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Coalition, Opposition Both Claim Knesset Victory, but Likud Fears Repercussions

In Victory for Bennett, Soldiers' Tuition Bill Passes Without Likud Vote

A Warning From Israel's Left

The ‘Anyone but Bibi’ War Is Destroying Israel's Left

Israel's Latest Political Scandal Was a Bluff From the Start

A Netanyahu supporter wearing a shirt that reads "We will be back soon," in Jerusalem, October.

The Lawmaker Who Quit Israel's Coalition Is Another Closet Netanyahu Supporter

Medical staff protesting at Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus against violence in hospitals, Thursday.

Israel's Doctors Abandoned on the Front

Israeli soldiers conducting an operation in the West Bank town of Jenin last week.

From Lebanon to Jenin: The 'Gray Rhinos' on Israel's Doorstep

Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset on Tuesday.

Likud Split on Netanyahu’s Plans to Oppose Coalition Bill on Scholarships for Soldie Likud Split on Netanyahu’s Plans to Oppose Coalition Bill on Scholarships for Soldiers

From left: Democratic Republic of Congo's then-President Joseph Kabila; then-Mossad Director Yossi Cohen; and Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi.

Mossad Chief Cohen Kicked Out of DRC, on a Mission That Could Jeopardize Israel

Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu speaking in the Knesset on Monday.

Why Netanyahu’s Likud Plans to Vote Against a Bill That Would Help Soldiers

Ilana Sporta Hania at the Rishon Letzion Magistrate’s Court, last week.

Police to Charge Netanyahu Supporter Suspected of Sending Death Threats to Bennett

Joshua Cohen, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist of "The Netanyahus."

‘Everyone Feared a Lawsuit’: Joshua Cohen on Winning a Pulitzer for ‘The Netanyahus’

Benzion Netanyahu and his son Benjamin at a memorial service for his eldest son, Yoni, killed during the Entebbe rescue operation

LISTEN: Joshua Cohen On Winning a Pulitzer for ‘The Netanyahus’

Shlomo Filber at court last week.

Netanyahu Trial: State Asks to Amend Charges Regarding Date of Key Meeting Netanyahu Trial: Prosecution Asks to Amend Charges Regarding Date of Key Meeting

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and United Arab List leader Mansour Abbas at the Knesset this week.

Netanyahu Promised Defectors, but Bennett's Team Came Out on Top This Week

Ilana Sporta Hania, the Israeli woman arrested for sending death threats to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and his family, this week.

Israeli Court Lifts Gag Order on Identity of Israeli Woman Suspected of Threating PM Israeli Court Lifts Gag Order on Identity of Israeli Woman Suspected of Threating PM Bennett

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, with his father Benzion. The latter died in 2012 at age 102.

A Crazy Story About Netanyahu That Has Nothing to Do With His Political Troubles ‘The Netanyahus’: A Crazy Story About Netanyahu That Has Nothing to Do With His Political Troubles

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem in 2017.

Netanyahu Urged Trump to Strike Iran, Ex-defense Chief Suggests in Censored Book

Benjamin Netanyahu in a Likud party meeting in the Knesset, February 2022.

'The Netanyahus' Wins Pulitzer Prize 'The Netanyahus,' a Fictional Book by Joshua Cohen, Wins Pulitzer Prize

Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on Monday.

As Knesset Reconvenes, Bennett's Coalition Teeters and Netanyahu Goes on the Attack

Illustration of coalition leaders.

Bennett’s Government Is Fixing for a Fall Naftali Bennett’s Government Is Fixing for a Fall

Abir Kara arrives for a meeting with Naftali Bennett in Ra'anana, last month.

The Fate of the Israeli Government Now Rests on Two Lawmakers

Shlomo Filber at Jerusalem District Court on Monday.

Under Netanyahu, Professional Considerations Were '50 Shades of Gray,' Witness Says Working Under Netanyahu, Professional Considerations Were '50 Shades of Gray,' Witness Says

Honduras former President Juan Orlando Hernandez meets Israel's then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, during his 2016 visit to Israel.

Netanyahu, a Different League of Corruption

Honduras former President Juan Orlando Hernandez boards a plane of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for his extradition to the United States, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, last month.

Honduras and the Jerusalem Embassy: How Netanyahu Backed Arms and Cocaine Deals

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at an Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony on Wednesday.

'Anybody but Bibi' Is Replaced With 'Anybody but Bennett' – the Israeli Che Guevara

Illustration.

