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Ofer Winter’s disciplined political launch threatens to upend the right-wing bloc

Ofer Winter’s disciplined political launch threatens to upend the right-wing bloc

The former IDF general’s new People of Israel party unveiled a surprisingly diverse slate on Tuesday, openly challenging Netanyahu and refusing to...

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Refusing security protection for Eisenkot is a dangerous gamble, detached from reality

Refusing security protection for Eisenkot is a dangerous gamble, detached from reality

After an abusive verbal assault at a campaign event and a vicious message on his son’s grave, leaving the leading candidate for prime minister...

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Eisenkot threatens to siphon traditional voters away from a panicking Shas

Eisenkot threatens to siphon traditional voters away from a panicking Shas

Fearing a mass voter exodus over the draft crisis, Aryeh Deri staged a show of unity with Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef to save his party from a humiliating...

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Netanyahu boasts of Likud renewal, but his new slate is a faded copy of the old

Netanyahu boasts of Likud renewal, but his new slate is a faded copy of the old

With voter turnout at a low 53%, the prime minister’s rigged primary sidelined independent voices in favor of loyalists and handpicked political...

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Netanyahu’s takedown of Barkat: A chronicle of a political elimination foretold

The economy minister plotted to oust Netanyahu after October 7. Now he’s facing the wrath of a prime minister who neither forgets nor forgives

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Segalovitz will only join Ra’am if it recognizes Israel as a Jewish state

MK Yoav Segalovitz’s vision of shared destiny hinges on Mansour Abbas. If successful, he could prove the Arab party he joins is more Zionist than...

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Netanyahu is using a desperate Benny Gantz to do his political dirty work

Whether Gantz crosses the election threshold or not, his frantic campaigning and attacks on former political allies are serving the prime minister’s...

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Netanyahu recalculates his election strategy amid shattered regional dreams

The prime minister hoped to head to the polls as the victor of the Middle East, but a rebuke from Trump and ultra-Orthodox crises have imposed a new...

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The violent ultra-Orthodox fight against the draft is a holy war against the state

The shocking attack on Justice Noam Sohlberg’s home reveals that extremists view the enlistment battle as a religious crusade, and they refuse to...

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Internal ultra-Orthodox politics are driving an unprecedented assault on the AG

Facing intense pressure from constituents over the failed draft exemption law, Shas chairman Aryeh Deri and right-wing allies are inciting a rebellion...

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Ultra-Orthodox parties break with Netanyahu but know they have nowhere else to go

Despite Rabbi Lando’s ultimatum and anger over the draft law, any talk of a historic alliance with the center-left is baseless, as the Haredi...

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Hungary’s youth-led revolution is a wake-up call for Israel’s opposition

As Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule crumbles under economic collapse, Israelis in Budapest see a blueprint for change – but the path in Israel remains...

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As dueling political camps harden, electoral deadlock hoves back into view

Polls show neither the pro-Netanyahu bloc nor parties allied against him have a clear path to forming the next government, with little chance of...

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With Trump backing away amid global refusal, plan to relocate Gazans looking like pipe dream

No countries, with possible exception of Indonesia, willing to absorb Palestinians, as Israeli officials concede that a plan eagerly endorsed by...

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Netanyahu planning Cairo trip to sign multibillion-dollar gas deal with Egypt

Senior US source confirms to ToI that Israeli officials are working with American diplomats on preparations for trip, which would be PM’s first...

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In granting a pardon, Herzog would validate PM’s narrative that only he can lead the country

An unequivocal pardon would effectively back Netanyahu’s assertion that he bears no responsibility for alleged crimes, or for October 7, and...

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Bismuth’s ‘conscription’ law is a corrupt load of crock meant to keep Haredim out of the army

Netanyahu seeks to rush bill through Knesset and tout its sham goals of ‘thousands of conscripts’ in election campaign, but it sets...

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Iran hangs ‘one of most important spies’ for Israel amid wave of executions

Case of Bahman Choobi-asl wasn’t previously known to Iranian activists; judiciary says he passed information to Mossad that aimed to breach...

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‘Dirty Jew, I’m going to kill you’: Man injured in antisemitic attack in Paris suburb

No arrests made; 60-year-old victim wearing a kippah approached from behind and hit on head, damaging his eye; Jewish leader: ‘How long will...

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Netanyahu’s dilemma becomes Smotrich’s as Trump’s 21-point plan nears decision

As PM seeks DC gains and Ben Gvir threatens to quit, finance minister must choose whether to stay in coalition or bolt over prisoner releases, PA rule...

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At Ma’ale Adumim, Netanyahu buried the two-state solution

Paperwork signed by PM in settlement city east of Jerusalem enables construction in E1 area, intended to house 20,000 Israelis within 10-15 years,...

12.09.2025 100

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A Netanyahu ally tells ToI no one will remember Oct 7 by election time. He may be right.

A triumphant narrative is being carefully crafted by the PM’s inner circle to fully clear him of responsibility for the disaster, as he...

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Exiled opposition leader says only Iranians can bring about regime change

As Netanyahu hints at removal of Khamenei, Maryam Rajavi, president of National Council of Resistance of Iran, maintains that ‘an alternative...

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Quietly transforming Mossad, David Barnea paved the way for triumph in Iran

Israel’s spy chief worked from the shadows to build a campaign that has crippled Tehran, winning the backing of a once-reluctant IDF and...

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