Elections 2022

Israel's electoral system only harms the country - opinion

The ballots cast by a mere 700,000 voters will now dictate the policies and conduct of the Israeli government in the years to come vis-a-vis its 10 million citizens and, indeed, the entire world.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting, this past Sunday. Prime ministers who head large parties are required to succumb to policies that do not tally with the desires or needs of most citizens, says the writer.
 PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog and Prime Minister Yair Lapid sit at the center of the front row, with MK Benjamin Netanyahu behind them, in a Knesset inauguration photo earlier this month. Herzog emphasized that Israelis are exhausted from infighting.

Israel elected a far-right government: Where does it go from here? - opinion

 SHAS PARTY members await a meeting with President Isaac Herzog at his official Jerusalem residence on Nov. 9, as Herzog began consulting political leaders regarding the formation of a new government.

Three Ladies, Three Lattes: The election and us

 Far-right Israeli lawmakers Itamar Ben Gvir, center, and Bezalel Smotrich, right, attend the swearing-in ceremony for the new Israeli parliament, at the Knesset, or parliament, in Jerusalem, November 15, 2022.

There is still place for optimism despite Israel's election results - opinion


What exactly is a Jewish state? - opinion

The Likud, Religious Zionists, Shas and United Torah Judaism are trying to form a coalition to lead the Jewish state, but Jewish state is subjective.

 Benjamin Netanyahu looks at Shas leader MK Aryeh Deri as they stand with other members of the new Israeli parliament after their swearing-in ceremony in Jerusalem November 15, 2022.

Israel's US friends need to stop worrying about election results - opinion

Israel is in no great moral existential danger. We have not become a nation other than what you believe or aspire us to be.

 Far-right Israeli lawmakers Itamar Ben Gvir, center, and Bezalel Smotrich, right, attend the swearing-in ceremony for the new Israeli parliament, at the Knesset, or parliament, in Jerusalem, November 15, 2022.

Will Netanyahu's coalition negotiations go down to the wire?

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: There is no set format or strategy for coalition negotiations, but Netanyahu over the years developed a clear modus operandi. This time, it might not be working.

 BENJAMIN NETANYAHU and Arye Deri – expected to soon become coalition partners – shake hands in the Knesset on Tuesday as current cabinet ministers Benny Gantz, Avigdor Liberman and Merav Michaeli look on. The new government will confiscate more Palestinian land, says the writer

Israel must reclaim its Arab citizens - opinion

Israeli-Arabs, who undeniably enjoy greater rights and freedoms in Israel than in any of the surrounding states, are drifting away from their Israeli identity.

 ISRAELI ARABS and left-wing activists waving Palestinian flags hold a rally near Sakhnin, in northern Israel, earlier this year.

Nachman Shai to new gov't: Don’t touch issues regarding religion and state

Shai hasn’t yet packed up his office in the offices of the ministry in Jerusalem, but he has already psychologically moved on. 

 Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai gives a speech at the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress.

Netanyahu has singular opportunity to determine what mark he leaves - opinion

Some reasons why some believe Netanyahu can seize this unique moment with a final opportunity to craft his legacy.

 MK BENJAMIN NETANYAHU appears at his book launch event in Jerusalem on Monday

Jordanians appear to understand reasons behind King's call to Netanyahu

The call does not reflect a shift in Jordanian policy, but the results of the US midterm elections may have paved the way for the gesture.

Jordan's King Abdullah II (R) greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2010

The Israel we know is not the Israel Thomas Friedman knows - opinion

Thomas Friedman’s much-forwarded New York Times lament for Israel’s soul – “The Israel We Knew is Gone” – has demoralized the Jewish world.

 ISRAEL IS more than Smotrich-Ben-Gvir – much more, says the write

LGBTQ Israelis fear setbacks as homophobic parties win a place in Netanyahu’s coalition

LGBTQ Israelis are unsettled by what members of PM Benjamin Netanyahu's newest coalition government have said about LGBTQ peoples in the past.

 Members of the LGBTQ community and supporters participate in a demonstration against a Knesset bill amendment denying surrogacy for same-sex couples, in Tel Aviv, July 22, 2018.

Netanyahu backs off from presenting gov’t this week

President Isaac Herzog will award Benjamin Netanyahu the mandate to form a government on Sunday.

 Newly elected Israeli president  Isaac Herzog with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Israeli pariament on the day of the presidential elections,  in Jerusalem, June 2, 2021.

How did Israeli-Arabs react to Benjamin Netanyahu's election victory?

The Jerusalem Post spoke to two experts on the Israeli-Arab population in an attempt to understand the citizens' thoughts and feelings about the incoming coalition and government.

 Joint List party chairman Ayman Odeh visits the home of of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Jenin, in the east Jerusalem Neighborhood of Beit Hanina, May 11, 2022