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Michael Bachner

Michael Bachner

Michael Bachner is a news editor at The Times of Israel
Defense Minister Israel Katz arrives at the Western Wall during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in Jerusalem’s Old City, September 28, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
October 12, 2026, 2:36 am
October 12: Katz: IDF presence in depopulated West Bank camps is ‘permanent’; not High Court’s business to intervene
Defense minister rejects top court’s demand for timetable for eventual withdrawal * US, UK and 27 more countries warn Iran against further attacks on West, after British base plot
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, at a campaign rally in Haifa, September 23, 2026. (Sharon Leibel/Flash90)
September 26, 2026, 11:53 pm
Eisenkot says Ra’am won’t be in his government, calls Netanyahu ‘a pathological liar’
Main election challenger says PM has instilled a ‘culture of dishonesty’ in public discourse, describes PM’s approval of Qatari funds that went to Hamas as somewhere ‘between breach of trust and treason’
By Michael Bachner
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech during a Jewish New Year greetings event attended by members of the Likud party in Tel Aviv on September 17, 2026. (Jack GUEZ/AFP)
September 17, 2026, 2:26 am
Sept. 17: Netanyahu to reportedly meet Rubio, not Trump, at UN, as PMO says schedule not finalized
US to allow Iranian president to attend UN assembly after barring PA’s Abbas * Chief intel officer of Gaza Division on October 7 formally dismissed from the IDF
By ToI Staff and Michael Bachner
Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu attends an Otzma Yehudit supporters’ conference ahead of the upcoming election, in Petah Tikva, August 16, 2026. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
September 16, 2026, 1:02 pm
Far-right minister panned for opposing IDF combat duty for anti-government protesters
‘In the end they won’t storm into battle,’ Amichay Eliyahu asserts; bereaved fathers whose fallen sons attended Kaplan rallies bash him, as do opposition leaders
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump talks with reporters after an emergency inflatable slide deployed on Air Force One before before Trump arrived to board at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, September 9, 2026. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
September 9, 2026, 3:09 am
Sept. 9: Trump says he wants to know why ‘all of a sudden’ the UK and others sanctioned settlements
Ex-defense minister Gallant says he didn’t know of alleged MBZ-Netanyahu warning, says PM could’ve hidden it * Netanyahu calls for criminal probe into report * Poll: Israelis rank cost of living, security as top election issues
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Yair Golan, leader of The Democrats party and a former IDF deputy chief of staff, speaks during an election campaign rally in Netanya, Israel, August 27, 2026. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
September 1, 2026, 7:36 pm
Yair Golan warns Sara Netanyahu of $825,000 suit for airing Oct. 7 conspiracy theory
Democrats leader, who rescued multiple people from Nova festival, tells PM’s wife to donate to rave’s survivors and retract suggestion he had advance knowledge of Hamas onslaught
By ToI Staff and Michael Bachner
Left: Sara Netanyahu in a Channel 14 interview broadcast on August 31, 2026. Right: Yair Golan, October 14, 2023. (Screenshot/Channel 14; Kan TV screenshot)
September 1, 2026, 6:49 am
Sara Netanyahu pushes conspiracy theory that left-wing leader Golan had advance knowledge of Oct. 7
Golan, former deputy chief of staff, dashed to fight at Nova after invasion; his party decries ‘slander’ that ‘crosses a red line bordering on insanity’; PM’s wife also avoids ruling out ‘treason’ by security chiefs, which her husband has dismissed
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Shin Bet chief David Zini is seen at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem during Memorial Day, April 21, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 23, 2026, 4:43 am
Aug. 23: Shin Bet chief confirms he’s behind decision not to provide Eisenkot with security detail
After order to delete video, Shas assails elections committee chief’s ‘persecution’ * Hezbollah said to be exploiting ceasefire to increase arms smuggling from Syria
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Former prime minister and B'Yachad party chief Naftali Bennett (left) speaks in an interview with Channel 12 broadcast on August 22, 2026. (Screenshot/Channel 12); Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu votes in Jerusalem in the Likud primary, August 17, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 23, 2026, 2:21 am
Bennett: ‘Anarchist’ Netanyahu’s toxic campaigning may lead to violence against his rivals
In interview accompanying new book, B’Yachad party head recounts PM’s lack of orderly handover and threats to mark him as traitor, says his own actions as PM were key to recent successes against Iran
By Michael Bachner
Former IDF general Ofer Winter seen near a demonstration against Haredi enlistment in the IDF in Jerusalem on August 4, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 20, 2026, 11:25 pm
Entering politics, ex-IDF general blasts 3 years of war without a ‘decisive result’
Controversial hawkish former commander Ofer Winter – set to launch a new political party next week – accuses sitting government of still living in pre-October 7 mindset
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
An IDF soldier serving at Army Radio holds a microphone in Jerusalem, December 22, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 20, 2026, 2:31 am
Aug. 20: Ministers fume at High Court ruling, vow to keep trying to shut Army Radio
US targets Hezbollah with fresh sanctions, emphasizing ties to Iranian government * EU said preparing sanctions if E1 settlement construction begins, including labeling all Israeli products
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Brig. Gen. (res.) Ofer Winter arrives for the funeral of Asher Hayon, a former chief of staff and adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at a cemetery in Modiin, February 17, 2026. (Tal Gal/Flash90)
August 20, 2026, 1:33 am
Hawkish ex-general Ofer Winter expected to launch new party next week, shaking up the right
Billboards and video clip tease political run, though polls suggest non-aligned party may fail to enter Knesset and harm Netanyahu’s bloc if it doesn’t merge with others
By Sam Sokol and Michael Bachner
Illustrative: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents make an arrest during an early morning operation in Park Ridge, Ill., September 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
August 11, 2026, 2:48 am
Aug. 11: Democratic US senators probe alleged coordination between ICE and Iran to deport detainees
Rubio flew on plane threatened with potential shoulder-to-air missiles, WSJ reports * Report: Minister Barkat alleged to have co-led Likud effort to replace Netanyahu after Oct. 7
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump attends a meeting to sign an executive order about vaccines, August 10, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/ Jacquelyn Martin)
August 10, 2026, 2:40 am
Aug. 10: Trump says US to demand reparations from Iran, including for damage in Lebanon, Gaza
Trump teases ‘good response’ to PM’s rejection of Board of Peace’s Gaza plan * Netanyahu reserves Likud spot for entrepreneur who once called Trump ‘morally corrupt piece of shit,’ and now hastily apologizes
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Houthi supporters attend a rally against the Saudi-led coalition in Sanaa, Yemen, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
August 7, 2026, 5:08 am
Aug. 7: Source close to Saudi army says coalition won’t ‘stand idly by’ amid Houthi attacks in Yemen
Opposition-aligned outlet claims Iranian supreme leader may be on deathbed * US sanctions Dubai crypto exchange for aiding Iran’s IRGC * Israel revoked entry permits of US Jews who volunteered with Palestinians — report
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
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