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UK move to lower voting age sparks renewed calls from Israeli youth

'This generation matured with the country through national crises': Inspired by Britain’s decision to extend voting rights to 16-year-olds, Israeli student leaders urge similar reform ahead of national elections

Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad | 07.19.25

Shas weighs leaving government over ‘harm to Torah scholars’

Its Council of Torah Sages will discuss the Sephardic movement's future in the government, due to the crisis surrounding the draft exemption law; It is likely that Shas will announce its withdrawal from the government in the coming days

Shilo Freid, Moran Azulay | 07.15.25

מושל ניו יורק לשעבר אנדרו קואומו, זוהראן ממדאני ניצח בפריימריז של המפלגה הדמוקרטית לראשות העיר ניו יורק

Cuomo reenters NYC mayoral race, boosting chances for controversial anti-Israel candidate

Andrew Cuomo, who lost the Democratic primary to Zohran Mamdani, announced that he will run for NYC mayor after all - as an independent candidate; If he sticks to his plan, the votes of Mamdani's opponents will be split between three candidates, all but ensuring his victory

Daniel Edelson, New York | 07.15.25

בראד לנדר, החשב הכללי של עיריית ניו יורק

NYC comptroller backs Mamdani, divests from Israel, city mayor claims

Mayor Eric Adam's office accused Brad Lander of furthering the BDS campaign regardless of the adverse financial consequences for city pensioners

Daniel Edelson, New York | 07.14.25

New York mayoral candidate, State Rep. Zohran Mamdani after winning the Democratic primaries

Anti-Israel candidate Mamdani wins NYC primary, favored to win mayoral race

Democratic party's progressive wing coalesces behind the self-described democratic socialist after he gains momentum in sharp campaign laser-focused on the city's high cost of living

News Agencies | 06.25.25

Haredi leaders reject US envoy Huckabee’s unity plea amid coalition crisis, push for elections

As coalition tensions peak over draft law, top rabbis dismiss Huckabee’s behind-the-scenes diplomacy as foreign interference, reaffirming their demand to dissolve Knesset

Shilo Freid | 06.10.25

Amid coalition crisis, senior rabbis refuse to meet with Netanyahu: 'He's totally out of the loop'

Despite Haredi threat to quit, sources close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insist that Knesset would not be dissolved, despite growing fears of early elections

Shilo Freid | 06.04.25

Karol Nawrocki after winning Poland's presidential race

Nawrocki’s victory: turning point or tipping point for Poland’s democracy?

Opinion: Poland has delivered its political verdict, electing a president from the camp of extreme nationalist and messianic populism by a narrow yet decisive margin; liberals around the world would do well to heed the lesson

Sever Plocker | 06.02.25

Polish eurosceptic Nawrocki wins presidential vote, electoral commission says

Populist candidate edges out liberal Warsaw mayor in tight runoff, signaling nationalist shift and new challenge to PM Tusk’s centrist coalition

News agencies | 06.02.25

Member of Hezbollah who lost fingures in Israel's pagers' detonation casts his vote in Lebanon municipal elections

Hezbollah fares well in strongholds in Lebanon local elections, but turnout low

Low voter participation is attributed to the anger among Lebanese over the long war and violence; 'The will of life is stronger than death and the will of construction is stronger than destruction,' President Joseph Aoun says

Lior Ben Ari, News Agencies | 05.25.25

Romanian far right AUR leader George Simion

Back to the roots: The revival of Romanian antisemitism

Opinion: Israel’s ambassador to Romania met with the head of far-right AUR, sparking backlash over the party’s antisemitic record; despite public overtures, AUR leaders continue to glorify fascists and deny the Holocaust, fueling concern over rising extremism

Andrei Muraru, Radu Ioanid | 04.12.25

'Bennett 2026': Former PM Naftali Bennett registers new political party

Sources close to Bennett say hopes to tap into growing pool of undecided voters post-October 7, 40% of whom leaning right

Moran Azulay | 04.01.25

Berlin’s Jewish community welcomes Merz's election victory

City's chief rabbi Yehuda Teichtal sends personal letter to conservative party chief thanking him for his staunch support of Israel and local Jewish life; Jewish community believes new chancellor will combat antisemitism

Itamar Eichner | 02.25.25

German conservatives win election but far-right AfD set for best ever result, exit polls show

Vote dominated by worries about years-long stagnation of Europe’s biggest economy, pressure to curb migration and growing uncertainty over future of Ukraine and Europe’s alliance with U.S.

Reuters | 02.23.25

500 יום ללחימה בחמש גזרות - מלחמת חרבות ברזל

With Lebanon withdrawl - Israel's real test begins

Opinion: IDF forces complete their withdrawal from Lebanon amid lingering security concerns; while military operations have dealt significant blows to Hezbollah, doubts about long-term deterrence leave residents uneasy about the future

Yossi Yehoshua | 02.18.25

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