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(L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar

Draining the swamp or war on Israel? Israeli politicians react to Netanyahu firing Shin Bet chief

By CORINNE BAUM

THEN-PRIME minister Naftali Bennett and then-foreign minister Yair Lapid hold a news conference in the Knesset, 2022.

Seculars, national-religious Zionists, moderate Right could break up Netanyahu coalition

Education Minister Yoav Kisch.

NGO demands investigation of Education Minister Kisch over alleged cronyism

By ELIAV BREUER

Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara sits next to Justice Minister Yariv Levin at a ceremony for retiring acting chief justice Uzi Vogelman, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, in October.

Gov't to vote on Levin's motion of no confidence in A-G in coming weeks

By ELIAV BREUER

A violent confrontation erupted at the Knesset between bereaved parents and police officers

Opposition faction chairs demand Speaker Ohana apologize over violence against bereaved parents

By ELIAV BREUER

Head of the opposition Yair Lapid attends the swearing in ceremony of Justice Isaac Amit as president of the Supreme Court, at the president residence in Jerusalem, February 13, 2025.

Lapid’s free fall: Why voters are punishing him more than Netanyahu

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, March 3, 2025

Bereaved families protest Netanyahu as PM rejects Oct 7 state probe

By ELIAV BREUER

A court hearing on the government's drafting of yeshiva students for the IDF, at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem on June 2, 2024

Knesset bill increases government control over judicial ombudsman appointment

By ELIAV BREUER

The entrance to the Israel Democracy Institute in Jerusalem on May 25, 2013, established in 1991, is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank in Jerusalem, Israel. It goals are to formulate policies and initiate reforms to strengthen the democracy values in Israel.

Significant number of voters undecided who to vote in next Israeli election

By ARIELA OHRENSTEIN

David Jablinowitz is seen broadcasting on the radio.

David Jablinowitz: With great journalism comes great power and responsibility

Israelis watch the release of hostages from Hamas captivity as part of a deal between Israel and Hamas, at Hostage square in Tel Aviv, February 22, 2025.

'A moment of joy, relief': Israeli politicians welcome home hostages

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

OPPOSITION LEADER MK Yair Lapid addresses the Knesset plenum last week. From October 7, 2023 to the end of October 2024, Lapid was present in the Knesset only 359 hours, ranking 107th out of the 120 members, says the writer.

Why can't Israel’s opposition challenge the current government?

By SHAHAF ZAMIR

Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli speaks at an American Jewish Committee conference in Tel Aviv on June 14, 2023.

Israeli Diaspora minister tells US Jewish leaders he opposes advancing ceasefire and hostage deal

By BEN SALES/JTA

THEN-US VICE PRESIDENT Kamala Harris concedes defeat in the presidential election last November. The Democratic Party is undergoing a period of introspection, and even in the post-Biden era, there are figures within the party who still identify as Zionists, the writer maintains.

Israeli Right leaders should build relationships with pro-Israel Democrats

By AKIVA LAMM

Yair Golan holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, on February 13, 2025

Israel must return to be a home for ‘all Jews,’ Golan tells US Jewish leaders

By ELIAV BREUER