Idit Silman

Bennett files defamation lawsuit against MKs, Channel 14, for mental illness claims

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett said that claims that he took pills to function were "blatant lies" meant to damage his chances of being elected again.

|ByARIELLA ROITMAN, GILAD MORAG
Opposition Leader and Head of the Yesh Atid party Yair Lapid and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speak during a press conference announcing a joint list named “Together” ahead of upcoming elections, to be led by Bennett, in Herzliya, central Israel, April 26, 2026.
A GENERAL view of the Sharon region under heavy haze, February 14, 2026.

Malfunction in Ashdod sewage plant causes Hydrogen sulfide leaks in Yavne

According to Maariv, a joint ministry-STP investigation into the complaint revealed a “significant malfunction” in the site’s biological treatment system, caused by prohibited sewage entering.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, October 28, 2025.

Prosecution challenges Netanyahu’s account of Walla’s importance in Case 4000

Prosecutor Yehudit Tirosh presses Prime Minister Netanyahu in Case 4000, questioning his stance on editorial influence and the importance of internet coverage.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Activists gather at Tel Aviv's Hostage Square, October 11, 2025.

Cabinet ministers, Gantz denounce booing of Netanyahu's name during Witkoff's Hostage Square speech

Likud ministers and senior opposition figure Benny Gantz denounced protesters who booed Prime Minister Netanyahu during US envoy Steve Witkoff’s speech at Hostage Square.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel gives NIS 32m. to local municipalities to fight climate change

Idit Silman: "The local municipalities are the ministry's arm in the fight to protect the environment."

JANUARY 3, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman is seen at the handover ceremony replacing outgoing minister Tamar Zandberg, in Jerusalem, on January 2, 2023.

Did Right harm itself by supporting High Court's Chikli decision? - analysis

The right-wing bloc is notorious for criticizing the High Court of Justice, but now it's expressing support for it.

OCTOBER 10, 2022ByELIAV BREUER
Leader of the Opposition and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the media in Tel Aviv on October 3, 2022.

High Court greenlights Chikli, Silman and Balad to run in election

Petitioners said that they were disappointed in the ruling * Zehava Galon says that Chikli and Silman protected by corruption

OCTOBER 9, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Yamina MK Idit Silman at the Knesset, April 25, 2022.

High Court hears petitions about if Silman, Chikli can run for Knesset

Central Election Committee head and High Court Justice Yitzhak Amit ruled that Yamina MK Silman was permitted to run with the Likud.

OCTOBER 6, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Yamina MK Idit Silman at the Knesset, April 25, 2022.

Meretz files appeal to Supreme Court for not disqualifying Silman

Silman entered the previous Knesset as a member of Yamina, and then announced in April that she was leaving the coalition, ending its 61-member majority.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Yamina MK Idit Silman at the Knesset, April 25, 2022.

Meretz petitions to block Silman from running with Likud

Meretz accused Silman of leaving the coalition after receiving offers from the Likud for the next election, which is illegal according to the election laws.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022ByELIAV BREUER
Bennett reaches out to Netanyahu as MK Idit Silman looks on following a vote on the new coalition in the Knesset on June 13, 2021.

Netanyahu selects Idit Silman, Amichai Chikli for Likud list

Idit Silman, Amichai Chikli, and Moshe Saada have all been the subjects of Israeli political controversies during their tenures.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Likud head Benjamin Netanyahu presents new additions to his faction's list ahead of the elections to the Knesset in November

Coalition delays Idit Silman's Likud switch as revenge for toppling government

If Silman wishes to run in a different party in the upcoming election, she will now have to resign from the Knesset.

AUGUST 15, 2022ByELIAV BREUER
MK's Idit Silman and Nir Orbach arrive for a party meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on May 16, 2022

Grapevine August 10, 2022: Casting blame

Movers and shakers in Israeli society

AUGUST 9, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
ABOUT TO unveil the plaque at the Gandel Rehabilitation Center at Hadassah-University Medical Center on Jerusalem’s Mount Scopus are (from left) John Gandel, Pauline Gandel, Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz and Jorge Diener, executive director of Hadassah International.

NGO to High Court: Order A-G to probe Idit Silman for switch to Likud

Likud MKs Yoav Galant and Mikki Zohar have given public interviews that Silman was promised a Knesset spot and a comfortable post with the Likud.

AUGUST 8, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett speaks with MK Idit Silman in the Knesset in January.