LikudNetanyahu names wounded reservist and mother of final hostage as Likud candidatesThe prime minister used two of his reserved spots on the party’s slate to promote Talik Gvili and Elisha MadanBy Ella Bloom1 min read
Israeli PoliticsConvicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard to stand in 2026 Knesset electionPollard, 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 partyBy John Jeffay1 min read
By Ashley PerryHow new right-wing parties outside Netanyahu’s camp may decide Israel’s electionIf they manage to enter the Knesset and neither established bloc reaches 61 seats, they could determine who governs the country and under what conditions3 min read
Israeli PoliticsKnesset approves bill heavily weakening role of attorney generalThe coalition-backed law will also give the government more say in the law officer’s appointment, following a long-running attempt by ministers to sack the incumbentBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
ReligionMajor constitutional shift as Israel passes law making Torah study a ‘foundation’ of the stateIsrael’s parliament night gave final approval to a new Basic Law on Monday nightBy JC Reporter1 min read
Israeli electionsCoalition confirms date for 2026 Israeli electionsPrime Minister Netanyahu has confirmed he will run for office again, but faces a stern challenge from Gadi Eisenkot and Naftali BennettBy Melanie Swan1 min read
Israeli PoliticsKnesset advances contentious bill to establish politically-appointed October 7 inquiryThe Opposition boycotted the bill’s first reading, which saw it pass 59-0By Minnie Peters2 min read
Knesset advances controversial Torah study Basic Law amid draft exemption rowThe law would designate religious education as a foundational value of Israel, but critics claim it could be used to help students avoid the draftBy Melanie Swan1 min read||July 2, 2026 10:48
‘Trials of the modern Nazis’: Knesset establishes tribunal to prosecute October 7 terroristsThe law details how judges are to be selected, how trials are to be conducted and provides for an appeals processBy David Isaac 2 min read||May 15, 2026 11:37
Spiritual leader of Charedi faction orders MKs to take steps to dissolve KnessetRabbi Dov Lando indicated a final split with the Netanyahu coalition as he called on lawmakers to force early elections amid the long-running row over yeshiva conscriptionBy Melanie Swan1 min read||May 13, 2026 14:44
Knesset passes largest ever state budget to avert early electionsThe bill carried on the promise of greater defence spending, but set up a fresh row over Charedi conscriptionBy Melanie Swan1 min read||March 30, 2026 11:33
Death penalty bill set for final Knesset voteThe bill has the backing of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, but critics point to the fact that it fails to enforce equal punishment against Israelis convicted of terrorism against PalestiniansBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 27, 2026 10:28
Knesset advances key state budget law after Charedi parties back down from rebellion threatThe parliament will be dissolved and fresh elections called unless the budget bill is passed by the end of next monthBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||February 10, 2026 10:37
Knesset displays 2,000-year-old jar used by ancient JewsThe jar, known as a ‘kalal’, is part of an exhibition to celebrate the history of Israeli governanceBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read||February 3, 2026 14:56
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
Three MKs ejected as Knesset advances bill on death penalty for terrorist murderersOne lawmaker labelled National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir a ‘terrorist’ for championing the legislationBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||November 11, 2025 10:39
