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Charedi party announces female Knesset candidate for first time in Israel’s history

Dr Nechumi Yaffe, a researcher at Tel Aviv University, will stand for Moti Leitner’s new party, the Charedi Public

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Supreme Court justices during a hearing on petitions against the law freezing arrests, investigations and enforcement measures against Charedi draft evaders on July 28, 2026 (Flash90)

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Israeli Supreme Court strikes down ‘unconstitutional’ freeze on arrests of Charedi draft dodgers

By Jacob Jaffa

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Sara Netanyahu attends a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Atarot Heritage Centre in northern Jerusalem on July 5, 2026 (Flash90)

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Yair Golan threatens to sue Netanyahu’s wife over claim he had advance knowledge of October 7

By Jacob Jaffa

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Ofer Winter during the launch of the new Amcha Yisrael party in Jerusalem on August 25, 2026 (Flash90)

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Ex-IDF general Ofer Winter says new party will only back Netanyahu for prime minister after election

By Lucy Pollock

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Ofer Winter at the launch of the new Amcha Yisrael party in Jerusalem on August 25, 2026 (Flash90)

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Former IDF general Ofer Winter launches new right-wing party for 2026 elections

By Melanie Swan

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Israel blocks entry of Swedish MEPs over ‘false accusations’ of ‘genocide’

The decision comes after several British MPs were similarly denied visas, including a member of the Jewish Labour Movement

By JC Reporter

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August 24, 2026 15:36

Jonas Sjöstedt during a plenary session of the European parliament in Brussels on May 21, 2025 (Getty Images)

Strictly-Orthodox Shas party ordered to remove election ad featuring IDF soldier

The party was accused of breaking rules banning the use of images of security service personnel in campaign materials

By Jacob Jaffa

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August 24, 2026 12:21

Still image from the new Shas campaign ad (X/SamSokol)

Convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard to stand in 2026 Knesset election

Pollard, who passed US state secrets to Israel in the 1980s, has previously supported the ‘forcible transfer’ of people from Gaza but is running for a centre-right party

By John Jeffay

1 min read

August 24, 2026 11:38

Jonathan Pollard, an American convicted of spying for Israel, leaves a New York courthouse following his release from prison on November 20, 2015 (Getty Images)

Israeli Supreme Court blocks government’s 'undemocratic’ attempt to shut down Army Radio

Justices ruled the move was fuelled by an ‘improper motive’ to interfere with the station’s editorial content.

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August 21, 2026 16:52

Entrance to Army Radio's headquarters in Tel Aviv (Flash90)

Netanyahu to expel union boss behind Ben Gurion wildcat strike from Likud

The disruption, which lasted around an hour, affected nearly 100,000 passengers across 600 flights

By John Jeffay

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August 21, 2026 11:29

Thousands of passengers wait at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv amid a wildcat strike on August 20, 2026 (Flash90)

Former Sephardi Chief Rabbi given greater control over Shas party after ‘reconciliation’ with leader

Yitzhak Yosef and Aryeh Deri reportedly ‘ironed out their differences’ during a meeting, after which the rabbi appeared to soften his public stance on Charedi conscription

By Jacob Jaffa

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August 20, 2026 16:42

Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, during a weekly teaching at the Yazdim synagogue in Jerusalem, on June 07, 2025 (Flash90)

Pro-Netanyahu TV network takes down report on former top IDF lawyer after confronting her neighbour by mistake

A reporter from Channel 14 thought he was interviewing Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, who was involved in the leaking of footage showing the abuse of a prisoner at an Israeli detention facility

By Jacob Jaffa

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August 18, 2026 15:19

Former IDF Advocate General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi is released to house arrest outside the Neve Tirtza Women’s Prison in Ramla, November 7, 2025 (Flash90)

Arab-Israeli Ra’am party set to field first Jewish candidate as Segalowitz departs Yesh Atid

The former senior police officer is reportedly being lined up to replace National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir should the opposition win October’s election

By Gabrielle Apfel

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August 7, 2026 16:16

Ra'am party leader Mansour Abbas leads a faction meeting at the Knesset on January 5, 2026 (Flash90)

Former Likud ministers to form breakaway right-wing party

Gilad Erdan and Yuli Edelstein are expected to place Charedi conscription at the centre of their policy agenda

By Gabrielle Apfel

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August 6, 2026 12:22

Israel's then-ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, speaks during a United Nations Security Council session on the Middle East, on January 23, 2024 (Getty Images)

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Israeli Politics

Charedi party announces female Knesset candidate for first time in Israel’s history

Ben-Gvir pulls down video taunting female Palestinian prisoners after electoral committee appeal

President Herzog slams ‘anarchist’ settlers amid surge in West Bank violence

Israeli Supreme Court strikes down ‘unconstitutional’ freeze on arrests of Charedi draft dodgers

Yair Golan threatens to sue Netanyahu’s wife over claim he had advance knowledge of October 7

Ex-IDF general Ofer Winter says new party will only back Netanyahu for prime minister after election

Former IDF general Ofer Winter launches new right-wing party for 2026 elections

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