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Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu attends the funeral Israeli soldier Moshe Yedidia Leiter, at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on November 12, 2023

'IDF must kill terrorists on sight': Israeli minister doubles down after civilian's killing

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Minister-without-portfolio Benny Gantz walks behind Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as Defense Minister Yoav gallant takes his seat, at a recent news conference.

Netanyahu has been exposed as a skilled manipulator - opinion

Religious Zionist rabbis meet with Brothers in Arms activists. December 3, 2023

Religious Zionist rabbis, anti-judicial reform protest leaders meet to talk unity

By Tal Shalev/Walla

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the media on November 22, 2023

Israeli labor union head: We need elections, Netanyahu shouldn't run

By YEHUDA SHARONI/MAARIV

US Representative George Santos (R-NY) walks to a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 12, 2023.

Indicted Republican lawmaker George Santos expelled from US House

By REUTERS

Professor of Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and former Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Shlomo Avineri speaks at a panel on Israeli-German relations, organized by the Hebrew University. January 12, 2016.

Shlomo Avineri, esteemed political scientist and Israel Prize laureate, dies at 90

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Their offices are at the bottom of the dissatisfaction list. Ministers Itamar Ben Gabir and Bezalel Smotritz

Israeli political poll sees major dissatisfaction with Ben-Gvir, Smotrich

By Walla!

FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich and Economy Minister Nir Barkat attend a meeting in September.

Gov't's amended budget met with outrage at inclusion of coalition funds

By ARIELLA MARSDEN

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Cabinet minister Benny Gantz during a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv , Israel , 28 October 2023.

Israeli wartime budget causes unrest in emergency government

By ARIELLA MARSDEN

US President Donald Trump greets New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) after speaking about administration plans to combat the nation's opioid crisis in the East Room of the White House in Washington, US, October 26, 2017

Chris Christie: Trump's intolerance contributes to antisemitism

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

THEN-PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett informs the country that he will not seek reelection, at a 2022 press conference at the Knesset.

Will ex-Israeli PM Naftali Bennett make a political comeback after Gaza war?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Cabinet minister Benny Gantz during a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv , Israel , 28 October 2023.

Israel's political identity crisis: Right divided, left reevaluating

By NIR KIPNISS

Daniel Shadmy, Spokesperson of ELNET-Israel

Navigating Tensions: The Crucial Need of NGOs Amidst the Hamas-Israel Conflict - Opinion

By Daniel Shadmy

Spanish MEP Sira Rego (GUE/NGL Group), candidate for the presidency of the European Parliament, delivers a speech during a voting session to elect the new president of the European Parliament

Spanish politician who on Oct. 7 said Palestinians have ‘right to resist’ is made cabinet minister

By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, flanked by Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (left) and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi, holds a security assessment in Tel Aviv.

Netanyahu looks to censor leaks from Israeli cabinet meetings

By ARIELLA MARSDEN

Eye

Blinking could provide clues to human response under stress

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

UN workers gesture as trucks carrying aid arrive at the Palestinian side of the border with Egypt, as the conflict between Israel and Palestinian terrorist group Hamas continues, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, October 21, 2023.

Netanyahu: Israel risks losing support for Gaza war if int’l aid blocked

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

Yesh Atid head MK Yair Lapid speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv on October 26, 2023.

Lapid calls for new Likud-led gov't without Netanyahu, extremists

By ARIELLA MARSDEN