The unofficial civilian probe of the events leading up to October 7 sent a warning Tuesday to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, former prime minister Naftali Bennett, and National Unity head Benny Gantz, giving them a final chance to testify before the probe committee. The four have declined to testify before … Read more
For the first time since the October 7 Hamas attacks, a Channel 13 poll shows Likud reclaiming its position as the largest party. According to the survey, Likud is projected to win 25 seats, followed by Benny Gantz’s National Unity with 21 seats, and Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid and Avigdor Liberman’s Yisrael Beiteinu both … Read more
A pointed discussion was held in the Knesset on Tuesday regarding the proposed bill to revoke the citizenship or residency of those who encourage and incite terrorism in Israel. The discussion, which was filled with contentious exchanges between Knesset members, focused on the bill promoted by MK Almog Cohen of Jewish Power and Coalition … Read more
The Knesset plenum convened on Monday to officially approve the entry of United Right chairman MK Gideon Sa’ar into the government. The approval marked the end of a swift procedure to bring Sa’ar and his party on board, after the government approved the move in a telephone vote on Sunday night. The government is … Read more
MK Gideon Sa’ar’s United Right party will join the government, Sa’ar and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a joint statement on Sunday night. The announcement was a dramatic move that came less than a week after Sa’ar came close to joining the government as defense minister, only to have the agreement aborted. According … Read more
Israeli politicians issued statements on Saturday celebrating the elimination of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, lauding the operation as a historic and impressive military achievement. “Eliminating Nasrallah and Hezbollah’s chain of command is a defining moment. This is not only a settling of scores but also an opening of new opportunities,” National Unity chair … Read more
In a long statement on Saturday evening, United Right chairman MK Gideon Sa’ar announced that he was giving up the offer to replace Yoav Gallant as defense minister after news broke on Monday that the political deal to bring his party into the government was close to fruition. Sa’ar wrote that due to the … Read more
Some 27 ministers and Members of Knesset (MKs) from Israel’s coalition called in a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the national security cabinet on Wednesday to adopt a plan to transfer all civilians in northern Gaza to its south in order to “cleanse” the territory and defeat the remaining Hamas terrorists. The … Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s move to fire Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and appoint MK Gideon Sa’ar in his stead will likely be delayed due to Tuesday’s hacking attack in Beirut, according to a number of reports. A number of leaks on Monday afternoon indicated that negotiations between Netanyahu and Sa’ar had advanced significantly and … Read more
Faint calls from last week for a national unity government to bring the country together before a possible full-on war with Hezbollah were drowned out Monday by talk of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacking Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and replacing him with United Right chairman Gideon Sa’ar. One, the national unity government, might have … Read more
