Israel calls on UN Security Council to take action against Iraqi militias

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has called on the United Nations Security Council to take action against militias launching missiles and drones from Iraqi territory. Read more

Protests break out as Netanyahu fires defence minister

Thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Tuesday night to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s dismissal of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Read more

Ehud Yaari: “Dangerous Curve” for Israel ahead, post-election

Eminent Israeli journalist Ehud Yaari joined the latest Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) webinar, to discuss “Israel’s Election and the New Netanyahu Government”. Read more

Israel’s dysfunctional Government cannot survive

An amalgam of eight leaders trading insults and denigrating each other – whilst their parties have adopted policies that are totally irreconcilable on critical issues – is not the foundation for any stable Government – especially in Israel – whose enemies will become increasingly emboldened following the announcement of a cobbled-together Israeli Government comprising very different bedfellows. Read more

Israel reels from rockets, riots and arm-wrestles

Rockets from Gaza indiscriminately targeting Israel’s civilian population and Arab riots targeting Israel’s Jewish population in the streets of Jerusalem seem to have not moved Israel’s politicians to stop engaging in arm-wrestles in pursuit of their own personal political power. Read more

Benny Begin joins New Hope

Former minister and senior Likud figure and son of the late Prime Minister Menachem Begin, Benny Begin has announced he would be joining Gideon Saar, and the New Hope Party as a candidate for the Knesset in the upcoming elections. Read more

New Hope Party launches local campaign teams across Israel

New Hope Party yesterday launched its nationwide local campaign teams ahead of the upcoming elections for the 24th Knesset. Read more

Yitzhak Shamir’s granddaughter joins “New Hope”

The granddaughter of former Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Shamir has joins the “New Hope” party ahead of this year’s elections. Read more

Netanyahu has no chance to form a government, says rival Gideon Sa’ar

Likud Knesset member Gideon Sa’ar attacked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, saying the Likud leader would not be able to form a government even with a third round of elections. Read more

The right still rules in Israel. Will it continue?

Is Benjamin Netanyahu’s dominance of Israeli politics the product of a consensus he helped build, or is he merely a convenient beneficiary of forces that were beyond his control? Read more