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‘Even the most diligent minister in the world cannot invest effort in four ministries at the same time,’ protests Opposition Leader Yair...
Katz threatens to tank enlistment bill unless it ensures the preservation of the ‘Torah world,’ the network of full-time yeshivas that...
Prime minister ‘is once again choosing petty politics that endangers lives,’ says Yesh Atid, calling to close two of the three available...
Ministers express support in principle for annexing part of West Bank but say the process must involve US, and call opposition bill supported by Otzma...
Coalition, opposition welcome Halevi’s departure, thank him for taking responsibility for Oct. 7 failures; Smotrich, Ben Gvir hope replacement...
Documentary ‘A Letter to David’ by director Tom Shoval recalls his friendship with Hamas captive David Cunio; organizers say Arab...
‘What do you want, 100,000 people in prison?’ Defense Minister Katz asks critics, defending his proposal to only induct half of eligible...
Modeled after 1986 law prohibiting Holocaust denial, legislation mandates prison sentences of five years for denying the atrocities ‘with the...
Freshman lawmaker declines to resign with rest of his Otzma Yehudit faction, but won’t say if he considers himself part of Prime Minister Benjamin...
Three ministerial positions, two committee chairmanships open up after Ben Gvir pulls far-right party out of coalition; Dichter being considered for...
Likud minister: Ayman Odeh ‘belongs in prison, not in the Knesset’; Otzma Yehudit MK, who resigned from government Sunday, says he’ll gather...
Chairman Ben Gvir tells Netanyahu he’s proud of party’s ‘significant achievements under your leadership’ but slams him for...
Otzma leader Ben Gvir says PM offered to fire IDF chief of Staff and credit him for it, a claim Netanyahu says is a lie
‘Reckless deal’ will lead to ‘the release of hundreds of murderous terrorists’ and ‘effectively erase the achievements of the war,’ warns...
‘The committee I chair will only issue a law for recruitment in high numbers, with a corresponding increase in the scope of recruitment and...
Smotrich’s far-right party said to demand up-front guarantees from PM; MK Sukkot: ‘In all likelihood, we will resign from the...
New law on funding salaries of religious officials ‘promotes the politicization of the rabbinate,’ warns Rabbi David Stav of the liberal...
‘Public broadcasting is needed in Israel,’ David Bitan declares, criticizing ‘those in Likud who are causing damage to the party for the sake of...
Various key coalition members back accord, but finance minister denounces ‘dangerous deal,’ conditions continued membership in government on full...
Instruction comes only days before Defense Minister Katz is slated to present his proposed enlistment plan to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense...
National Unity head says discussions can be held if justice minister enables long-delayed appointment of Supreme Court chief, shelves what he says are...
Tehran had blasted ‘offensive’ poster of supreme leader alongside Putin and North Korea’s Kim, under the slogan ‘don’t forget to sort the...
Opposition member of Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee accuses defense minister of seeking to advance ‘evasion law that will please the Haredim...
The IDF’s capacity to absorb ultra-Orthodox recruits is set to increase dramatically in the coming years, Brig. Gen. Shay Tayeb, head of the IDF...
Prime Minister’s Office praises new commissioner’s ‘extensive experience in senior management,’ dismisses claims he is unqualified for the...
Coalition whip says legislation by the party’s ‘members who voted against coalition discipline will not receive the coalition’s support and will...
Far-right minister says he ‘did some soul-searching,’ was wrong to compel PM to rush from hospital after surgery, Likud MK to leave shiva; also...
The Yesh Atid party is mulling legal action after the Knesset Finance Committee approved budget transfers worth hundreds of millions of shekels to...
Less than two months after being dismissed as defense minister, MK Yoav Gallant resigned from the Knesset on Wednesday evening, attacking the...
Knesset lawmakers passed a critical budget-related bill into law by the thinnest of margins on Tuesday evening, after Prime Minister Benjamin...
National politics in the Jewish state has become increasingly polarized in recent years, with a majority of Israelis expressing pessimism about the...
The far-right Otzma Yehudit and ultra-Orthodox Agudat Yisrael parties threatened Monday to oppose a key budget bill, demanding that the coalition...
United Torah Judaism MK Yitzhak Pindrus caused an uproar on Monday after saying that he cannot support mandatory military service for...
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, the leader of the coalition’s New Hope party, is set to return to the Likud, years after quitting the party over...
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara’s absence from a cabinet meeting on Sunday morning sparked fresh calls for her dismissal by ministers in...
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir attempted to lean on the head of a government unit that enforces building regulations in order to...
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is seeking to kick off a process of withdrawing government funding from the Tel Aviv Cinematheque, claiming it...
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit party on Tuesday again voted against legislation backed by the coalition. The budget-...
The government’s decision on whether to revive its frozen efforts to overhaul the judiciary depends largely on the conduct of the Supreme Court...
Representatives of the Israel Police and Israel Defense Forces failed to show up at a hearing on Tuesday at the Knesset Constitution, Law and...
In light of growing calls in the coalition for her termination, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara will reportedly be summoned to a hearing before...
While the lack of ultra-Orthodox Israelis in the security services causes harm to the state, the “Torah world” of yeshivas is also an important...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s senior coalition allies gathered Sunday to discuss advancing a controversial push to fire Attorney General...
Justice Minister Yariv Levin indicated plans to revive the government’s frozen judicial overhaul program on Saturday, posting a lengthy attack on...
Israel Democracy Institute survey finds majority of Israelis against revival of judicial overhaul, resettling the Gaza Strip following the war
Knesset efforts against Gali Baharav-Miara comes as Communications Minister Karhi works to mobilize cabinet to push through her ouster
In separate comments, Karhi suggests abolishing High Court, replacing it with body overseen by Knesset; ministerial panel backs firebrand...
Legislation aims to create a devil’s advocate unit reporting to PM, in order to challenge consensus conclusions of other bodies and avoid October...
Gali Baharav-Miara dismisses far-right police minister’s claim she ordered a subordinate to ‘investigate and find something’ to charge him with
Finance minister also rejects ‘surrender ‘agreement to end the war, weeks after calling for permanent settlements in Gaza; PM said to again...