Bennett: Netanyahu Didn't Object to Naming Me Defense Chief, but Israel Must Hold Early Elections
Netanyahu says he'll meet with Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon on Sunday in final bid to avoid early elections
Chaim Levinson
Chaim Levinson is Haaretz's political correspondent.
Previously, he was the Yedioth Ahoronot correspondent for Religious Affairs and the Orthodox communities.
Levinson has a B.A. in Social and Humanities Studies at the Open University and a M.A. in Interdisciplinary Democracy Studies.
Amid Election Talk, Netanyahu Aims to Keep Government Until Year's End, Source Says
Netanyahu associate says premier wants to avoid interim government that won't let him make appointments he wants to seal for IDF and police chiefs ■ Coalition sources believe PM will attempt to lower electoral threshold
'Historic Mistake': Netanyahu Warns Against Early Elections
Early elections decided on after Netanyahu-Bennett meeting, sources say ■ Netanyahu denies, voices opposition to dissolving right-wing government
Netanyahu's Top Ministers Call for Elections After Defense Chief's Resignation
Day after Lieberman quits, Finance and Interior ministers tell Netanyahu Israel needs a new government "as soon as possible"
Bennett's Party Warns Netanyahu: Give Us Defense Portfolio or We'll Quit Coalition
Netanyahu's coalition hangs by a thread with a thin 61-59 majority following Avigdor Lieberman's resignation. If Habayit Hayehudi leaves the coalition, it would force early elections
Israel's Defense Chief Resigns, Slams Netanyahu for 'Surrendering to Hamas Terror'
Lieberman calls for early elections, says opposed to cease-fire and flow of millions of dollars into Gaza ■ Netanyahu to take on defense portfolio
Israeli Justice Minister Opposes Letting Government Jurists Act as 'Gatekeepers'
The role of the Attorney General’s Office has never been defined in legislation. But the Supreme Court has defined it as a 'gatekeeper,' ruling that the AG’s legal decisions are binding – a view Shaked rejects
Opinion The Only One Who Dared Stand Up to Trump
The great Trump is sitting in Washington exploding because little Abu Mazen doesn’t give a damn
Ambassador Dermer: After Pittsburgh, U.S. Must Follow Israel's Lead and Monitor Social Networks
There is no connection between Trump's actions and the rise in anti-Semitism in America, says Israel's envoy in remarks about synagogue killings in Pittsburgh
$6 Billion of Iranian Money: Why Israeli Firm Black Cube Really Went After Obama's Team
When it was revealed earlier this year that the commercial spy firm was targeting members of the Obama administration, it was assumed it was working for the Trump team. But official company documents leaked to Haaretz reveal a far more lucrative target – the seizure of Iranian cash worldwide
Defense Chief Lauds Signs of Compromise on Draft Bill: 'Anyone Looking for Excuse to Call Elections Should Keep Looking'
Avigdor Lieberman declined to say he would oppose the changes in the wording of the draft bill in the context of a compromise with the ultra-Orthodox parties, as he declared a week ago
Netanyahu: No Need to Call Early Elections Over ultra-Orthodox Draft Bill
Ultra-Orthodox won't get a better conscription bill, prime minister tells Likud ministers
How a Right-wing NGO’s Agenda Became Israeli Government Policy
Ad Kan’s misleading, inaccurate report on left-wing Akevot organization led PM to ask Swiss government to stop funding it
Netanyahu Approves Work to Expand Western Wall Egalitarian Prayer Space
Netanyahu and Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz approved the work even though committee member David Azoulay has never seen a draft version of the decision
Israeli Education Minister Slams Defense Chief's Gaza Policy as 'Weak and Leftist'
Defense Minister Lieberman fires back, says Bennett 'willing to sacrifice both security and education, just to secure a single mandate'
President Rivlin Was Not Invited to Nuclear Reactor Renaming Ceremony
The ceremony was postponed several times as not to draw attention to Israel's nuclear capabilities amid the struggle against Iran's nuclear program
Netanyahu Seeks to Take One-third of the Knesset in Next Elections
Likud, the Knesset's largest party, currently has 30 of 120 seats, a showing the PM says will be improved upon in elections that must be held by November 2019
Under Pretext of Accessibility, Israel Expands Contested Mixed-gender Prayer Area at Western Wall
Netanyahu has been under pressure to compensate non-Orthodox Jewish groups after the government canceled a deal granting them greater rights
A Golden Age for the Mossad: More Targets, More Ops, More Money
Israel's Mossad, the second largest spy organization in the West, has grown richer and more sophisticated under Yossi Cohen. But is the director too close to Netanyahu?
Israel's Transportation Minister Lacked Authority to Stop Bridge Work on Saturday
Knesset to convene in special session on decision to halt Shabbat construction of Ayalon bridge