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Jonathan Pollard speaking during an interview with Channel 13 on May, 5, 2026. (X screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 5, 2026, 7:06 pm
Ex-spy Jonathan Pollard says he’s entering politics, slams Netanyahu and Bennett
Citing October 7 as reason for entering politics, Pollard says the current government is full of yes-men to Netanyahu, who failed to win the war; urges forcibly expelling Gazans
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Armed members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad greet people gathering for Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, March 20, 2026. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
April 27, 2026, 4:25 pm
As Hamas prepares to choose 1st leader since Sinwar, postwar Gaza’s fate hangs in the balance
Two leading contenders would pull terror group in different directions: prioritizing fighting to keep a grip on the Strip or conceding the battlefield in exchange for survival
By Nurit Yohanan
A campaign banner for municipal elections in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, seen in a video published April 12, 2026. (Screen capture: YouTube/WAFA)
April 18, 2026, 9:48 am
For first time in decades, PA bringing municipal vote to city in Gaza
Residents of Deir al-Balah set to cast ballots for city council later this month, after 20 years of Hamas blocking voting, though unclear if terror group will honor results
By Nurit Yohanan
Tom Malinowski speaks during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, DC, September 16, 2020. (Stefani Reynolds / POOL / AFP)
February 10, 2026, 6:08 pm
AIPAC defends spending $2.3m to thwart ‘pro-Israel’ NJ congressional candidate
The group doubles down on its negative ads targeting moderate Tom Malinowski, who expressed openness to attaching strings to some Israel aid, in a special election he lost to an anti-Israel opponent
By Joseph Strauss
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
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich leads a Religious Zionism faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, October 27, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 1, 2025, 10:53 am
Rejecting normalization, Smotrich bids for right-wing boost at Saudis’ expense
Far-right finance minister’s incendiary ‘camel-riding’ comment seen as calculated move to energize his base and assert nationalist credentials, with little Netanyahu can do to stop him
By Ariela Karmel
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Sanae Takaichi walks back to her seat after casting her ballot during voting for Japan's new prime minister during an extraordinary session of the lower house of parliament in Tokyo on October 21, 2025. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
October 21, 2025, 9:23 am
Sanae Takaichi chosen as Japan’s first female prime minister
Ultraconservative’s policies include stronger military and economy, revising Japan’s pacifist constitution, and even measures against women’s advancement
By Mari Yamaguchi
Igor Grosu, president of Moldova's parliament and leader of the pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity, speaks to the media after the parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, September 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
September 29, 2025, 2:29 pm
Pro-EU party narrowly wins Moldovan election marred by claims of Russian meddling
Victory seen as crucial for ex-Soviet republic to maintain push toward EU integration; analysts warn ruling party had ‘fragile’ win, will struggle to form stable government
By Agencies
A woman exiting a voting booth waits in line to cast her vote during a parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, September 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
September 28, 2025, 9:54 am
Moldovans vote in tense election plagued by Russian interference claims
Diaspora vote expected to be pivotal in determining whether landlocked nation of 2.5 million lets pro-EU governing party maintain its solid majority in parliament
By STEPHEN McGRATH
Yisrael Beytenu chair Avigdor Liberman and former prime minister Naftali Bennett meet on August 27, 2025. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 27, 2025, 4:48 pm
Liberman meets with Bennett, reportedly seeking to plan next government
Yisrael Beytenu chair pens letters urging former PM, opposition chief, others to ‘show national responsibility and act together’ to form ‘united leadership’; Gantz notably not named
By ToI Staff
Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen in an interview on the Yasmin Lukatz Podcast, August 26, 2025. (Screenshot/YouTube)
August 27, 2025, 1:36 am
Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen declares he should be next prime minister
Longtime Netanyahu aide says Israel needs ‘real change’ and that he will campaign on platform of ‘unity and security’ in next elections, claims premiership not a political position
By ToI Staff
Supporters of Poland's presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki hold Polish flags as they gather to attend a campaign rally in Warsaw on May 25, 2025, a week ahead of the second round of presidential elections. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)
May 31, 2025, 1:42 pm
Poland to vote for next president, with Holocaust history an apparent item on the ballot
In Sunday’s crucial runoff election, Warsaw’s liberal-centrist mayor faces a right-wing historian who helmed a nationalist effort to rewrite the country’s role in the Holocaust
By Shira Li Bartov
L to R: The Democrats leader Yair Golan, National Unity leader Benny Gantz, Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid, lead their respective faction meetings at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on May 26, 2025. (All photos Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
May 29, 2025, 4:52 pm
Yair Golan urges center-left merger for ousting Netanyahu, but Lapid uninterested
The Democrats head calls for Yesh Atid and National Unity to join forces with him, insists broad center all on the same team; officials close to opposition leader say it’s a losing strategy
By Stav Levaton and Michael Bachner
Syria's de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani, walks in the presidential palace in Damascus, December 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
December 29, 2024, 3:54 pm
Syria could take four years to hold elections, de facto leader Sharaa says
Rebel chief who ousted Assad says drafting a new constitution could take three years, subsequent changes could take another
By Hatem Maher and Menna Alaa
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the Tel Aviv District Court before testifying in his corruption trial, December 11, 2024. (Amit Shabi/Pool via Flash90)
December 13, 2024, 1:57 am
Poll shows PM’s Likud would win most seats in fresh election but lack path to power
TV survey finds Netanyahu’s rivals would win a Knesset majority if election held today, with the margin rising if theoretical slate led by former premier Naftali Bennett runs
By ToI Staff
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