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Shin Bet director David Zini at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem during Memorial Day on April 21, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 2, 2026, 1:46 pm
Shin Bet chief seeks rethink of decision that led to disqualification of extreme-right party
Zini asks AG for time to examine agency info on movement with Kahanist roots, which led to its rejection by Parties Registrar; Supreme Court grants 9-day delay for hearing
By Yuval Yoaz and Nava Freiberg
June 29, 2026, 1:47 pm
Daily Briefing June 29: Can anyone build a coalition without the Haredi and Arab parties?
Political correspondent Ariela Karmel discusses the Knesset’s packed agenda and how Israel’s political parties are positioning themselves ahead of the October election
By Gabriella Jacobs and Ariela Karmel
Security forces stand guard as ultra-Orthodox Jews gather to protest against the detention of Haredi draft evaders outside the Bet Lid military prison in Kfar Yona on June 17, 2026. (Ilia Yefimovich/AFP)
June 23, 2026, 2:21 pm
Officials agree to election-day moratorium on draft dodger arrests
Citing ‘importance of right to vote,’ Central Elections Committee, AG, police remove threat of detention from thousands of ultra-Orthodox evaders
By ToI Staff
Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, during a weekly teaching at the Yazdim synagogue in Jerusalem, on June 7, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)
June 21, 2026, 8:52 am
Top Shas rabbi: US-Iran deal is divine punishment for arrests of Haredi draft dodgers
Ex-Sephardic chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, known for controversial remarks on matters of religion and state, also says ‘garbage’ attorney general to blame for Trump’s ‘turn against’ Israel
By Sam Sokol
United Torah Judaism MK Meir Porush attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, May 20, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 17, 2026, 6:46 am
UTJ lawmaker Porush warns Haredim may go after AG ‘with sticks and stones’
Ultra-Orthodox MK warns his faction could soon ‘completely disassociate ourselves from cooperation with other government authorities that are taking part in the persecution against us’
By Sam Sokol
Illustrative: Israeli security forces clash with Hilltop Youth as they evacuate and demolish an illegal outpost built near the Jewish settlement of Metzad, east of the Palestinian city of Sa'ir in the southern West Bank on November 17, 2025. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
June 15, 2026, 3:24 pm
Government to provide 50-shekel daily stipends for hundreds of hilltop youth – report
NIS 5.5 million ($1.9m) said designated for settler minors, amid effort ostensibly aimed at addressing violent daily attacks against Palestinians by residents of West Bank outposts
By ToI Staff
Likud MK Tally Gotliv (left), and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, at a House Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on, June 9, 2026 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 10, 2026, 12:48 pm
Coalition turns Gotliv hearing into attack on AG, who opposes immunity for Likud MK
Baharav-Miara says Gotliv broke the law by exposing Shin Bet officer’s identity; coalition lawmakers spend hours ignoring charges, instead airing broader grievances against AG
By Ariela Karmel
Political correspondent Ariela Karmel joins host Jessica Steinberg on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI / Flash90)
June 3, 2026, 3:02 pm
Daily Briefing June 3: Coalition MKs boast on X after screaming at Arab lawmakers
Political correspondent Ariela Karmel discusses overnight Knesset vote on controversial bills, further delays on aid for the north, and coalition thuggery in discussion on settler violence
By Jessica Steinberg and Ariela Karmel
Supreme Court President Isaac Amit (left) and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara speak at the Israel Bar Association, June 1, 2026. (Courtesy Israel Bar Association)
June 1, 2026, 3:18 pm
Under attack by coalition, Supreme Court chief and AG warn the government is dismantling democracy
Amit says ground being laid to disobey court rulings, warns public trust in elections may be undermined. Baharav-Miara: Government racing to ‘eliminate democratic institutions’
By Jeremy Sharon
Shas leader Aryeh Deri in the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 27, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 1, 2026, 1:29 pm
Internal ultra-Orthodox politics are driving an unprecedented assault on the AG
Facing intense pressure from constituents over the failed draft exemption law, Shas chairman Aryeh Deri and right-wing allies are inciting a rebellion against law enforcement
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Then-PMO director Yossi Shelley (L) with Drorit Steinmetz in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on February 22, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 31, 2026, 6:51 pm
AG opposes extending PMO acting director’s tenure because she’s caught up in a graft probe
Baharav-Miara tells High Court of ‘considerable difficulty’ retaining Netanyahu pick Drorit Steinmetz, since she’s a suspect in corruption investigation involving Minister May Golan
By Jeremy Sharon
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir tours the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City during Jerusalem Day celebrations on May 14, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 31, 2026, 5:31 pm
Report submitted to AG warns Ben Gvir may use police to meddle in upcoming election
Zulat Institute urges Baharav-Miara to issue guidelines limiting national security minister’s ability to intervene in police operations, warning of potential harm to integrity, freedom and fairness of campaign
By Avner Hofstein
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and his military secretary, Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman, seen in a helicopter on June 30, 2024. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)
May 28, 2026, 9:44 pm
AG calls on High Court to overturn appointment of Gofman as new Mossad chief
Baharav-Miara says Gofman knew the IDF division he commanded used a blogger in an influence op, but lied to an IDF probe, thereby leading to the blogger’s arrest and prolonged detention
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's chief of staff, Tzachi Braverman, at the funeral of Asher Hayon, a former chief of staff and adviser to the premier, at a cemetery in Modiin, February 17, 2026. (Tal Gal/Flash90)
May 26, 2026, 3:37 pm
Netanyahu ex-chief of staff to be indicted for obstruction of justice, pending hearing
Braverman is accused of telling PM’s media adviser Eli Feldstein of an investigation into his leak of classified information to the Bild newspaper
By Jeremy Sharon and Nava Freiberg
Political correspondent Ariela Karmel joins host Jessica Steinberg for today's Daily Briefing. (ToI)
May 20, 2026, 2:36 pm
Daily Briefing May 20: Drama at Knesset as coalition plows ahead with legislation
Political correspondent Ariela Karmel discusses judicial overhaul legislation, while reporter Amy Spiro reflects on Noam Bettan’s second place at the Eurovision Song Contest
By Jessica Steinberg, Ariela Karmel and Amy Spiro
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