, he was already 86 years old."

Yair Golan, chairman of the Democrats party, attends the Shabtai Shavit World Summit on Counter-Terrorism at Reichman University in Herzliya, October 6, 2026.

Hendel calls on Ofer Winter to break with Netanyahu's bloc, form 'Zionist bloc' with Reservists

"Winter, reverse your statement that you are only with Netanyahu and the haredi parties. You cannot win on the battlefield with haredi parties," Reservists-Economic party leader Yoaz Hendel said.

Leader of the Reservists-Economic Party Yoaz Hendel  calls on Ofer Winter to sign surplus vote-sharing agreement ahead of elections in Tel Hashomer, Thursday, October 8, 2026.

Transport Ministry rejected Shin Bet help in securing flights before flydubai hijacking - report

Army Radio also reported that the Transportation Ministry received NIS 10 million and 10 new positions to help secure foreign flights, but none were ever filled.

Transportation Minister Miri Regev attends a state memorial ceremony for civilians murdered in the October 7 massacre, at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, October 5, 2026

High Court recommends Yair Golan withdraw Shin Bet protection petition

The petition documents dozens of threats posted between July and late September, including calls for Golan to be shot or hanged and messages threatening members of his family.

Leader of the Democrats party Yair Golan leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on March 16, 2026.

Rabbi Lando: Zionism to blame for Arab hostility, religious IDF troops killed over 'twisted Torah'

UTJ spiritual leader Lando: '[National-Religious Jews] are being killed because their rabbis teach them twisted Torah' • Litvak rabbi says secular Israelis 'have no connection with Judaism'

Rabbi Dov Lando attends a wedding in Bnei Brak, January 15, 2026.

What hospice work taught me that politics never will - opinion

In hospice, the person comes before the politics, a lesson that could make public life more humane.

Palliative medicine. A respectful end to life

The ‘Jews vs Israelis’ lie: Right does not own Judaism, and the Left has not abandoned it - opinion

The Jewishness of those on the Left and in the political Center is no less real than that of right-wing Jews.

Religious IDF Israeli soldiers pray during a training of the Ultra-Orthodox Unit at the Givati Brigade near the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, September 27, 2017.