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Jonathan Pollard, once jailed in US for spying, says he will enter Israeli politics

Former US Navy analyst jailed for spying for Israel says Oct. 7 pushed him into public life, criticizes Netanyahu’s wartime leadership and rules out cooperation with Bennett over past security decisions

Ilan Levinsohn | 05.05.26

For the first time in 3 decades: Druze party will run in national elections

Hundreds of members of Israel's Druze community participated in an event announcing the 'Brit Achim' (Alliance of Brothers) party, which took two years to establish; Party head Col. (res.) Wajdi Sarhan: 'The time has come to change the equation - to unite into an influential force'

Yair Kraus | 05.04.26

Eisenkot, Liberman weigh surprise merger after Bennett-Lapid pact as election draws near

Sources say talks remain preliminary, with leadership unresolved, as both sides weigh whether a joint run would add seats to the bloc seeking to replace Netanyahu

Yuval Karni | 05.04.26

ארכיון הפגנה אמריקנים נגד המלחמה מול איראן בוושינגטון הבירה ארה"ב 7 באפריל

Trump's slump in the polls: this is what his voters think

US president’s approval falls to 34%, and 61% of Americans call Iran war a mistake, polls show; surging gas prices are fueling public frustration, while Republicans still back Trump but midterm shellacking

ynet, News Agencies | 05.03.26

Orban to exit parliament after defeat; Magyar claims 'oligarchs are fleeing abroad with billions'

Orban, Hungary’s prime minister for 16 years, says he will give up his parliamentary seat to rebuild his party, as Magyar, Hungarian journalists and The Guardian report allies shifting assets abroad; Magyar warns: 'Do not let criminals flee'

ynet | 04.27.26

Bennett’s grand plan and the challenges that stand in his way

The former PMs' surprise alliance is meant to build momentum against Netanyahu, but it could alienate right-wing voters and complicate efforts to bring in former military chief Eisenkot

Moran Azulay | 04.27.26

Bennett, Lapid announce joint run: 'Fateful moments require bold steps'

Hours after announcing their alliance, Bennett told Gadi Eisenkot that 'our door is open,' and pledged that if elected, his government would establish a state inquiry on its first day into the failures surrounding the Oct. 7 attack

Moran Azulay | 04.26.26

Shas-backed Rabbi Zevadia Cohen elected chief rabbi of Tel Aviv

After eight years without a chief rabbi, Shas-backed Rabbi Zevadia Cohen was elected with 37 of 61 votes, defeating former MK Rabbi Haim Amsalem; Mayor Ron Huldai said, 'Tel Aviv will remain Tel Aviv — we will preserve it'

Shilo Freid | 04.26.26

Palestinian local elections give some Gazans a chance to vote for the first time in years

Voting in Deir al-Balah gives Gaza a symbolic role in Palestinian municipal elections, as the Palestinian Authority seeks to reassert its claim to the enclave and test public sentiment after more than two years of war

Reuters | 04.25.26

Hungary’s new era: fear and euphoria on the banks of the Danube

Student Nora Meszaros, 21, was 5 when Orban rose to power and says she would have left if he won again, while veteran politician Ivan Peto recalls him shouting 'Russians out'; Budapest celebrates a dramatic upheaval tempered by fear of what comes next

Zeev Avrahami, Budapest | 04.18.26

Bennett taps 23-year-old Haredi draft exemption critic for Knesset slate

If elected, reservist activist Yonatan Shalev would become the youngest lawmaker in Israel’s history

Moran Azulay | 04.15.26

Hungary’s Magyar no liberal, but seen as a force for democratic change

Opinion: many Hungarians saw backing Magyar as a risk, unsure of his commitment to reforms, but he has energized a broad, active civic movement in the country

Yonatan Levi | 04.13.26

Hungary’s Gen Z drives opposition win: 'We can rebuild everything'

Young voters drove Hungary’s election, with over 70% backing opposition leader Magyar over Orban as turnout hit a record, seen as a key test for the country’s future

Zeev Avrahami, ynet correspondents, Itamar Eichner | 04.13.26

The moment of truth for the Orbán government

Some eight million Hungarians will go to the polls Sunday to vote in an election that many describe as the most dramatic since the fall of communism in 1989; another Orbán victory would strengthen the populist bloc in Europe and give momentum to other governments seeking to adopt judicial and media reform

Yair Navot | 04.12.26

The right-wing rebel: Can Peter Magyar topple Viktor Orban’s fortress?

After 16 years in power, Orban heads into an April 12 showdown with a right-wing insurgent and former insider whose rise is rattling the ruling party, reshaping Hungary’s political map and drawing close attention from Brussels, Moscow and Jerusalem

Yair Navot | 04.08.26