Israeli PoliticsHostage families call for chief negotiator to resign after claiming pro-deal protests ‘helped Hamas’Gal Hirsch claimed that the weekly protests in Tel Aviv ‘amplified’ the terror group’s propaganda and contributed to delays in peace talksBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
Israeli PoliticsCharedi draft bill to face Knesset votes following committee approvalThe coalition needs to pass the contentious legislation before the end of March, or it faces a rebellion over the state budget and a fresh round of electionsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Israeli PoliticsBennett files police complaint against Likud over ‘manipulated’ photoThe image shows the Blue and White chair, as well as Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, celebrating with Arab party leaders, but neither was present at the meeting in questionBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Iron DomeIsrael blocks US takeover of Iron Dome software firmThe proposed deal would have left the state-owned Rafael as a minority shareholder, but security officials are wary of foreign control.By Yaakov Lappin2 min read
Israeli PoliticsSubmarine affair enquiry finds ‘systemic failings’ that ‘endangered state security’The procurement of German-made vessels under the previous Netanyahu-led government is at the centre of a major corruption probeBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Israeli PoliticsCoalition delays first reading of state budget amid Charedi draft rowThe vote was scheduled for Monday but has now been pushed back until later in the weekBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Israeli PoliticsArab Knesset parties sign deal to revive Joint ListVarious Arab-Israeli factions look to unite ahead of the next elections after accusing the government of failing to deal with a communal crime waveBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Police allow Jewish prayer sheets on Temple Mount in reversal of long-held banThe change in policy is the latest part of a long-running push by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to revoke the unofficial prohibition on Jewish worship at the siteBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||January 22, 2026 14:51
Uber poised to return to Israel as Knesset vote setRideshare services have been largely absent from the Jewish state since 2023, but a new bill looks set to clear away some of the regulatory hurdlesBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||January 19, 2026 14:13
Israel pulls out of seven international agencies following mass US withdrawalThe Foreign Ministry confirmed it would cut ties with the groups, and that it expected to announce more in the futureBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||January 14, 2026 11:53
Gantz promises to join Netanyahu coalition if opposition falls short of majorityThe former alternate prime minister called on opposition politicians ‘not to repeat the mistake’ of previous coalitions ahead of the upcoming elections this yearBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||January 13, 2026 15:49
Coalition MKs submit bill to scrap fraud and breach of trust offences from criminal codeThe crimes make up two of the three charges currently face by Prime Minister Netanyahu, though it is not clear whether the law could be changed retroactivelyBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||January 12, 2026 15:16
New Israeli ambassador to UK may be delayed after arrest over leak investigationAn indicted former aide to Prime Minister Netanyahu accused Tzachi Braverman of promising to quash the inquiry into his alleged release of classified material to the mediaBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||January 12, 2026 11:47
Leaders of anti-judicial reform protests join DemocratsParty leader Yair Golan hinted that the new members may compete for Knesset candidacies in the upcoming elections and called on other leading activists to do the sameBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||January 7, 2026 14:37
Netanyahu speaks to former aide Urich for first time in a year as Qatargate restrictions lapseThe former prime ministerial spokesman recently announced his intention to return to government work if he clears his nameBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||January 7, 2026 13:09
Netanyahu backs Ben-Gvir’s push for Jewish prayer on the Temple MountIsrael’s national security minister has long maintained that prayer, including full prostration, should be allowed at the site, and has even suggested the construction of a synagogue thereBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||January 6, 2026 13:46
