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October 7 hero Maj. Gen. Noam Tibon to join Yesh Atid party

Party leader Yair Lapid praises retired general’s military record and says he’d join party leadership; Tibon urges a push for a state inquiry into the Hamas massacre, saying: 'Everyone responsible for the failure must go home'

Moran Azulay | 11.18.25

גדי מוזס בעצרת ה-30 לרצח יצחק רבין בתל אביב

Former hostage Gadi Mozes at Rabin memorial: 'He wouldn’t have given up on us for two years'

Tens of thousands marked 30 years since Rabin’s assassination in Tel Aviv. Lapid warned extremists had twisted Judaism into hate, Eisenkot called for accountability, and former hostage Mozes urged Israelis to choose peace and hope over despair

Shira Kadari-Ovadia | 11.02.25

Smotrich apologizes after backlash over 'Saudi camel riding' remark

Finance minister dismisses Palestinian statehood demands as condition for Saudi ties, telling Riyadh to 'keep riding camels'; later apologizes for tone but defends stance on Jewish rights in West Bank as tensions rise ahead of MBS-Trump summit on regional deals and defense pact

Shilo Freid | 10.23.25

Knesset winter session opens with fiery speeches, call for dignified civic discourse

Knesset speaker disrespects Supreme Court head; Herzog: 'I promise that we will attempt to reach unity'; Netanyahu: 'We are going to pass the 2026 budget soon.'

Moran Azulay | 10.20.25

יאיר לפיד גדי איזנקוט בני גנץ יאיר גולן אביגדור ליברמן נפתלי בנט

Netanyahu’s rivals meet in secret, vow to topple government 'by this winter'

In a closed-door meeting without photos or Arab parties, Lapid, Gantz, Bennett, Lieberman, Eisenkot and Golan discussed plans to oust Netanyahu and backed Trump’s plan to free hostages and form a 'healing government'

Moran Azulay | 10.08.25

Netanyahu claims 'full responsibility' for the attack in Qatar as Israelis rejoice

Historic operation against senior Hamas figures abroad was praised by both the right and the left; Smotrich: 'Terrorists have no immunity from our long arm anywhere in the world'; Opposition leader Lapid congratulated the security forces 'for an extraordinary operation'

Itamar Eichner, Lior Ben Ari | 09.09.25

Opposition leaders weigh united front to unseat Netanyahu in next elections

Lapid, Bennett, Eisenkot, Liberman and Gantz have held private talks in recent weeks; next week they will meet with Yair Golan, though Bennett’s push for a single centrist slate faces resistance from partners fearing a loss of votes

Moran Azulay | 09.08.25

יו"ר המחנה הממלכתי בני גנץ וחבר הסיעה גדי איזנקוט בישיבת סיעה

Eisenkot leaves National Unity Party, will resign from Knesset

Former IDF chief of staff informed party chairman Benny Gantz that he had decided to leave and return the mandate; However, those around him make it clear: he is not retiring from political life; Lapid is considering offering Eisenkot to head his party

Moran Azulay | 06.30.25

'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

EU top diplomat says during Israel visit that preventing nuclear Iran is 'main objective'

Kaja Kallas urges stronger action against Tehran and backs Gaza’s reconstruction without Hamas; reaffirms support for two-state solution and calls for democratic values to be upheld amid protests over government policy

Itamar Eichner | 03.25.25

Senior official accuses Mossad, Shin Bet chiefs for 'only making concessions' in hostage negotiations

The unamed official claimed that the change in the negotiating team removing security chiefs and replacing them with allied minister directly resulted in the planned release of six hostages on Saturday

Itamar Eichner | 02.19.25

בני גנץ יאיר לפיד אביגדור ליברמן יאיר גולן

'Netanyahu unfit, endangers Israel,' opposition leaders say

Leaders of opposition parties slam Netanyahu's ouster of Yoav Gallant, say his motives are political and fear of investigations into misdeeds of his close circle

Moran Azulay | 11.06.24

Yair Lapid: 'Israel should bomb Iran's oil facilities'

Opposition leader says talks with Washington over response to Iran’s missile attack ongoing, calling for broader coalition to target Tehran's nuclear sites; Lapid stresses need for international coordination alongside Israel's own priorities

Yuval Karni | 10.07.24

ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו עם ראש ה שב"כ רונן בר הרמת כוסית לרכל חג הפסח

Lapid's testimony launches a 'versions war' amid public inquiry concerns

Netanyahu and Shin Bet chief give opposing stories on prior warning before the Hamas Massacre, fearing pending public inquiry into October 7 failures; Differing statements create media frenzy

Moran Azulay | 08.30.24

Shin Bet chief warns prime minister in July 2023 that war is incoming

Breaking: Shin Bet chief warns Netanyahu war is incoming as early as July 2023; Opposition Leader Yair Lapid receives the same warning, inquiring if Netanyahu knows of this warning

Nadav Eyal | 08.30.24

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