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Israeli lawmakers listen to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Knesset in Jerusalem during Modi’s official visit to Israel on February 25, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 5, 2026, 9:32 pm
State comptroller says government bloated, inefficient, with widespread dysfunction
Audit finds too many ministries, constant reshuffles have disrupted governance, weakened services, contributed to failure to rehabilitate northern Israel
By Ariela Karmel
Bereaved families, friends and Israeli soldiers visit the Nova music festival massacre memorial site in Re’im Forest during Israel’s Memorial Day, April 21, 2026. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
April 21, 2026, 6:10 pm
Memorial Day exposes widening rift between public and political leadership
2.5 years of war, a lack of Oct. 7 accountability, and Haredi draft exemptions have turned a day of unity into one of dissent as leaders ask citizens to bear increasingly unbearable costs
By Ariela Karmel
MK Yair Lapid attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, November 26, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 3, 2025, 7:45 pm
Knesset advances motion adopting Trump’s plan for Gaza; Netanyahu, coalition boycott vote
Lapid, ‘surprised and disappointed’ by PM’s absence, says vote is a chance to show Israel is united around ‘common goal’ and indicate gratitude to US president
By Ariela Karmel and Sam Sokol
Shas chief MK Aryeh Deri, standing center-right, speaks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, at the Knesset in Jerusalem on December 6, 2023. Seated are Justice Minister Yariv Levin, center-left, and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, left. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 29, 2025, 7:26 pm
Ministries previously held by Shas transferred to pair of Likud ministers
Decision to hand portfolios to current cabinet members seems to indicate that Netanyahu is still holding out hope that Shas will return to government
By Ariela Karmel and Sam Sokol
Left: Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar (Yonatan Sindel/Flash 90); Right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Dudu Bachar/Pool)
March 24, 2025, 7:10 pm
Netanyahu’s office says Shin Bet probe into police ministry aims to topple government
As he works to dismiss Ronen Bar, PM accuses security service of undermining ‘foundations of democracy’; Ben Gvir says spy chief should be in jail amid reports of angry confrontation
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Illustrative image of robots and artificial intelligence (AI) (Phonlamai iStock by Getty Images)
September 18, 2024, 2:50 pm
Israel invests NIS 500m in R&D infrastructure to keep pace in global AI race
Funds for the program will be allocated to create a national AI research institute, expand human capital, and integrate AI models across government services
By Sharon Wrobel
Left to right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, July 26, 2024. (GPO); Opposition Leader Yair Lapid at the Knesset, Jerusalem, July 22, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); head of the National Unity party Benny Gantz at a press conference at the Knesset on July 24, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); former prime minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the annual Cyber Week, at Tel Aviv University, June 25, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 22, 2024, 11:18 pm
Party led by Bennett would overtake Likud in elections, could form coalition – poll
Anti-Netanyahu bloc headed by former PM would win 67 seats to coalition’s 48; Bennett preferred to Netanyahu as PM by 39% to 31%; Smotrich’s party fails to clear Knesset threshold
By ToI Staff
A street in the Christian quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, usually lined with restaurants and shops, sits empty amid Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza and the halt to international tourism to the city, December 14, 2023. (Gianluca Pacchiani/Times of Israel)
July 18, 2024, 8:40 pm
Up to 60,000 Israeli businesses may close in 2024 as war takes toll on economy
CofaceBDI says 46,000 businesses have shut down since Hamas invasion and slaughter on Oct. 7 amid ongoing war; construction, agriculture and services sectors are hit hardest
By Sharon Wrobel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center) addresses a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, on July 14, 2024. Cabinet secretary Yossi Fuchs is at right.(Screenshot/GPO)
July 14, 2024, 5:23 pm
After attempt on Trump, cabinet watches video of alleged incitement against Netanyahu
In 2-hour debate after cabinet secretary shows clips, several ministers warn incitement against PM even worse than in US, blame attorney general, law enforcement for failing to act
By ToI Staff and Sam Sokol
(L) MK David Amsalem in Tel Aviv, December 8, 2022; and (R) Michal Rosenbaum. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90; Finance Ministry)
December 31, 2023, 5:14 pm
Top government official quits, says minister seeks to use office to ‘accumulate power’
In resignation letter to PM, head of Government Companies Authority Michal Rosenbaum accuses David Amsalem of using role for personal gain, lashes Netanyahu for failing to back her
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza are seen outside a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on December 11, 2023. Yifat Zailer -- cousin of hostage Shiri Bibas, whose young son, baby and husband are also all held -- is at front left. Ofri Bibas is at center. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 11, 2023, 4:26 pm
Family members of Hamas hostages implore government to seek second release deal
Relatives of hostages describe living nightmare of waiting for news of their loved ones, plead with MKs to secure return of those left in Gaza before it is too late
By ToI Staff
Family members of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in Gaza attend a special Health Committee session in the Knesset, November 13, 2023. (Knesset Spokesperson)
November 14, 2023, 2:10 am
In bitter Knesset meetings, relatives of captives in Gaza plead for their safe return
Representatives for hostages taken by Hamas-led terrorists say ‘country has no right to exist’ if they’re not returned; Arab faction leaders call for prisoner exchange deal
By Shira Silkoff
A DALL-E illustration created by Shoshanna Solomon: A futuristic cyborg riding a wave in the middle of the sea with an Israeli flag in the background.
August 2, 2023, 8:26 pm
As AI rides global wave, troubled Israel risks missing the splash
If judicial overhaul turmoil prevents Israel from being part of AI revolution, ‘we will weep for generations;’ argues expert who led task force on national cybersecurity policy
By Shoshanna Solomon
A father photographs his son against a Russian missile in Old Kyiv, July 21, 2022. (Lazar Berman/The Times of Israel)
July 25, 2022, 1:58 pm
Daily Briefing July 25: Israel’s government still at work; touring tanks in Ukraine
Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur on what a dissolved government does while awaiting elections; Lazar Berman, on location in Ukraine, puts 400 years of Russian relations in context
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (left) and chief of staff Tal Gan-Tzvi (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
May 23, 2022, 12:01 pm
Bennett’s chief of staff quits, in latest sign of discord in PM’s office
Tal Gan-Zvi, who has advised Bennett since 2013, is latest top aide to leave; rival Shimrit Meir is stepping down in coming days
By Lazar Berman and Carrie Keller-Lynn
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