Shock Knesset Poll: Lapid Runaway Victor in New Elections

Posted on: February 21st, 2013

Netanyahu wheels and deals, Livni sacrifices herself on the altar of a Cabinet post, Shas plays cute and the public is fed up. A new poll shows that if elections were held today, Lapid would win.

Coalition Carnival of Spins Turning into Purim Fest

Posted on: February 21st, 2013

Talks on a new government coalition have turned into spin after spin and bluff after bluff, with “everyone on first” and no one at home. Everyone is wearing masks to the point that some people, like Livni, already have lost their identities. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s deal with Tzipi Livni to appoint her in charge of [...]

The Mysteriously Missing Religious Alliance

Posted on: February 21st, 2013

Who's to blame for there being no religious bloc in the negotiations with the Likud?

Shas and UTJ to Join Coalition by Week’s End

Posted on: February 19th, 2013

Shas and UTJ claim that they're joining the coalition. The question now is, who will be the last party to join?

Likud-Beteinu Closes First Partner (updated)

Posted on: February 19th, 2013

It only took a month, but Likud-Beteinu finally managed to close a deal with its first coalition partner, Tzipi Livni’s HaTnua party. Livni will reportedly receive the Justice Ministry and be an inner cabinet member. Amir Peretz will serve as environmental protection minister, and Amram Mitzna will be chairman of the Knesset House Committees. It [...]

Lapid: ‘Who, Me? Topple Netanyahu? Of course Not’

Posted on: February 19th, 2013

Future (Yesh Atid) party chairman Yair Lapid, who recently said he will be Prime Minister one day, has assured Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu he will not to bring down the next coalition before its term runs out, according to party sources. The latest report follows rumor after rumor, many  of them planted as part of [...]

Latest Coalition Building Rumors and Threats from Israel

Posted on: February 18th, 2013

Nasty threats, mistreatment, rumors, and a general lack of trust define this government's coalition building attempts.

MKs, Australia, Challenging Israel on ‘Prisoner X,’ Black Prisons

Posted on: February 13th, 2013

MK Gal'on: Liberman should be reminded that we are not in Putin's parliament…

Bibi and Bennett Meet

Posted on: February 11th, 2013

Following a 5 year estrangement, Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett and Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu finally met in Tel Aviv. The meeting, held in the government’s offices in the Kirya, took place just after noon, and lasted for 2 hours. The meeting was described as businesslike, and all the issues on the table were discussed. [...]

After an Apology, Bennett to Meet Bibi in Tel Aviv

Posted on: February 11th, 2013

"Sara Netanyahu is a good woman. I'm sorry about the joke regarding the terrorism course we supposedly took course together."

NGOs to Promote Social Change in Israel through ‘Forgotten Mitzvahs’

Posted on: February 10th, 2013

"Our joint goal is to have the Torah guide our agenda in all areas of life."

Lapid to Haredim: I Will Not Hurt the Torah World, It’s Nonsense

Posted on: February 7th, 2013

"The study of Torah cannot become an excuse not to study math and English, not to serve the homeland, and not to work for a living."

Jewish Home: Netanyahu Wants Us Out of Government

Posted on: February 7th, 2013

The Likud is only using Bennett's party to bring down Yair Lapid's price.

Bibi’s Wishful Thinking – A Doppelganger Coalition

Posted on: February 5th, 2013

Netanyahu chose an Israeli satirist as his double for Facebook’s annual Doppelganger week. If Yair Lapid would double as Rabbi Lau and Bennett as Obama, Israel would be ready for Moshiach.

New Lapid Bennett Axis Enters Coalition Talks Together

Posted on: February 4th, 2013

The two parties agreed that they would either join the coalition together or not at all.

Shas Chairman: Torah Study More Important than Being Minister

Posted on: February 3rd, 2013

When the Shas Sephardi Haredi religious party is really to give up a Cabinet post for the sake of funding for yeshivas, you know they are really getting nervous.

Mazel Tov Tzipi and Ohr

Posted on: February 3rd, 2013

Tzipi has a lot more important things to celebrate now!

Netanyahu Tasked with Forming Government

Posted on: February 2nd, 2013

Tasked with the job of forming the next coalition government, Netanyahu sets out his goals for this term.

Dozens Of New Members Give Knesset Fresh New Face

Posted on: January 30th, 2013

TEL AVIV – Last week’s Israeli election saw a major shakeup in the country’s government, with 53 new members elected to its parliament, the Knesset.

Bedouin MK May Only Bring One Wife to Swearing-In

Posted on: January 28th, 2013

His first wife is 8 years his senior, the younger is 22.