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Sam SokolThe Times of Israel |
Over 105 MKs vote to disband parliament amid Haredi revolt over military service exemptions; coalition whip says election will be held sometime...
Public transport heavily impacted as protesters climb onto railway tracks in central Israel, block Jerusalem light rail; protester hit by...
Eight people arrested after rioters forced open the gate to the compound and set fire to nearby brush
Hardline Jerusalem Faction announces postponement of ‘stormy’ demonstrations, claiming IDF intends to free ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers from...
Degel HaTorah chair urges local representatives not to ‘become complicit in harming the holy Torah.’ MKs advance bill restoring daycare subsidies...
Timeline for passage of legislation and date for early Knesset vote remain unclear; Elections must be held by October 27, at the latest
Democrats’ Golan slammed for saying he would include ultra-Orthodox in government; Lapid and Bennett vow no compromise on draft exemptions
Lifelong Likud member tells Radio 103FM he is examining ‘feasibility’ of run, sees himself as a potential premier once Prime Minister Benjamin...
Opposition leader says it’s ‘absurd’ negotiations to end conflict did not include Israel, which must ‘maintain freedom of action’ regardless...
Spiritual leader of ultra-Orthodox faction believes Netanyahu has no intention of letting the bill pass into law, is instead trying to use it for a...
UTJ’s Porush claims ongoing ‘violation of basic religious rights’ of Haredi evaders in military prison, even though IDF already provides for the...
‘We will very soon reach the region of 80,000-90,000 draft dodgers,’ IDF official tells MKs, as PM launches last-ditch campaign to pass law...
Netanyahu absent from preliminary vote, which left-wing leader calls ‘beginning of end of worst government in Israel’s history’; bill does not...
Democrats’ Yair Golan reportedly urges opposition leaders to hold joint press conference ahead of vote to show unity, as country likely to hold...
Hawkish MK’s Yisrael Beytenu party polls at only around 9 seats; however, he rules out threatening to join Netanyahu for leverage
Tally Gotliv, who revealed details on partner of opposition activist while spreading conspiracy theory about him, submits immunity request to Knesset...
Opposition MKs walk out, leaving coalition lawmakers to unanimously approve bills for their first readings; deputy AG warns of ‘danger to democratic...
Shas blasts arrests of ‘precious Torah scholars’; Smotrich demands Haredi leaders endorse military service for those not engaged in full-time...
Moderate ultra-Orthodox lawmaker, who served as both health and interior minister in current government, to be replaced by former MK Erez Malul
Renewal of deliberations ‘just an attempt to delay the election date,’ says senior Haredi political official. Lapid accuses PM of ‘selling out...
In carefully worded emails, Jerusalem Faction organizers boast of mobilizing protests to block enforcement against draft dodgers, sometimes violently,...
Removal of clause a ‘clerical error,’ says MK Kallner; updated draft would disqualify former senior military and intelligence officials from...
Former premier says Likud founders ‘rolling in their graves’ at what party has become under Netanyahu; Lapid: Merger with Bennett is about...
Degel HaTorah spiritual chief says it has ‘lost trust’ in PM over failure to pass army exemption bill; move would need support of Shas to succeed;...
Yariv Levin asserts the bill will not only serve justice but ensure the historical record of the massacre; around 300 invaders captured on October 7...
The Ministerial Committee for Legislation pushes off decisions on proposals to cancel Oslo Accords, barring immigration and citizenship for...
CEC chairman Noam Sohlberg says Dean Livne, body’s recently retired legal adviser, will replace Orly Adas through the upcoming election, until a...
Yashar chairman tells party activists he wanted to join merger, condensing Zionist opposition into three separate slates representing left, right and...
Yoram Cohen warns of ‘catastrophic’ outcome for Israel if coalition with ‘non-Zionist’ elements retains power after election, says he entered...
Yashar and Yisrael Beytenu party heads hold meeting; Yair Golan urges Eisenkot to join either with his Democrats or Bennett and Lapid’s Together party
Reform movement leader: ‘Government slamming door in the faces’ of Diaspora Jews amid rising antisemitism; MK Rabbi Kariv: Move would ‘collapse...
Traditionally a Likud stronghold, areas along Lebanon border could shift backing away from PM’s party due to unpopular ceasefire and sense that...
Senior ultra-Orthodox MK denies report while another suggests it’s true, claiming Netanyahu lied about ever having any intention to pass law...
The Democrats chief says public embrace of MK Mansour Abbas is ‘appropriate Zionist response’ after Smotrich said Arabs’ inclusion in last...
Cohen, who served as head of the Shin Bet from 2011 to 2016 under Netanyahu, is a fierce critic of the prime minister; Eisenkot praises him as a...
Charges also include property damage and unlawful assembly; Ashkelon court extends detention of 10 suspects who held anti-conscription protest in yard...
Netanyahu condemns extremists’ action, as do defense minister and chief of staff, who says it ‘crosses a dangerous red line’; Jerusalem Faction:...
Eisenkot resists invitation, welcomes economist Shaul Meridor into his own party’s electoral slate; Gantz says Bennett-Lapid merger doesn’t serve...
Channel 12 survey says Jewish-majority opposition parties led by Bennett would win 60 seats, with PM’s coalition at 50, Arab parties at 10; marks no...
‘We are uniting today to win the elections and to establish a Zionist government,’ says Lapid. ‘To win the elections, the entire Israeli center...
Former IDF chief, Yashar party leader not joining slate, but Bennett says ‘door is open’; Netanyahu’s Likud: Lapid, Bennett joining...
Bennett invites Gadi Eisenkot to join new party, declares that ‘the era of division is over’; Lapid calls on entire nation to rally behind new leader
No longer constrained by right-wing niche, former PM seeks broader appeal — but he may end up only drawing votes away from his potential coalition...
Democrats chair Yair Golan blasts ‘contempt for mutual responsibility’ by ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers, says they don’t care about those who...
Defense minister says Hezbollah leader will ‘pay with his head’; protester interrupts PM when he says he brought back all the hostages from Gaza;...
Far-right minister repeats call for rebuilding settlements in Strip; Likud minister calls reestablishment of West Bank settlement evacuated in 2005...
ToI poll: Eisenkot-Bennett-Lapid merger yields biggest party, but doesn’t alter bloc sizes; Channel 12 poll: Even coalition voters say not enough...
‘Accessibility is not a side issue. It is the heart of our society,’ says ex-prime minister; pledges to integrate the disabled into the workforce...
The hard-right parties ran together in 2022, but Otzma Yehudit has now climbed to around 10 seats in surveys, while Religious Zionism can’t clear...
Fledgling politician’s Shoulder to Shoulder movement says only Bennett ‘has proven that he will fix Israel and build a better future’; Lapid...