Israel/Politics

Israel: Ex-lawmaker Yaakov Litzman convicted of breach of trust

Litzman was given a suspended sentence of eight months and was forced to pay a fine of roughly $900

Israel: Joint List lawmakers condemn Operation 'Breaking Dawn'

'(Lapid and Gantz) are trying to pave their way back to power at the expense of Palestinian blood'

Israel: Labor, Likud may postpone primaries due to Operation Breaking Dawn

The final decision will be made by the end of the day

Netanyahu gives 'full backing' to Gaza operation in meeting with Lapid

'I of course fully support the government, the IDF, the security forces'

Explainer: How Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, works

With the fifth round of elections since 2019 looming, how exactly does Israel’s government function?

Israel elections: Shaked would narrowly cross electoral threshold, poll finds

If Shaked's party were to join Netanyahu's, it would bring the opposition leader's bloc to a majority

Israel: Galon calls for investigation into Netanyahu over Channel 14 case

'Netanyahu has learned nothing from his past crimes,' says left-wing Meretz chairwoman candidate Zehava Galon

Netanyahu contests Kushner's claim on surprising Trump with annexation

'The allegation that Netanyahu surprised Trump... is completely false," says a Netanyahu spokesperson

Ben-Gvir to i24NEWS: 'I want to act to strengthen the state'

The head of the Otzma Yehudit party talks about the November 1 elections, the fifth round since 2019

Israel: Lapid's Yesh Atid party officially launches election campaign

'Everything has changed in the last year, but not our values; not the things we care about,' Lapid says

KPF: Israel-Lebanon maritime talks require national referendum

PM Lapid held a Security Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, updating ministers on the status of the maritime talks

Israel: Likud head Netanyahu launches economic plan

'Our country is in a deep economic crisis. This isn't fate. It is possible to exit it,' says Netanyahu

Poll: Israeli voters don’t want ultra-Orthodox factions in next gov’t

The Israeli public 'wants to be freed from religious coercion, rather than perpetuate it'

Israel: Former Yisrael Beitenu MK announces new 'Free Israel' party

'It’s time for an ‘Israel Free’ from dictators, corruption, coercion, fear, incitement, racism... bullying'

Israel: Ben-Gvir, Smotrich set to announce merger agreement

Ben-Gvir will co-head the list along with Smotrich, whose party is set to hold primaries at the end of August

Israel: Joint List MK summoned after violence against cop

Police stopped Cassif while driving to the South Hebron Hills to participate in a protest at Masafer Yatta

Israel: Lawmaker Michal Shir leaves New Hope for Yesh Atid

Shir originally began her political career as a member of Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party

Israel to deduct $176 million from PA's funds

Israel expects a protest from the Palestinian Authority over the move

Israel's Shaked does not rule out sitting with Netanyahu

Shaked opposes the formation of a 'narrow government,' calling it 'not right'

Israel: Shaked's new party crosses threshold, poll shows

Neither Netanyahu nor Lapid are able to form a coalition according to this poll

Israel: Yamina and Derech Eretz announce merger agreement

Latest poll showed that Yamina would not pass the threshold in the upcoming election

Israel: Netanyahu accuses Lapid of 'amateurism, irresponsibility' over Russia crisis

'When we return, with God's help, to leadership, we will fix what is being ruined now,' says Netanyahu

Ben-Gvir preferred by Israelis over Abbas, new poll shows

40 percent of Israelis prefer a government that includes Ben-Gvir and 20 percent want a government with Abbas

Peace with Morocco could heal Palestinian conflict, Issawi Frej tells i24NEWS

'There is no substitute for friendship, there is no substitute for closeness'