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Amir Ettinger
Netanyahu taps his military secretary as next Mossad chief
PM selects Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman after interviewing multiple candidates; he will succeed Mossad Director David Barnea when Barnea’s five-year term ends in June 2026
Amir Ettinger
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12.04.25
Bismuth: ‘You can’t force people to enlist’ as Netanyahu pushes draft-exemption bill
Despite coalition strains, Netanyahu is pushing to speed up the draft-exemption bill to limit public backlash, though legal advisers say a legislative 'blitz' is impossible; Bismuth signaled to Haredi voters that he will not support jailing all draft evaders
Amir Ettinger, Shilo Freid
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12.04.25
Netanyahu backs regulating West Bank farm outposts, document shows
Internal summary reveals PM supports expanding and formalizing Jewish agricultural outposts used to hold Area C, even as he directs officials to deploy educational tools to pull hundreds of at-risk settler youths out of rising violence in the West Bank
Amir Ettinger
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12.03.25
Cracks in coalition over draft-exemption law: 'shameful law devoid of any public courage'
Some in Netanyahu's Likud Party have declared that they will vote against it, as Religious Zionism Party Minister Ofir Sofer says he won't support it even at cost of being fired from the government, while other members of his party also having difficulty supporting current version
Amir Ettinger
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12.01.25
Haredi draft bill: national service counts as military enlistment, rabbis to set sanctions
The legislation, led by Committee Chair Boaz Bismuth, moved forward after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior leaders of the Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox stream approved its advancement last week
Amir Ettinger
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11.27.25
Facing electoral wipeout, one of Blue and White’s pillars considers his next move
Chili Tropper, a key ally of Benny Gantz, says he won’t let votes go to waste and hints at possible alliances, as pressure mounts on Blue and White to avoid splitting the opposition ahead of elections
Amir Ettinger
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11.26.25
Netanyahu urges new limits on prisoner release: 'Hostage deals will fuel kidnappings'
Netanyahu called to codify the Shamgar Committee’s 2012 recommendations, written by a panel headed by former Supreme Court President Meir Shamgar to guide hostage-deal negotiations, and said existing laws already blocked several wartime releases
Amir Ettinger
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11.25.25
IDF general draws fire after hinting lawmaker supported extremist settler unrest
Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth tells Netanyahu public backing for West Bank violence undermines enforcement, citing video by hard‑right lawmaker Limor Son Har‑Melech as evidence
Amir Ettinger
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11.23.25
Netanyahu thanks Trump for support amid trial as calls mount to cancel proceedings
PM praises US president after pardon request to Herzog, while continuing to delay court hearings despite claims he is eager to prove innocence in long-running corruption case
Amir Ettinger
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11.13.25
Netanyahu accuses Israeli journalists of joining smear campaign against his wife, son
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused journalists Amit Segal and Yinon Magal of being “serial participants” in attacks against his wife, Sara, and son, Yair; He declared that: 'an attack on my family, which gives me the strength and support to lead, is an attack on me,'
Amir Ettinger
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11.12.25
'Israel now in a position of strength': Dermer resigns after turbulent term as Netanyahu’s top diplomat
Close Netanyahu ally and key figure in Israel’s wartime diplomacy steps down, praising prime minister’s leadership and reflecting on October 7 as nation’s darkest day; Dermer vows to keep serving Israel to 'secure the Jewish future'
Amir Ettinger
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11.11.25
Trump’s Gaza plan stalls as Western officials warn Hamas is regaining control
Western officials cited by Reuters warn Gaza is effectively divided — an Israeli-controlled zone and one under Hamas — as Trump’s postwar plan stalls. The power vacuum, they say, risks years of separation and renewed Hamas rule
Amir Ettinger
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11.11.25
Netanyahu rejects state inquiry into Oct. 7 massacre, says 'half the nation' objects
Netanyahu told Knesset no state commission will probe the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre, sparking outrage from opposition leaders and bereaved families who vowed to keep fighting for an inquiry
Amir Ettinger
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11.10.25
Israel says decisions on Gaza will be made with US as Netanyahu meets with Kushner
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US envoy Jared Kushner discussed disarming Hamas, demilitarizing Gaza and ensuring the group never regains control
Amir Ettinger
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11.10.25
Defense Minister Katz signs off on Itai Ofir as next IDF legal chief amid reported tensions with Netanyahu
Israel Katz formally appointed attorney Itai Ofir as the next IDF Military Advocate General; Despite reports that Prime Minister Netanyahu 'was furious' over the move, political insiders say he privately called it 'an excellent appointment'
Moran Azulay, Amir Ettinger
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11.10.25
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