March 16, 2023 11:46

Desperate Herzog’s judiciary reform plan is dead on arrival

President finally launched his proposals for constitutional change in the knowledge that the government had already rejected it

March 09, 2023 13:45

Pfeffer's Israel: Protesting pilots zero in on Netanyahu coalition

Two groups of airmen have caused the biggest stir in the strikes against the government's plans for judicial reform

March 02, 2023 13:56

For Netanyahu, the problem with his coalition is it’s just too cohesive

The majority won by the Likud and like-minded parties meant that the partners maximised their demands and the PM was forced to accept most of them

February 23, 2023 11:22

Israel and Ukraine locked in a delicate dance over defence

Dissonance between broad support from Israeli society towards invaded state and the government — which still refuses to supply military assistance — has remained

February 16, 2023 14:59

King Bibi has done the impossible: united Israel against him

From Meretz MKs to fomer Likud ministers; all sides joined the protests against Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial reforms

February 09, 2023 13:18

What Bibi plans for his next step is a mystery to all of Israel

With the vote looming on the PM's legal reforms, next week will provide the biggest test yet for both sides in the struggle for the future of Israeli democracy

February 02, 2023 11:51

Pfeffer's Israel: When terror met squalor in the Jerusalem Israel has ignored

Neve Yaakov is a place most Israelis barely knew existed until last week's atrocity

January 26, 2023 13:11

Pfeffer's Israel: Is Bibi being edged towards the exit?

Will last week's Supreme Court ruling on the deputy prime minister be a prelude to a much more explosive showdown between the judicial and executive branches of the country?

January 19, 2023 10:48

Bibi on the brink as Supreme Court blocks minister

Ruling disqualifying the appointment of Shas leader Aryeh Deri has taken matters out of new prime minister's hands

January 12, 2023 12:39

Could Crown Prince MBS hold the key to Israeli democracy?

Benjamin Netanyahu's biggest mission for his new government is to make peace with the Saudis

January 05, 2023 11:45

Forget Hamas, Ben-Gvir needs to beware the Charedim

The real shockwave caused by the far-right politician's jaunt on Temple Mount came in the form of a headline in strictly Orthodox newspaper Yated Ne’eman

December 29, 2022 12:08

It was a year of rookie errors, ending with the far right in cabinet

Bennett burned his bridges on the right, Lapid failed to cajole Labour and Meretz into merging

December 22, 2022 13:19

Even Likud MKs don’t know what lies in store for them with Bibi

The most senior are still waiting to hear from Netanyahu what post, if any, awaits them in his new government

December 15, 2022 12:34

World Cup was a better watch than Knesset in session

On Tuesday evening, when the 25th Knesset’s first round of serious legislation coincided with the World Cup semi-final between Argentina and Croatia, the exclusive 'horseshoe' room just happened to be packed

December 08, 2022 12:38

Will Bibi and Likud be in office or in power this time around?

With a very different coalition from the ones he led in the past, and he himself still on trial for bribery and fraud, it’s anyone’s guess which Netanyahu we will get this time around

December 01, 2022 13:09

Bibi-time is coming — pending the deal on cabinet convicts

A month has elapsed since the election and no one can say for sure when Benjamin Netanyahu will finally swear in his new government.