Over a dozen ministers and Members of Knesset visited the northern Druze town Majdal Shams on Saturday and Sunday, after the deadly rocket attack that left at least 11 children dead and dozens wounded. Ministers who visited included Economy Minister Nir Barkat (Likud), Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman (Likud), Development of the Negev and … Read more
The Israeli public prefers Netanyahu as Prime Minister but doesn’t trust his intentions, according to a recent N12 survey. The survey, published on the N12 show “Ulpan Shishi,” revealed that in head-to-head comparisons, Netanyahu outperforms his main rivals for the premiership. Netanyahu was the most favored candidate for Prime Minister among the main contenders, … Read more
“Positive progress” has been made in talks between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over the formation of a “small security forum,” as there “appears” to be “compliance” to Ben-Gvir’s demand that it take part in “setting policy and setting strategic principles regarding the war,” the national security minister said … Read more
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant voted against his party, coalition, and the revival of an old haredi draft bill late Monday night, which was approved by the majority of the Knesset despite his rebellion. Gallant was applauded but immediately left the Knesset chamber after his vote, which led to a final tally of 63-57 to … Read more
The first step in the journey to topple the Netanyahu government began this Thursday in a meeting initiated by Yisrael Beytenu chairman MK Avigdor Liberman. The primary purpose of this meeting was to establish a sector of opposing parties whose clear goal is to topple the Netanyahu government and advance elections. It is becoming … Read more
Israel should send a delegation “already today” to Cairo to finalize details of a hostage deal, opposition head and Yesh Atid chairman MK Yair Lapid said after an Egyptian official said on Monday that Hamas viewed Israel’s proposal favorably. Lapid spoke on the proposal, which was laid out by US President Joe Biden on … Read more
Cabinet member and National Unity Party (NUP) MK Gadi Eisenkot attacked Netanyahu on Wednesday over his handling of the truth and his performance on Iran and Saudi Arabia. He said that under Netanyahu’s leadership the government had failed to govern properly and failed to bring security back for the public. Likud quickly hit back … Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced to his party, the Likud, that he would not renege on passing the ultra-Orthodox draft bill and that without the bill, the government would not remain in place, KAN Reshet B reported on Monday morning. Netanyahu’s announcement came in the wake of minister-without-portfolio and National Unity chair Benny Gantz’s … Read more
Former longtime Likud MK, education minister, and justice minister Gideon Sa’ar dropped a political bombshell on Tuesday evening. In a speech at a conference of his New Hope Party’s supporters, which was convened in order to commend the party’s success in the recent statewide municipal elections, Sa’ar made two announcements: New Hope will officially … Read more
Minister-without-portfolio MK Benny Gantz is the government’s “weak link,” and the US administration’s decision to host Gantz for meetings is an attempt to ‘drive a wedge’ within the government and the people of Israel, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said in a press conference on Monday after his party, the Religious Zionist Party (RZP), held … Read more
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