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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 423

Shalom Yerushalmi

Shalom Yerushalmi

Shalom Yerushalmi is the political analyst for Zman Israel, The Times of Israel’s Hebrew current affairs website
Justice Minister Yariv Levin attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem on November 6, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 30, 2024, 4:27 pm
Levin does not seek to succeed Netanyahu. His life mission remains the judicial coup
Fueled by deep ties to Likud activists and a vision to reshape the country, the justice minister is unwavering in his pursuit of an overhaul, no matter the cost
By Shalom Yerushalmi
The Tomb of the Patriarchs, in the West Bank city of Hebron, July 3, 2024. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
November 27, 2024, 6:36 pm
Seeing opportunity under Trump, some settlers hope to take over Tomb of the Patriarchs
Right-wing ministers and MKs believe time is ripe for scrapping a longstanding status quo dividing the Hebron holy site between Jewish and Muslim worshipers
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attends a plenum session on the opening day of the Knesset's winter session, in Jerusalem, October 28, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 10, 2024, 12:57 am
Gallant’s firing isn’t the end of Netanyahu’s campaign against his ex-defense minister
Dismissed minister wants to stay in the ruling Likud party, but PM’s loyalists, who view him as part of the opposition, will be seeking a pretext to declare him a defector
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf attends the plenary session of the opening day of the winter session at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on October 28, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 31, 2024, 11:30 am
In his blusterous fight for Haredi draft exemptions, Goldknopf is increasingly isolated
UTJ leader is confident his ultimatums will shield his constituents from army service, even as he antagonizes more pragmatic colleagues and casualty-weary national-religious leaders
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and his hostages pointman Gal Hirsch, pictured at the start of the Sukkot holiday, October 16, 2024. (Courtesy)
October 19, 2024, 1:36 am
Netanyahu couldn’t let Sinwar emerge victorious from a hostage deal. Now he doesn’t have to
The elimination of the Hamas terror chief provides the PM with compelling reasons to push for a deal, even at the cost of withdrawing the IDF from Gaza for a while
By Shalom Yerushalmi
A ceremony at Netiv Ha'asara on October 6, 2024, commemorating the 20 residents who were slain by Hamas on October 7, 2023 (Shalom Yerushalmi / Times of Israel)
October 7, 2024, 1:09 pm
One year on, depths of despair and mountains of hope in the Gaza border communities
On the first anniversary of the October 7 massacre, residents of the ‘Gaza envelope’ mourn their dead while pledging to rebuild a better, safer home
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Committee chairman Yuli Edelstein (Likud) at a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 16, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 16, 2024, 3:29 pm
Yuli Edelstein, once a Soviet Prisoner of Zion, now a supporter of political arrests
He should have been at the forefront of support for the three women who placed ‘Let My People Go’ hostage flyers on the seats at his synagogue. Instead, he backed their detention
By Shalom Yerushalmi
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir attends a ceremony for the incoming police commissioner at the National Security Ministry in Jerusalem, August 25, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 26, 2024, 6:19 pm
By exploiting Netanyahu’s weakness, Ben Gvir is raking in political capital
PM apparently fails to realize that by attacking Shin Bet head Ronen Bar, Ben Gvir is asserting himself as the master of the house, and eating into Netanyahu’s own support
By Shalom Yerushalmi
People wave Hezbollah flags as they accompany the casket of the Lebanese terror group's top military commander Fuad Shukr, during his funeral procession in Beirut's southern suburbs on August 1, 2024. (Ibrahim Amro/AFP)
August 4, 2024, 5:05 pm
IDF document shared with northern mayors sets out Hezbollah war scenarios
Security establishment sees potentially unprecedented rocket fire, major evacuations, power outages, water supply issues, disrupted telecom service and brief internet disruptions
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Yisrael Beytenu party chief Avigdor Liberman meets former prime minister Naftali Bennett in Tel Aviv, July 17, 2024. (Yisrael Beytenu via X)
July 17, 2024, 1:00 pm
Liberman and Bennett meet in bid to forge new right-wing bloc, but who would lead it?
After former Mossad chief Cohen said to decide not to enter politics, Hebrew media abuzz over possible formation of conservative mega-party to oppose current government
By Shalom Yerushalmi
From left to right: Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and Shin Bet security services director Ronen Bar at a special operations room overseeing a mission to release hostages in the Gaza Strip, June 8, 2024. (Shin Bet security service)
July 3, 2024, 5:30 pm
No holds barred: The coalition’s offensive against the IDF and the Shin Bet
With Gantz and Eisenkot out of the government, right-wing ministers are setting their sights on the security and intelligence chiefs — as well as the defense minister
By Shalom Yerushalmi
L-R Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Minister Benny Gantz attend a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, December 16, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
June 10, 2024, 3:42 pm
Gantz’s misguided departure: Gallant won’t follow him, and Netanyahu couldn’t care less
The National Unity leader was a vital presence in the war cabinet, and had no good reason to leave now; he’s just empowered the far-right, with devastating potential consequences
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attend an event for outstanding soldiers as part of Israel's 75th Independence Day celebrations, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on April 26, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 17, 2024, 1:23 am
Gallant tries to force Netanyahu’s hand on Gaza; it probably won’t work
14 months after briefly losing his job, the defense minister again challenges his boss, demanding real plans to replace Hamas, no Gaza occupation, and less of the personal politics
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raises a toast at the weekly cabinet meeting ahead of the Jewish New Year, September 10, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 3, 2024, 1:04 pm
Despite Oct. 7, Netanyahu is determined to run for reelection, and certain he can win
PM is confident his hostage deal offer, praised by the US, will help silence critics. And if it leads to far-right bolting his coalition, that will only ease his path to victory
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Tens of thousands attend an anti-government protest outside the Knesset in Jerusalem on March 31, 2024. (Oren Alon / Pro-Democracy Protest Movement)
April 1, 2024, 5:05 pm
Jerusalem protests show rage against Netanyahu is no longer waiting for the end of the war
Sunday’s rally recalled last year’s anti-overhaul events. But the agenda is very different, some hostages’ families have taken the gloves off, and the PM has good reason for concern
By Shalom Yerushalmi
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