Israel votes: Likud leads, neither bloc reaches 61, Arab parties hold the balance
For now, Netanyahu leads the largest party by seven seats and a bloc that outnumbers Eisenkot’s by the same margin. The opposition can reach a majority only through the Arab parties its own leaders swore off during the campaign
Trump doubles down on Netanyahu endorsement: “We have to finish the job”
One day before Israelis go to the polls, President Donald Trump issued a second public endorsement of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, telling Israelis directly to vote for him so the two leaders can complete their campaign against Iran.
Biden’s hostage negotiator admits U.S. pressure on Israel hardened Hamas, stalled hostage deal
Brett McGurk, the man President Biden chose to bring home the hostages Hamas dragged into Gaza on October 7, now admits that American pressure on Israel hardened Hamas and made the hostages harder to free.
Israel votes in five weeks. Its American voters could decide who wins.
Americans are watching their own midterms, but Israel votes first in one of its closest and least predictable elections in memory. Some 400,000 English-speaking Israelis, many of them Americans, represent roughly four Knesset seats.
An Israeli unity government vs. a natural coalition
With Israel’s national elections two months away, pollsters, reporters, and pundits typically talk about the two main “blocks” of parties likely to make up the next coalition, based on projections from regular polls. The polls vary slightly, but show an overall similar trend.
Netanyahu says Iran tried to kill his son while Tehran also threatens Trump’s family
“Here is something quite unbelievable… Iran targeted one of my sons. Iran tried to kill, to murder one of my sons,” Netanyahu said, without specifying which son was targeted or offering further detail.
Mamdani admits he can’t arrest Netanyahu as Trump administration launches campaign to dismantle the ICC
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani acknowledged that he has no legal authority to arrest PM Benjamin Netanyahu, backing away from a pledge he had repeated for more than a year, while the Trump administration separately announced a sweeping campaign to dismantle the International Criminal Court itself.
Saudi Arabia tells Washington: No accords without Netanyahu’s exit
Saudi Arabia’s demand: PM Benjamin Netanyahu must no longer serve as prime minister after Israel’s October election, and policies advanced by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich in Judea and Samaria over the past three years must be reversed.
Poll: American Jews rate anti-Israel NYC mayor above Netanyahu
A new national survey has found that American Jews view New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, an outspoken critic of Israel who has refused to condemn calls for “intifada” and marked Nakba Day from City Hall, more favorably than Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Backlash from all sides mounts against Trump’s secret Iran deal
A ceasefire between the US and the Islamic Republic of Iran was supposed to end months of war. Instead, the secrecy surrounding its terms triggered a rare backlash from Republicans, Democrats, Jewish organizations, and even members of PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.