Yesh Atid

Yesh Atid appoints Zionist Council head Oz Haim to Knesset, replacing MK Toporovsky

Haim has held the role of director general of the Zionist Council in Israel for over four years, which functions as a branch of the World Zionist Organization (WZO).

DIRECTOR GENERAL of the Zionist Council Oz Haim.
Daniel Hershkowitz, Israel's Head of the Civil Service Commission speaks at the Federation of Local Authorities conference in Tel Aviv, December 7, 2022.

Former Civil Service Commissioner Hershkowitz withdraws from State Comptroller race

NATIONAL SECURITY Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives for a hearing at the District Court in Jerusalem, in April 2026.

High Court: Ben-Gvir cannot bar police, prison officials from Knesset oversight hearings

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to IDF generals on April 27, 2026

Why Bennett, Lapid's union actually strengthens Netanyahu's hand in next elections - opinion


Smotrich passed the state budget, and all it cost was his party - poll

The Religious Zionist Party, led by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, fell below the electoral threshold with just 2.6% support.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, March 25, 2025

Israeli High-Tech headquarters on Shin Bet vote: 'We will shut down economy'

Israeli High-Tech Headquarters, Histadrut Chief and Israeli politicians react to the High Court of Justice's dismissal of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar.

Protesters gather in Jerusalem near the High Court of Justice. March 19, 2025.

Netanyahu accuses 'leftist deep state' of undermining right-wing leaders

"When a strong right-wing leader wins an election, the leftist Deep State weaponized the justice system to thwart the people's will."

 A screenshot of a post by the official Prime Minister of Israel X account which was then later deleted, March 19, 2025.

Can Lapid's 'new deal' save Israel's economy from crisis? - analysis

Lapid highlighted the country's deficit, warning of the dangers of it ballooning out of control and sending Israel's interest on debt repayment soaring even higher.

Opposition head Yair Lapid at the Knesset. January 21, 2025.

Turning the Shin Bet into a political battleground would be a detriment to all of Israel - opinion

When an agency with extraordinary powers becomes a partisan battleground, democracy itself is at risk.

 SHIN BET head Ronen Bar attends a state ceremony this past October at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, marking a year since the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023. The Shin Bet has failed in its mission to protect Israel’s citizens and openly admits to this failure, says the writer.

Oslo Symposium 2025 strengthens Israel-Norway relations against antisemitism

Norway’s increasing support for Palestinian initiatives and its stance following the October 7 terrorist attacks had deepened the divide between the two nations.

 (L-R) Himanshu Gulati,  MK Shelly Tal Meron, and Sylvi Listhaug at the Oslo Symposium 2025.

Agudat Yisrael accused of instructing yeshiva students to evade IDF draft sanctions

Recordings published in Ynet last week revealed that Agudat Yisrael party officials were instructing yeshiva students to open fictitious small businesses.

 Police officers in Bnei Brak, Israel use water cannons as haredi Orthodox Jewish men block a main highway to protest efforts to allow the state to draft Haredi yeshiva students into military service, June 2, 2024.

Rolling the dice: Knesset committee approves Idan Roll's secession from Yesh Atid

The law’s purpose is to deter MKs from switching sides during a given Knesset for opportunistic reasons, i.e. to prevent “political bribery.”

(L-R) Deputy Foreign Minister Idan Roll and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid

Lapid: A deal is possible, Hamas is uninterested in torpedoing it, I offered a political safety net

Lapid has said he would provide a safety net for a deal, echoing statements from Mansour Abbas in the face of opposition to a deal from Smotrich.

 Yair Lapid speaking at a faction meeting, January 13, 2025.

Idan Roll resigns from Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid faction, forms 'National Majority' party

The move was not a total surprise since Roll had expressed his dissatisfaction with the party line on a number of occasions since October 7.

(L-R) Deputy Foreign Minister Idan Roll and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid