Israel political situation

End the haredi kingmaker era or watch the state unravel - opinion

Across the political spectrum, the public will not forget how the haredi political machine conducted itself during this war.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is seen walking past haredi lawmaker Yitzhak Goldknopf, at the Prime Minister’s Office in 2023.
 Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a ceremony commemorating Israel’s Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers, or Yom HaZikaron, at the Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem April 21, 2026.

Haredi parties may push elections as Netanyahu loses leverage - analysis

Mossad Director Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman attends a ceremony marking the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle of the 7th Armored Brigade at the National Library in Jerusalem, on December 14, 2025.

Roman Gofman's appointment as next Mossad chief cannot stand, A-G tells High Court

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu attends the 78th Independence Day anniversary ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, last week.

Should Israel's prime ministers disclose their health status? - opinion


It will take a village to lead Israel out of its current crisis - analysis

It will take key members of the coalition, as well as responsible members of the opposition and protest leaders to lead Israel out of its current impasse.

 Demonstrators attend the "Day of Paralysis" protest, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government presses on with its judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 23, 2023

Letters to the Editor March 22, 2023: Internal affairs

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Is it sustainable to split responsibilities between ministers? Seems unlikely -editorial

Could the balance of power (or lack thereof) be the root of Netanyahu's struggle to create a sustainable government?

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich seen during a press conference, at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, on January 25, 2023.

Why Israel's right-wing judges voted against Arye Deri - comment

High Court judges who previously found reasons to rule in favor Benjamin Netanyahu based on ideology, tossed ideology out the window. Why?

 Health and Interior Minister Arye Deri at the handover ceremony for the Interior Ministry, January 1, 2023.

Talk of compromise, not civil war or sedition - comment

Is there a single word to describe Israel's political crossroads?

 PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog and Prime Minister Yair Lapid sit at the center of the front row, with MK Benjamin Netanyahu behind them, in a Knesset inauguration photo earlier this month. Herzog emphasized that Israelis are exhausted from infighting.

Yair Lapid joins anti-government protesters at Israel's KKL Bridge

The protestors wore Yesh Atid t-shirts and carried Israeli flags and signs reading "stop the carnage. We're fighting for the country."

 Prime Minister Yair Lapid speaks to the press as he joins his supporters in a protest against the incoming government on December 9, 2022 at the KKL Bridge in Jerusalem.

After elections, Israel needs a strong, stable government - editorial

This is what Israel needs now – politicians who care for the country, who want to keep it moving forward, and who understand this moment we are now facing in our national history.

An empty Knesset Plenum

The war that never was within the United Torah Judaism - analysis

Yeshiva students will not be drafted. There will be no significant reduction in state budgets for ultra-Orthodox education.

 UNITED TORAH JUDAISM members register their list for the November election, at the Knesset, earlier this month.

Who is Tal Gan-Zvi, Bennett's outgoing bulldozer chief of staff?

Over the last 10 years, Gan-Zvi was the bulldozer who led and pushed through the reforms that Bennett outlined.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Chief of Staff Tal Gan-Zvi

Bennett's chief of staff Tal Gan-Zvi steps down in latest sign of coalition trouble

Gan-Zvi has been at Bennett’s side since 2012. “He was the ultimate loyalist,” one former colleague said.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Chief of Staff Tal Gan-Zvi