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Ben Sales
One-hit wonders keep saving Netanyahu. This time, he might be played out
Ministers Gilad Erdan, left, and Moshe Kahlon, center, alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset on May 20, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
A constellation of center-right parties could unite to bolster the prime minister, as their now-defunct predecessors have done. But even if they do, it may not be enough to get him a majority
US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport, March 1, 2026, in West Palm Beach, Florida. (AP/ Matt Rourke)
March 6, 2026, 3:58 pm
They won’t specify it in their war aims, but both Israel and US want Iran regime change
Netanyahu has been more consistent in defining goals of campaign than the White House, but Israel might once again dazzle on the battlefield while disappointing strategically
By Lazar Berman
A US C-17 sits at the Nevatim Air Base in the desert in Israel, October 13, 2023, after bringing crates of American munitions for Israel. (AP/ Lolita Baldor/ File)
February 13, 2026, 8:22 am
Israel looks to wean itself off US aid, but breaking free could cost both sides
As PM urges ‘maximal independence’ after years of getting billions from Washington, past officials say IDF can benefit from more freedom, but shift could also destabilize region
By Nava Freiberg
An Israeli flag flutters near destroyed buildings inside the Gaza Strip as pictured from the Israeli border, on September 25, 2025. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
September 25, 2025, 10:38 pm
Israel is speeding toward global pariah status, with Trump as its only shield
In the face of genocide accusations, Palestinian recognition, ICC warrants, cultural boycotts and possible sanctions, Netanyahu has pushed Israel to a ‘tipping point’ of isolation
By Joseph Krauss
Emergency personnel work at the site where two Israeli Embassy staff members were shot dead near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, May 21, 2025. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)
May 23, 2025, 2:24 am
Israelis shaken by deadly DC museum shooting: ‘I’m afraid to go abroad’
German antisemitism czar says there’s reason to fear copycats ‘on our own streets’; ex-Israeli ambassador to US Michael Oren blames incitement on social media and college campuses
By Reuters and ToI Staff
ICA Summit breakout session on US-Israel Alliance with (l to r) moderator Yuna Leibzon, panelists Michael Oren, Victoria Coates and Dennis Ross, in Washington, DC, September 21, 2024. (Robert Sarner/Times of Israel)
September 23, 2024, 4:18 pm
Not above the fray: How the US-Israel alliance is now part of American partisan politics
Three experts speaking at the Israeli American Council National Summit weigh in on the once-sacrosanct bipartisan support for the Jewish state in DC and what has shifted
By Robert Sarner
Israelis celebrating New Year's Eve in Tel Aviv, December 31, 2023. (Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
January 1, 2024, 2:08 pm
Daily Briefing Jan. 1: Day 87 – New Year’s Eve rockets; outrage as minister insults pilots
Political correspondent Tal Schneider discusses cabinet spat and Hezbollah tunnels as blogs editor Miriam Herschlag looks at top op-eds of 2023
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett during a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, February 27, 2022. (Yoav Ari Dudkevitch/Pool)
February 28, 2022, 11:25 am
As government walks Ukraine tightrope, opposition waits for a slip-up
Lawmakers on both sides of aisle have nothing to gain politically by wading into war in Europe, experts say — at least until US criticism gets louder
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
The candidates vying to become the next Jewish Agency head, clockwise from upper left - Danny Danon, Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, Omer Yankelevich, Michal Cotler-Wunsh, Michael Oren, Ruth Calderon (Courtesy)
January 7, 2022, 9:42 am
As process stalls, candidates to lead Jewish Agency warn of urgent world challenges
The Times of Israel speaks to figures seeking to head the venerable body as drawn-out nomination reveals political rifts; coalition nominees refuse interviews
By Lazar Berman
Former MK Ruth Calderon at the Rabbi Kook Museum in Jerusalem on March 5, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
December 29, 2021, 9:16 pm
Lapid nominates former Yesh Atid MK Ruth Calderon to head Jewish Agency
Jewish educator joins race after minister from FM’s party bowed out amid uproar over insinuation that he ignored anonymous sexual harassment complaints while in IDF
By ToI Staff and Tal Schneider
Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai attends the Jewish People's Lobby, at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on November 15, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 26, 2021, 1:25 pm
As Jewish Agency seeks its next chief, Diaspora Minister Nachman Shai not in running
Committee invites candidates for interviews, among them deputy Jerusalem mayor and ex-ambassadors, but not the Labor member, whose portfolio might be needed to shore up coalition
By Tal Schneider and ToI Staff
Top row (L-R) Tzipi Livni (Flash90), Omer Yankelevich (FLash90), Michal Kotler-Wunsh (Rami Zarenger), Bottom row (L-R) Fleur Hassan-Nahoum (AFP); Irina Nevzlin (Courtesy), Yaffa Zilbershats (Flash90)
October 18, 2021, 6:29 pm
Jewish Agency postpones vote for chairman after Stern scandal
Board of semi-governmental body gives another month for new applicants, after coalition pick drops out over controversial comments
By Lazar Berman
Yair Lapid (L) speaks with Tzipi Livni in the Knesset on December 3, 2014 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 13, 2021, 12:58 pm
Tzipi Livni could join race to head Jewish Agency, potentially backed by Lapid
If ex-foreign minister throws hat into the ring, she’s expected to get support of Michaeli and other ministers; nominating panel considering selecting woman for 1st time
By Shalom Yerushalmi and Tal Schneider
Top row (L-R) Omer Yankelevich (FLash90), Michal Kotler-Wunsh (Rami Zarenger), Fleur Hassan-Nahoum (AFP); Bottom row (L-R) Irina Nevzlin (Courtesy), Yaffa Zilbershats (Flash90), Elazar Stern (Flash90)
October 13, 2021, 9:32 am
With Elazar Stern out of running, Jewish Agency eyes first-ever female chair
Several members of the agency’s nominating committee are now considering electing a woman to head the organization for the first time in its history
By Tal Schneider
Kulanu MK Michael Oren, on June 20, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
September 22, 2021, 4:23 pm
Ex-ambassador calls for rethink on US military aid amid Iron Dome controversy
After funding for Israel’s missile defense cut from US spending bill, Michael Oren says politicization of issue could become a ‘strategic vulnerability’ for Jerusalem
By Lazar Berman
Former MK and Israeli ambassador to the US Michael Oren speaks during a segment of Behind the Headlines, May 30, 2021. (Times of Israel)
June 1, 2021, 4:29 pm
Michael Oren is an open book: Join ToI Community for Q&A with former diplomat
In a special Behind the Headlines for Community members, the author, historian, ex-MK and former envoy to the US talks about his true calling and the challenges facing Jews today
By ToI Staff
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