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(L-R) A-G Gali Baharav-Miara, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Ministers approve Netanyahu proposal to adapt 2022 haredi conscription law

By ELIAV BREUER

Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the current Israeli government, in Tel Aviv, January 13, 2024

This is how we can take down the Israeli government and return to sanity

By Shimon Sheves

Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu is seen at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on June 13, 2022.

Netanyahu compares protests in Israel to pro-Palestinian protests in US

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Dutch far-right politician and leader of the PVV party, Geert Wilders speaks to the press following the exit poll and early results in the Dutch parliamentary elections, in The Hague, Netherlands November 22, 2023

Dutch nationalist Wilders on verge of forming right-wing government

By REUTERS

U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) speaks prior to U.S. President Joe Biden delivering remarks on the federal government's debt limit during a visit to SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla in Valhalla, New York, U.S., May 10, 2023.

Rep. Jamaal Bowman accuses Israel of 'onslaught against innocent civilians' during primary debate

By Luke Tress/JTA

Kiryat Shaul military cemetery ahead of Remembrance Day. May 12, 2024.

Israelis split on if ministers should come to Remembrance Day ceremonies - poll

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

THEN-US president Donald Trump addresses a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 US presidential election results, in Washington, on January 6, 2021.

The challenge of finding the right leaders is nothing new

By Roger O. Cranville

Fake news

People are more likely to avoid the news as concerns on misinformation grow, study finds

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu shakes hands with Minister-without-portfolio Benny Gantz in the Knesset plenum last week. ‘Gantz is most likely the next prime minister,’ the writer predicts, ‘but his tenure will be a stopgap, leading toward the maturation of a next generation of Israeli leaders.’

Likud loses, opposition parties gain mandates in new poll

By MOSHE COHEN

EVEN NATIONAL Missions Minister Orit Struck knows that closing one junction is not what will stop a future attacker, says the writer.

MK Strock attacks US: "Not worthy to be called a friend of Israel"

By 104.5FM via MAARIV ONLINE

Accountability standards based on rules of democracy are urgently needed in times of rising political violence, argues a US public affairs researcher.

Accountability based on democracy is needed in times of political violence, researcher says

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes the oath of office during his inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia May 7, 2024.

Russia's Vladimir Putin sworn in as president for a fifth term

By REUTERS

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses his supporters during the launch of Gandhi Ashram redevelopment project in Ahmedabad, India, March 12, 2024.

India's Modi casts his vote as giant election reaches half-way mark

By REUTERS

The man least suited for the job. Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir

Netanyahu has become the executor of his 'master' Ben-Gvir's will

By EFRAIM GANOR

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks at the London Tech Week in London, Britain, June 12, 2023.

Sadiq Khan wins re-election as London mayor

By REUTERS

A woman takes part in a protest demanding a hostage deal, in Tel Aviv, Israel, February 1, 2024

Over half of right-wing voters support hostage deal, even at risk of elections - poll

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

People walk by photographs of civilians held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, posted in Tel Aviv. December 21, 2023.

Minister Strock: Gov't has no right to throw war in trash to save hostages

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

House of Commons in London, Britain, April 15, 2024.

Politicians' facial expressions can influence voters positively, negatively, study shows

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH