Impeachment

Over 120 former MKs oppose Ayman Odeh's removal in joint letter

Among the signatories are former President Reuven Rivlin, as well as former Prime Ministers Ehud Olmert and Ehud Barak.

 MK Ayman Odeh attends Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 30, 2025.
  Head of opposition and head of the Yesh Atid party MK Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 30, 2025.

Lapid to support impeachment of MK Ayman Odeh over Gaza remarks

SOUTH KOREAN President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers an address to the nation from the Presidential Office in Seoul last Thursday.

Democracy, liberty, and states of emergency: Five lessons from South Korea - opinion

 Eugene Vindman, Democratic candidate for Virginia's 7th Congressional District, attends a news conference to urge the House to pass the Senate National Security Aid Package, which includes aid to Ukraine, on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.

Eugene Vindman, a Jewish immigrant, wins primary in Virginia


US House sends impeachment of Biden border official to Senate

The 100 senators are due on Wednesday to be sworn in as jurors for a trial that could take at least a week.

 US President Joe Biden looks on during his visit at the Chavis Community Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, US, March 26, 2024.

Tensions in National Unity after Gantz's absence from Cassif impeachment vote

Day after failed ousting of MK Ofer Cassif, New Hope disappointed with four Blue and White members' absence during crucial vote, deepening political rifts.

 Gideon Sa'ar

MK Ofer Cassif avoids impeachment in political drama, vote splits coalition and opposition

85 voted in favor, five less than the required amount.

 MK Ofer Cassif attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on January 30, 2024

In 2nd attempt, US House votes to impeach Jewish Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

The impeachment of Mayorkas, who is Jewish, passed Tuesday on party lines by a vote of 214-213, with three Republicans breaking ranks.

Alejandro Mayorkas, US Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security gestures as he speaks during the annual Cyberweek conference at Tel Aviv University, Israel June 20, 2016.

Republicans are holding the US gov't hostage - opinion

House Republicans are holding the government hostage, refusing to budge unless the ultra-conservative wing’s ever-changing demands are met.

 US HOUSE SPEAKER Kevin McCarthy walks through Statuary Hall in the Capitol Building in Washington.

Hunter Biden sues ex-Trump White House aide over laptop data

The lawsuit accuses Garrett Ziegler, a former aide to Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro, of violating California's computer fraud and data access laws, and demands a jury trial.

 Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, departs federal court after a plea hearing on two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to pay income taxes in Wilmington, Delaware, US July 26, 2023.

Top US House Republican McCarthy calls for Biden impeachment inquiry

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) wields the speaker's gavel as members of Congress gather on the House floor to attend U.S. President Joe Biden's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, US, February 7, 2023.

Top US Republican McCarthy ponders Biden impeachment probe

Three committees in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives are investigating unproven allegations of financial misconduct by Biden and his son Hunter Biden.

 Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy talks to reporters about the debt ceiling after the departure of White House negotiators, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., May 23, 2023

Hunter Biden probe leads GOP to threaten A-G with impeachment

House Speaker McCarthy tweeted on Sunday that US Attorney David Weiss must answer questions about whistleblower allegations that the Justice Department intervened in the case to protect Biden's son.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden and his son Hunter board Air Force One as they depart for Charleston, South Carolina, from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, last month.

Netanyahu impeachment not on the table, Israel's A-G says

"Contrary to what was claimed in the media, I did not hold discussions regarding the impeachment of the prime minister," said Baharav-Miara.

 (L-R) Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

AG pondering declaring Netanyahu unfit as PM due to conflicts of interest

A conflict of interest arrangement prohibits Netanyahu from being involved in legislation that has an impact on the proceedings against him.

 Then-opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu seen entering a vehicle on August 29, 2022