Gadi Eisenkot demands haredi party Shas remove new election ad invoking IDF soldiers
The haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Shas Party released its first election campaign video on Saturday evening, appearing to support IDF…
Benjamin Netanyahu: Draft dodgers will either ‘enlist or go to prison’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly told officials on Sunday that if re-elected, he would not advance the contentious…
Netanyahu’s haredi strategy faces election test
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gambled that by passing a slew of laws favorable to the haredim (ultra-Orthodox) at…
Netanyahu’s ‘right-wing government’ proved it’s left, made Torah study Basic Law
For decades, the Israeli Right has proudly claimed Ze’ev Jabotinsky as its ideological father. His doctrine of the…
How Gadi Eisenkot’s snub of Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef redefines Israeli politics
Former chief rabbi and Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef offered Yashar Party head Gadi Eisenkot a political…
The haredi draft question should be decided by voters, not outgoing lawmakers
On Tuesday afternoon, the ruling coalition delivered one final punch to the nation’s gut on its way out…
IDF chief of staff is right to warn Benjamin Netanyahu about haredi draft freeze
Active-duty generals, as a rule, should stay out of politics. Their job is to fight wars and implement…
IDF chief says haredi exemption law threatens national security
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir on Monday battled with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister…
The political fallout of Israel’s haredi draft crisis: Leaders must decide
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is taking fire for overpromising. At the start of the war, he pledged “total…
Poll: Israelis increasingly doubt US President Donald Trump prioritizes their security
Most Israelis believe that Israel’s security is not a central consideration for US President Donald Trump, according to…
Yuli Edelstein leaves Likud, expects to start new right-wing political party
MK Yuli Edelstein announced that he is leaving Likud in a Friday press conference. “That is a very difficult sentence to…
Benjamin Netanyahu must stop surrendering to haredi demands
The ultra-Orthodox (haredi) parties are exploiting the dissolution of the Knesset and the upcoming elections to extort as…