Israel Politics
Ben-Gvir files lawsuit against journalists, media outlets for NIS 1 m., claims 'false blood libel'
According to the million NIS lawsuit, Ben-Gvir claims that a video of him was taken out of context to make it seem that he doesn’t want the return of the hostages.
‘Read my lips this gov't will not fall’: Israeli coalition faces crisis over haredi draft law
Normalization with Israel? Saudis need to make that choice, Haskel tells 'Post'
Haredi exit from gov't pushes Netanyahu forward in election polls, survey finds
Israel's post-holiday politics: Will Netanyahu take a political hit to keep coalition intact?
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: With Shas out of the government, Netanyahu faces a decision between taking a hit to maintain the coalition or preparing for the upcoming elections.
'My conscience is clear': Why MK Yuli Edelstein won't settle for a soft haredi draft - interview
"This law ends the phenomenon of pretending to study Torah. To me, that’s a disgrace to the world of Torah," Edelstein told Maariv.
Smotrich worse than secular Jews, haredi MK Gafni says
"Without Torah students, we have no existence as a Jewish people. Without Torah students, the State of Israel cannot continue," Gafni commented, referring to the haredi draft law.
Hostage Families' Forum asks to join legal case against Netanyahu aide Yonatan Urich
"His actions were not inconsequential; they directly and immediately endangered the lives of hostages at the time," wrote the Forum.
Deri to remain in Netanyahu's security cabinet, Shas's Arbel rescinds resignation
Arye Deri to remain in Netanyahu's security cabinet, despite Shas leaving government • Interior Minister Moshe Arbel to stay in role to complete 'urgent tasks'
Israel launches campaign to warn against Iran recruitment of Israeli spies
More than 25 cases of Iranian recruitment attempts were uncovered in the past year, resulting in over 35 indictments against Israeli citizens on severe charges.
Knesset election dynamics largely unchanged despite Shas, UTJ leaving gov't, N12 poll finds
Israel's Channel 12 conducted a poll on general election scenarios following the Sephardi-haredi Shas Party's Wednesday announcement that they are leaving the coalition.
Lapid calls Netanyahu's gov't 'illegitimate' following Shas's exit from coalition
Israeli officials react to Shas's decision to exit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
Knesset members urge Yuli Edelstein to lead discussion on IDF suicides, mental health crisis
Nine members of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee sent a letter calling for an immediate discussion on what they described as a sharp and troubling rise in suicides within the IDF.
Netanyahu offers to fire Edelstein for haredi parties staying in coalition
Edelstein called on haredi politicians to exhibit “national responsibility” and refrain from toppling the government over their insistence to exempt at least half of eligible haredim from IDF draft.
