Israel/Politics

Finance Minister Smotrich praised the measures, saying they “bury the idea of a Palestinian state"

The conference will be hosted by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a leading figure in Europe’s conservative movement, and will take place just days before Hungary’s general elections

Israel’s coalition plunged into crisis overnight as ultra-Orthodox parties blocked a key procedural vote, freezing budget talks amid a dispute over delayed conscription legislation

Former PM recruits American advisors George Birnbaum and Tony Fabrizio to strengthen campaign strategy and polling efforts

Investigation into Yifat Tomer Yerushalmi completed; materials sent to justice ministry legal advisor amid high public sensitivity

Israel’s Knesset marked its 77th anniversary amid tension over the exclusion of the Supreme Court president and partial opposition boycotts

Herzog to mark Tu B'Shvat with planting events after Supreme Court President Amit was excluded from the ceremony

Ultra-Orthodox factions backed the bill conditionally, while opposition leaders condemned it as favoring exemptions from military service over national security

The first reading vote on the state budget was postponed to this coming Wednesday

The controversial bill faces its decisive moment as lawmakers debate exemptions and the future of military service in Israel

Ra’am, Hadash, Ta’al, and Balad have signed an agreement to revive the Joint List, uniting all Arab parties in the Knesset ahead of upcoming elections

Israeli President Isaac Herzog told the World Economic Forum in Davos that he will handle Prime Minister Netanyahu’s pardon request strictly according to the law.

Israel seizes UNRWA compound in Jerusalem’s Ma’alot Dafna following new law banning the agency; second site in Kafr Aqab also slated for evacuation

“Gaza is ours, and its future will affect our own future more than anyone else’s" said the Israeli Finance Minister

The Knesset’s Constitution Committee debated a bill to establish a state commission of inquiry into the Oct. 7 massacre, as protesters called for urgent accountability

New messages revealed in court show Prime Minister Netanyahu’s advisor Eli Feldstein was aware of a secret document leak, contradicting Yonatan Urich’s previous claims

While 57% of Israelis believe the results will be accepted by the public and political actors, 38% fear they will not, including 11% who say they are not convinced at all.

In an official letter sent to the Prime Minister, the heads of the parties wrote that the Supreme Court does not have the legal authority to force the dismissal of a minister in the government

Tzachi Braverman, appealed court-imposed restrictions on Monday, including a travel ban and a temporary ban from the Prime Minister’s Office, saying investigation against him as politically motivated

Braverman, a longtime senior figure in Netanyahu’s inner circle, is due to assume the post of Israel’s ambassador to the United Kingdom in the coming months

“We will not allow Iran to rebuild its ballistic missile industry, and we will certainly not let it restart its nuclear program"

“There are current Jewish members of the Knesset who, in my view, are worthy, and I would be honored if they joined Ra’am"

Speaking at the start of a cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Netanyahu said Israel supports the Iranian people’s struggle for freedom and also praised U.S. action in Venezuela

“These actions compromise the impartiality of the police, endanger the state, violate human rights, and constitute a serious breach of lawful police authority in a democratic society"