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Workers keep flat the restored floor of the ancient theater built by Herod the Great between 23-15 BCE in the Judaean desert, southeast of Bethlehem in the West Bank, on December 7, 2020. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
June 2, 2026, 11:07 pm
Netanyahu said to halt progress of controversial West Bank and Gaza antiquities bill
Legislation to create new authority under the Heritage Ministry, opposed by IDF and many archaeologists, was pitched by sponsors as a step toward annexation
By Rossella Tercatin
Archaeologists from Bar-Ilan University, in cooperation with the staff officer of archaeology, excavated the site of Sartaba/Alexandrium in the Jordan Valley in February 2025. (Yodan Flaytman, staff officer for archaeology in Judea and Samaria)
May 24, 2026, 7:09 pm
West Bank, Gaza antiquities bill breaks Israel’s international obligations – legal official
As Knesset committee gears up to bring legislation for final votes in plenum, panel’s legal adviser warns it reinforces ‘creeping annexation’ claims; army also opposes it
By Rossella Tercatin
The archaeological site of Sebastia in the West Bank, in a handout photo issued on November 20, 2025. (COGAT)
May 19, 2026, 9:28 am
Knesset panel fast-tracks West Bank antiquities bill seen as de facto annexation
Legislation aims to create new civilian body beyond Green Line, as heritage minister pushes to appoint ideological ally with limited experience to run Israel Antiquities Authority
By Rossella Tercatin
Supreme Court President Isaac Amit arrives for a court hearing on petitions against the appointment of retired judge Yosef Ben-Hamo to lead the probe into the Sde Teiman abuse leak, at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, November 27, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 1, 2026, 2:26 pm
Court orders state to justify law that allows firing teachers who support terror
Critics charge law empowers ‘political entities’ and deprives teachers of due process; Smotrich says judges ‘trampling Israel’s democracy and the security of its citizens’
By Sam Sokol
The archaeological site of Sebastia in the West Bank, in a handout photo issued on November 20, 2025. (COGAT)
December 31, 2025, 11:17 pm
New West Bank antiquity bill seeks to extend Israeli authority over Areas A and B
Proposed law, seeking to create a civilian body in charge of antiquities and archaeological sites, has been opposed by most Israeli archaeologists, likely violates international law
By Rossella Tercatin
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir attends the funeral of Israeli soldier Hadar Goldin, who was killed by Hamas in Gaza in 2014 and his body held for more than a decade before its return as part of a hostage-truce deal, November 11, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
November 26, 2025, 10:05 pm
IDF chief: Israel needs bold leadership that recognizes failure, doesn’t ‘frighten, evade’
Remarks, read as thinly veiled critique of government, come amid public spat with Defense Minister Israel Katz over the latter’s selective promotions of senior IDF officers
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
An election poster featuring Likud MK Amit Halevi in Jerusalem, November 25, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 26, 2025, 4:41 pm
Sweeping victories and upsets mark Likud’s first internal elections in 14 years
Barkat and Amsalem win Jerusalem, though liberal faction makes surprise showing; Defense Minister Katz suffers key defeats, signaling potential shake-up in party leadership
By Ariela Karmel
Elections for the Likud Central Committee, in Yad Eliyahu, Tel Aviv, November 25, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)
November 25, 2025, 11:43 pm
In rare Likud vote, stalwarts seize first chance in years to steer party machine
In south Tel Aviv stronghold, first internal ballot in 13 years pits new generation against old guard. PM visits Jerusalem poll to extol Israel’s ‘only truly democratic party’
By Ariela Karmel and Sam Sokol
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lights a candle in memory of the victims of the war against Hamas in Gaza, next to a wall with faces of victims, at the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem, October 12, 2025. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
October 12, 2025, 10:28 pm
Netanyahu appeals for unity on eve of hostage releases, says military campaign not over
IDF chief declares victory over Hamas, vows to keep working so Gaza doesn’t pose a threat; MK says Religious Zionism to remain in coalition as long Hamas prevented from rearming
By Lazar Berman, Ariela Karmel and Emanuel Fabian
Tourists visit the archaeological site of Tel Shiloh in the West Bank, March 12, 2019. (AP/Sebastian Scheiner)
August 23, 2025, 7:07 am
Archaeologists dig in against antiquities bill aiming to deepen Israel’s hold on West Bank
A push to shift oversight of excavations in the territory to a civilian authority sparks worries of creeping annexation, with researchers fearing they’ll bear brunt of any backlash
By Rossella Tercatin
United Torah Judaism MKs confer in the Knesset plenum, December 4, 2024. (Chaim Goldbergl/Flash90)
June 4, 2025, 2:59 pm
Elections may loom as senior rabbis tell Haredi UTJ party to bolt coalition
Party’s spiritual leaders, fed up with failure to pass a law exempting yeshiva students from conscription, reportedly refusing to speak with Netanyahu; UTJ would need Shas’s support to bring down government
By Sam Sokol
Likud MK Amit Halevi attends a meeting of the Knesset National Security Committee, October 15, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 22, 2025, 10:43 pm
After Knesset clash, Likud MK Halevi vows to continue challenging defense minister on war
Hawkish lawmaker says he expects to be reinstated to the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee within weeks, criticizes government’s campaign as insufficiently aggressive
By Sam Sokol
Likud MK Amit Halevi attends a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting in Jerusalem on July 18, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 20, 2025, 2:40 am
Likud MK booted from Knesset panel after voting against extending reservist call-ups
MK Amit Halevi becomes second lawmaker from ruling party to be removed from key committee as dissent within coalition mounts amid strain on reservists 19 months into war
By Sam Sokol
Illustrative: A Palestinian class at the Salem School, East Jerusalem, December 6, 2017. (Nasser Ishtayeh/ Flash90/ File)
December 23, 2024, 9:17 pm
Government backs bill restricting teachers educated in Palestinian universities
Coalition lawmakers argue measure is necessary to prevent spread of Palestinian ‘antisemitism’ and ‘incitement’ in Israeli schools
By Sam Sokol
Lawmakers in the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee debate a bill to prevent the prosecution of soldiers who give classified intelligence to the prime minister without authorization, December 17, 2024. (Noam Moskowitz, Office of the Knesset Spokesperson)
December 17, 2024, 6:20 pm
Edelstein questions need for coalition bill letting soldiers leak secret info to PM
‘Transferring classified information in a disorderly manner may result in the disclosure of sources,’ former chief of the IDF Intelligence Corps Moshe Schneid warns lawmakers
By Sam Sokol
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