Instead of thanking the merciful prosecution for the VIP criminal procedure it granted his wife, Netanyahu chose slandering law enforcement and baseless, ridiculous self-pity
Netanyahu may not get another chance to form a government ■ The only voice of reason in the Prime Minister's Office quits
Even after Netanyahu capriciously forced collective suicide upon the newly elected Knesset, he still managed to push through his choice for state comptroller
There was no greater supporter to amend the Immunity Law for Netanyahu or to pass an override clause than Amir Ohana, who is also close to Yair Netanyahu
The premier fired Ayelet Shaked and Naftali Bennett out of long-standing vengefulness, but there's a chance he may need to put up with them in his next government
Up to his neck in crimes, Netanyahu may win September's election, but there will be an indictment, and he will be on his way to becoming history
Netanyahu may win the new election but it will be too late to push through the High Court override and the immunity from prosecution: Who will sign a coalition agreement with someone on his political deathbed?
For the prime minister, the only acceptable option is to form a new government. Anything else, and his party will realize that there is life after him
The combination of Netanyahu’s personality and the indictments awaiting him has turned him from the big victor of the 2019 election to the trampled doormat of the subsequent coalition negotiations
After coalition talks between Netanyahu and Lieberman hit a dead end, Moshe Kahlon says a government that doesn't have a majority would be pointless
While the prime minister works all the angles to ensure he stays out of jail, those within the legal system are doing their own calculations intended to bring him to justice
Lieberman's all-or-nothing terms for joining the coalition have put Netanyahu on edge
The Kulanu chairman and Avigdor Lieberman deny they're conspiring against Netanyahu, but they're taking a hard line in the coalition talks
But they are just the symptom; for the cause, look to the prime minister's residence
The looming indictments have made Netanyahu more amenable to pressure than ever
In the past decade, the unity government question became an integral part of the inaugural session, alongside the president’s address and the flower in the lapel. No longer
Move over, Ayelet Shaked. Netanyahu's likely pick for the justice portfolio wants a license to kill
Hard-line former Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman will make Netanyahu an offer he can’t refuse, the problem will be the price
If the Benjamin Netanyahu of 2015's election was smug, the prime minister who snagged a sweeping victory in 2019 won't stop at anything
In no Western country, not even Italy, could a person who is allegedly a serial lawbreaker, on his way to trial and possibly to jail, be elected to the highest office in the land
Just wait until 10:05 P.M. Tuesday when the coalition-building negotiations begin. Six comments on what was, and what could be
In the final days before the election, Netanyahu pulled from his hat some impressive diplomatic coups, while presiding over an unusually ugly campaign rife with trashy video clips. It seems to have paid off
The recent chain of breakthroughs is no coincidence. Netanyahu is a master at enlisting the heads of great powers and 'third-party countries' to help him in his election campaign
The right-wing bloc is up to 67 seats in this new poll, with the center-left bloc at 53
Reports that the prime minister is using fake social media accounts haven't swayed voters. With or without them, polls show he is getting closer to a fifth term as prime minister
He may not have a problem with the truth like his rival Netanyahu, but Gantz sure messed up a chance to shine on live TV after Bibi underperformed in the latest scuffle in Gaza
Despite receiving the priceless gift of Golan Heights recognition by U.S. President Donald Trump, the prime minister is hounded by escalation with the Palestinians
In his impromptu Channel 12 appearance, the prime minister rediscovered something he has forgotten in recent years: Not all interviewers are parrots dutifully reciting the questions dictated to them
Gantz's hacked phone hasn't hurt his party, but Netanyahu's submarine affair may finish him – unless Trump saves him ■ Ayelet Shaked’s perfume video is her party's Hail Mary
The phone hacking affair doesn't necessarily makes Gantz vulnerable, but it does serve Netanyahu, who wants to create the impression that Iran has control over his rival