Analysis Analysis |

1995 Makes a Comeback as Bibi Revs the Incitement Machine Back Up 1995 Makes a Comeback as Netanyahu Revs the Incitement Machine Back Up

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, his wife Gilat and their children at the Knesset in June.

Israelis' Hypocrisy on Bennett's Household Expenses

Bennett's home in Ra'anana, in June.

Bennett's Household Expenses Are Lower Than Bibi's – but Still High

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at a Mimouna celebration in Moshav Shilat, on Saturday.

'I'm Not Bibi': Bennett Fires Back Over Official PM Residence Expense Report

Yair Netanyahu greeted by supporters as he arrives at the Tel Aviv District Court on Sunday.

Soros, Nazis and Epstein: Yair Netanyahu Takes the Stand in Activists' Libel Suit

Avigdor Lieberman and Yair Lapid at a weekly cabinet meeting in December 2021.

Bennett's Government Isn't Bibi's. It Has Red Lines

Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu at the Jerusalem District Court in March

Police Resumes Probe of Netanyahu Advisers Suspected of Harassing Key Witness

Amir Haskel protesting against then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the fall of 2020.

‘We Proved Our Power’: A Passover Lesson From Israel's Most Determined Demonstrator ‘We Proved We Have Power’: A Passover Lesson From Israel's Most Determined Demonstrator

Ayman Odeh in the Knesset.

In Israel, Arab Politicians Are Only Legitimate if Netanyahu Says So

Naftali Bennett and Idit Silman in the Knesset.

Opinion Opinion |

Bennett the Wise, Bibi the Wicked

Dynamics, Not Numbers, Will Determine the Fate of Israel's Government

Consul General of Israel Sam Grundwerg arrives at the Israeli Consulate in LA event to Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Israel at Universal Studios on Sunday, June 10, 2018, in Los Angeles.

Netanyahu Tried to Oust Him, but Keren Hayesod Chief Will Now Stay on Even Longer Netanyahu Tried to Oust Him, but Under New Deal, Keren Hayesod Chief Will Stay on Even Longer

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday.

Key to Bennett Coalition’s Survival

Former Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu votes in parliamentary elections in Jerusalem, 2015.

Instead of Resolving the Conflict, Israel Goes to Elections Again and Again

Ayman Odeh and Ahmad Tibi in 2021.

Ayman Odeh and Ahmad Tibi, Don’t Pave the Way for a Fascist Israeli Government

Former Israeli prime minister and current leader of the opposition Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday.

Chaos, Not Netanyahu, Returns to Israel's Leadership

Illustration: Amos Biderman

Israel's Government Is Rotting Away, but a New One Isn't Looming

Benjamin Netanyahu at a right-wing rally in Jerusalem, Wednesday.

How a Sandwich and the Netanyahu Cult Could Bring Down Israel's Government How a Sandwich and the Netanyahu Cult of Intimidation Could Bring Down Israel's Government

MK Idit Silman in the Knesset Health Committee this week.

Outgoing Whip Says Bennett Offered Her Health Portfolio to Stay in Coalition Outgoing Whip Says Bennett Offered Her Health Portfolio to Stay in Israel's Coalition

Naftali Bennett at a press conference early this year.

Israel's Political Crisis: How Bennett Lost Control of His Own Party

Avigdor Lieberman (L) with Nir Orbach meet, Thursday.

After Threats, Bennett Ally Courted by Bibi Meets With Minister to Save Coalition After Threats, Bennett Ally Courted by Netanyahu Meets With Minister in Bid to Save Coalition

Special debate at the Knesset on Wednesday

Netanyahu Hits the Coalition Where It Hurts

Bennet, Lapid and Gantz at the Israeli parliament, Jerusalem, on February 28, 2022

The End of Bennett-Lapid Government, Not the End of the World

Bennett and Silman in 2021.

For Silman, It Was Judaism Versus Israeliness

Bennett failed to assess the ongoing situation.

Israel’s Political Crisis: Bennett Ignored All Warning Signs

Netanyahu speaking at a right-wing rally in Jerusalem, April 6, 2022.

Netanyahu Urges More to Defect as Bennett Turns to Damage Control

An illustration of Dr. Miriam Adelson. The wealthiest Israeli.

Sheldon Who? How Miriam Adelson Took Over Her Late Husband’s Empire

From right: Netanyahu, Silman, Bennett

Israel’s Political Bombshell: Bennett Survival, Bibi Comeback, or Elections?