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October 30, 7:05 PM
PM’s son Yair Netanyahu deems Israeli Arabs ‘greatest danger’ to Israel besides IranThe Prime Minister’s son, Yair Netanyahu, claimed Israel “cannot survive long-term when 20% of its population identifies with its enemies and wants its destruction.”ByAVI SOLOMON
Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, arrives for a court hearing on his request for a restraining order against Haaretz journalist Uri Misgav at the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court in Jerusalem, July 15, 2026.(photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
October 30, 6:42 PM
Israel’s opposition must break its promise, rely on Arab parties to oust Netanyahu – opinionThe opposition should stop overthinking, get out of its own way, thank the Arabs for their support, and get on with saving the country. ByDAN PERRY
Ra’am head Mansour Abbas stands alongside fellow party member Yoav Segalovitz in the northern Israeli city of Sakhnin, on Israel’s general election night, October 27, 2026(photo credit: MICHAEL GILADI/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
October 30, 3:52 PM
‘We will not sit with supporters of terror’: Liberman says no to coalition with Arab partiesByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
October 30, 3:30 PM
Ra’am chairman Mansour Abbas reaches out to Joint List leadersByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
October 30, 3:07 PM
Middle Israel: Netanyahu and Eisenkot both lost, but Israel may have emerged the winnerThe opposition had every reason to win by a landslide, but Eisenkot offered no vision beyond replacing a failed government.ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu(photo credit: MAYA LEVIN, JEWEL SAMAD/various sources/AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
October 30, 3:07 PM
Israel cannot afford another election – its leaders must compromise for unity – opinionWhat matters is who can assemble 61 seats and turn them into a functioning coalition. Neither side can do that right now, but Netanyahu appears to be in the stronger position.ByYAAKOV KATZ
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Likud headquarters following the release of exit polls.(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)Go to the full article > >
October 30, 11:58 AM
Netanyahu meets Ben-Gvir, Smotrich as opposition leaders hold coalition talksNetanyahu met Ben-Gvir and Smotrich as opposition leaders held separate talksByANNA BARSKY, NAHUM PERRY
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attending the Knesset, February 7, 2024; illustrative.(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
October 30, 11:56 AM
Shas’s Deri rules out joining opposition bloc government without Likud as UTJ weighs talks”We are not in anyone’s bloc,” Maran Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Dov Landau said.ByANNA BARSKY, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Arye Deri places his ballot on Election Day on October 27, 2026.(photo credit: YAAKOV COHEN)Go to the full article > >
October 30, 8:36 AM
Lapid urges patience as anti-Netanyahu bloc works to form government ByANNA BARSKY
October 30, 4:56 AM
Netanyahu’s chief of staff provided intel. leading to arrests in Ra’am vote bribery case – reportSenior officials told N12 that the election bribery case is unlikely to result in an indictment and that the suspects have explained the source of the money.ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Chief of Staff, Ido Norden.(photo credit: SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)Go to the full article > >Load More