Politics

Gov’t approves NIS 27 million for hotel construction in West Bank to promote tourism

Israel’s roughly 500,000 settlers live mainly in Area C of the West Bank, with most settlements considered legal under Israeli law and built on state land through government-approved decisions.

View of the Jewish settlement of Efrat, Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, July 31, 2025.
Israeli attorney general Gali Baharav Miara attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee leads a committee meeting in the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on April 27, 2025.

A-G Baharav-Miara: Gov't not complying with court order undermines basic rule of law

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigns with Brad Lander, candidate for New York’s 10th Congressional District during primary elections in New York City, US, June 23, 2026.

Half of the American Congress will scream ‘Free Palestine’ - opinion

The acting director-general of the Central Elections Committee, Attorney Din Livne attends Israel Hayom conference in Jerusalem, July 5, 2026

Israel's election panel floats live-streaming vote count amid concerns of fraud, AI misinformation


Drop the cynicism: Bennett, Lapid's merger represents Israel's search for unity - opinion

The Bennett–Lapid alliance highlights Israel’s fixation on politics over policy, and the need for a reset.

Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett have formed a party Together. What this merger represents – regardless of the intent – is something Israeli politics has been missing for far too long – the possibility of unity, the writer notes.

Drawing a red line: National responsibility vs tribal loyalty - opinion

For a significant segment of the Right, there remains something more important than tribal loyalty – the common good of the country.

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

The Bennett-Lapid alliance: Success or a failure? - opinion

Analyzing the Bennett-Lapid alliance presents several plausible scenarios.

Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid launch their 'Together' party, combining Knesset election lists, April 26, 2026.

Eisenkot calls on opposition to secure 'Zionist' majority against Netanyahu

Eisenkot said he reached out on Monday to the parties he described as the “Hope Bloc” follwing the political merger of former prime ministers Bennett and Lapid.

Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar! party, speaks during the launch of a book in Herzliya, central Israel, April 26, 2026

Israel must break free from the dangerous status quo - opinion

What once felt like stability in Israel is now revealed as dangerous inertia with real costs across security, society, and faith.

Israeli soldiers guard near stickers of victims killed in the October 7 massacre and ongoing Iron Swords War at the Bental water reservoir near Kibbutz Merom Golan, in the Golan Heights, October 7, 2025.

UN envoy says Libya's roadmap to elections faces continued delays

UN envoy warns that Libya’s political deadlock and rival institutions continue to delay national elections and efforts to reunify the country.

A girl waves a Libyan flag, during celebrations commemorating the 10th anniversary of the 2011 revolution in Tripoli, Libya February 17, 2021.

The Israel-Lebanon truce is a turning point - opinion

A truce with Hezbollah in Lebanon is a good start, as long as additional steps are taken to reduce its grip on the region

IDF VEHICLES drive in southern Lebanon, near the Israel-Lebanon border, amid a 10-day ceasefire, on Sunday.

Closing the circle: Inside the campaign to bring Theodor Herzl’s grandparents to Mount Herzl

WZO Chairman Yaakov Hagoel says the reburial is part of a larger argument: the myth of the assimilated Herzl has done real damage to Zionist education.

CHAIRMAN YAAKOV HAGOEL on the World Zionist Organization balcony in Jerusalem, in homage to Theodor Herzl’s iconic pose at the Hotel Les Trois Rois in Basel, Switzerland, in the early 1900s.

Elections polls in Hungary and the Israeli lesson - opinion

The key lesson for the Israeli public from the Hungarian elections may be that polls should be treated with considerable caution.

HUNGARIAN ELECTION winner Peter Magyar, leader of the opposition Tisza Party, speaks to the media in Budapest, on Wednesday.

What happened to Imran Khan? - opinion

Khan’s detention has coincided with broader crackdowns on his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

 Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan pauses as he speaks with Reuters during an interview, in Lahore, Pakistan March 17, 2023.