Opinion Don't Mess With the Army, Bennett

24 Hours to Deadline, Kahol Lavan Surges in Election Poll as Gantz, Netanyahu Trade Barbs

Despite leaders' statements on last-minute efforts to form a unity government and end political deadlock, lawmakers already tabled a bill to dissolve parliament

Opinion Israel’s Campaign to Destabilize Jordan

After 25 years of peace, humiliation and disappointment, Jordan fears Israel's next moves will constitute an existential threat to the kingdom

Netanyahu Has No Chance of Forming Gov't Even After Third Election, Senior Likud Official Says

Meanwhile, kingmaker Lieberman says he has come under 'a campaign of pressure and enticement' to join narrow government led by Netanyahu

Netanyahu in Last-minute Plea to Lieberman as Gantz Ally Drops Political Bombshell

Ahead of an all but certain third election in a year, Kahol Lavan co-leader Lapid gives up demand for rotation with Gantz for prime minister, neutralizing a major Likud campaign point

Analysis Trump Enthralls Adelson Assembly, Repels American Jews and Sticks a Dagger in AIPAC

The president’s 45-minute self-laudatory speech to IAC had two glaring omissions: Right-wing anti-Semitic violence and one Benjamin Netanyahu

Analysis Gantz Took Netanyahu's Favorite Trick — and Used It Against Him

When the Kahol Lavan leader presented Netanyahu waiving immunity as a condition to forming a unity government, he hit the defendant from Balfour Street in his soft underbelly

Analysis Four Ways Netanyahu Protected Himself and Survived for Three More Months

A third consecutive election may seem like a hollow victory, but considering the PM's situation, the bottom-line result is a win

West Bank Annexation Indefensible at International Criminal Court, Top Legal Adviser Warns Netanyahu

Israeli annexation of the Jordan Valley would expose Israeli officials to prosecution, cautions the attorney general's office

Opinion Collective Insanity Gives Netanyahu’s Right Wing a Crushing Advantage Over Center-left Rivals

As with Trump’s GOP, the Likud is no longer constrained by laws, conventions, traditions or values

Editorial All That Netanyahu Has Left Are Empty Political Stunts

Biden: Netanyahu Is Drifting to the 'Extreme Right' to Stay in Power

The former VP, who called Netanyahu a 'friend' during the Obama era, shifts his tone on the prime minister but reiterates support for U.S. military aid to Israel

Israel's Attorney General Orders Investigation Into Methods Used to Interrogate Netanyahu Associate

Nir Hefetz, the prime minister's former media advisor, turned state's evidence against Netanyahu in the case where he has been charged with quid pro quo with telecom giant Bezeq

Third Israeli Election Expected in March 2020 if Knesset Dissolves

Parties in disagreement over when exactly to send Israelis to the polls again, on a Memorial Day, Purim or anniversary of Hasidic figure's death

Explained The Other Major Scandal Threatening Netanyahu's Grip on Power

Associates of the prime minister are set to be charged in the case involving Israel's purchase of naval vessels. Benny Gantz’s party wants a commission of inquiry to see if Netanyahu is no mere innocent bystander

Netanyahu: I Didn't Discuss Formal Annexation Plan With Pompeo, but Issue Came Up

U.S. State Department recently denied claims an annexation plan was reviewed in Lisbon meeting last week

How Avigdor Lieberman Won the Battle for the Israeli Media That Netanyahu Lost

From Shaul Elovitch to Arnon Mozes – two names caught up in the prime minister's corruption affairs – the kingmaker of Israeli politics has taught a lesson about schmoozing media barons

Opinion The One Move Trump Should Make to Actually Defend Israel

Israel’s defense establishment has always been cool to the idea of a defense treaty with America. But a formal pact is now urgent - and strategically vital

Editorial Needed: A Commission of Inquiry Into the Submarine Affair

Opinion Netanyahu Is Heading for a Plea Deal

In his view, he will always be Dreyfus on steroids – but the costs of fighting the indictments are just too high, and a bargain with the law just too good to pass up

Analysis House Resolution on Annexation Is a Wake-up Call for Israel and Netanyahu

House Resolution 326 is non-binding, but the Democrats’ warning is crystal clear: Israel’s total alignment with Trump comes at a price

Netanyahu Calls for Direct Election for PM Between Him and Gantz

Kahol Lavan says move is attempt by Netanyahu to deflect attention from indictment in corruption cases ■ Knesset unlikely to approve change in election method as it may dissolve in four days

U.S. State Department Denies Netanyahu's Claim He Discussed Jordan Valley Annexation With Pompeo

Netanyahu said he and Pompeo had discussed proposals to annex the West Bank region, but U.S. diplomat says 'no plan was presented by Israel to the United States'

Poll: 52 Percent of Israelis Believe Netanyahu Should Resign Over Indictments

Benny Gantz's Kahol Lavan alliance overtakes prime minister's Likud by one seat, 34-33, in new Channel 12 News election poll

Explained Same Same, but Extremely Different: Trump Impeachment vs. Netanyahu Indictment

Both leaders are attacking law enforcement to push back against their legal woes, but the comparison ignores important distinctions between them and between the Israeli and American legal systems

Analysis Neither Netanyahu nor Gantz Is Backing Down. There's a 99% Certainty Israel Is Going to Election

Between Netanyahu and Gantz, and among the members of Kahol Lavan's leadership – discord is rife, unity is passé, and promises are unraveling

Editorial Netanyahu’s Greatest Assault

Opinion Netanyahu Is the Obstacle to a Right-wing Government

Netanyahu, Challenged by Political Rivals, Warms Up to Direct Vote for PM

Changing voting system 'starts to sound interesting,' Netanyahu says, as main Likud opponent Sa'ar accuses him of unleashing 'wild' incitement