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Tal Schneider

Tal Schneider

Tal Schneider is a Political Correspondent at The Times of Israel
Or Ben-Yehuda in April 2024. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
October 7, 2026, 9:32 am
‘We’re not breaking’: The untold heroics of the female fighters who held off Hamas at Sufa
In her new book, ‘Israel’s Women Warriors,’ ToI correspondent Tal Schneider tells the stories of women who played an outsized yet largely unsung role in defending Israel during the October 7, 2023, terrorist onslaught. In this exclusive excerpt translated into English, Or Ben-Yehuda of the mixed-gender Caracal Battalion takes control as an army outpost is overrun, with the fates of fellow soldiers, and several communities, on the line
By Tal Schneider
Yashar party leader and former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot campaigns ahead of Israel’s upcoming general election, in Kiryat Malachi, August 17, 2026. (Amir Cohen/Reuters)
October 6, 2026, 5:56 pm
Bereaved by war, determined to heal, protect and revive Israel: Gadi Eisenkot’s prime ministerial mission
In an impassioned interview with The Times of Israel, the opposition frontrunner explains why he stayed in politics after his son was killed in Gaza, how he would safeguard Israel and return it to the community of nations, and why Netanyahu, the PM of Oct. 7, must be sent home
By Tal Schneider and David Horovitz
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a press conference in Jerusalem, March 19, 2026. (Ronen Zvulun, Pool Photo via AP)
October 5, 2026, 2:07 pm
The cost of Netanyahu’s consistent evasion of responsibility is paid in lives
From the 2021 Mount Meron disaster to October 7 and the flydubai hijacking attempt, the prime minister repeatedly ignores warnings and shifts the blame to others, with fatal consequences
By Tal Schneider
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Yaniv Hayun, one of the Israelis who helped subdue a flydubai copilot who allegedly sought to crash a plane full of Israelis, on the passengers' return to Ben Gurion Airport on September 30, 2026. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
October 1, 2026, 8:11 pm
Netanyahu turns the flydubai near-disaster into a perfect campaign prop
As the PM spins a thwarted attack to project strength and potentially boost his poll ratings, the prospect arises of a rotation agreement with Eisenkot to break the looming electoral deadlock
By Tal Schneider
Tens of thousands of red-clad protesters marched past the Peace Palace, housing the International Court of Justice, rear, demanding their government do more to halt Israel's campaign in Gaza, during a demonstration in The Hague, Netherlands, Sunday, June 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
September 29, 2026, 8:02 pm
The Netherlands is just a symptom of a widening global boycott against Israel
A year after the US forced a Gaza ceasefire, Israel’s international standing continues to plummet. The latest European restrictions threaten to exact a heavy economic toll
By Tal Schneider
Yashar candidate Devora Sharifian Bachar on August 3, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)
September 27, 2026, 8:01 am
Yashar’s Iran-born spy-turned-teacher eyes education overhaul with Knesset bid
Devora Sharifian Bachar rebelled against her family to join an elite ops team, and then brought her security ‘intuigence’ — intuition and intelligence — to classrooms in Eilat. Now she’s on a mission to revamp schools nationwide
By Tal Schneider
Yoav Segalovitz, right, reaches for the hand of Ra'am leader Mansour Abbas at a press conference in Nazareth on August 31, 2026. (Michael Giladi/FLASH90)
September 17, 2026, 11:48 am
A Jewish Zionist running with Ra’am, Segalovitz tells ToI he aims to smash the political paradigm
Former senior cop and Yesh Atid lawmaker admits differences on social issues with Islamist party, but says main concern is tackling rampant crime and advancing coexistence
By Tal Schneider
Political correspondent Tal Schneider joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI / Flash90)
September 13, 2026, 2:45 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 13: How Oct. 7 proved value of IDF’s women warriors
Political correspondent Tal Schneider’s new Hebrew-language book ‘Milchama Mishelahen’ is now on shelves. We learn about its devastating impetus and challenges still facing women in the IDF
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Tal Schneider
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) in Jerusalem on September 7 and Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot in Rosh HaAyin on September 7, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)
September 11, 2026, 11:45 am
ToI poll finds Likud and Yashar neck and neck on 23 seats as deadlock continues
Neither bloc headed by Netanyahu’s and Eisenkot’s parties gets a Knesset majority; unlike in other recent surveys, Ofer Winter’s new party fails to enter parliament
By Tal Schneider
Yesh Atid’s 2026 slate (top row, left to right): 1. Yair Lapid, 2. Merav Ben Ari, 3. Noam Tibon, 4. Meirav Cohen, 5. Ram Ben Barak; (middle row) 6. Naor Shiri, 7. Vladimir Beliak, 8. Yorai Lahav-Hertzanu, 9. Yasmin Sacks-Fridman, 10. Neta Attias; (bottom row) 11. Moshe Turpaz, 12. Simon Davidson, 13. Shelly Tal Meron, 14. Roni Fantanesh Malkai, 15. Mati Sarfatti Harcavi. (Yahav Trudler)
September 5, 2026, 10:28 pm
Lapid unveils Yesh Atid lineup for B’Yachad electoral slate
Merav Ben-Ari, Noam Tibon, Meirav Cohen and Ram Ben Barak lead party’s list; Yesh Atid gets 4 of joint ticket’s top 10 spots
By Tal Schneider and ToI Staff
MK Tally Gotliv speaks to the media outside the Jerusalem District Court, August 6, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 3, 2026, 4:35 pm
Gotliv’s leap into Ben Gvir’s arms is all about retaining her immunity from prosecution
Firebrand MK faces jail for alleged national security offense, and fears her No. 20 slot on Likud slate may not secure her a Knesset seat and ongoing immunity; her imminent defection also shows how similar the two parties have become
By Tal Schneider
Dean Livne, acting director-general of the Central Elections Committee, attends a House Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on June 1, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 2, 2026, 5:14 pm
Elections czar gears up to preempt any ‘speck of a claim’ of a tainted vote
Dean Livne, director general of the Central Elections Committee, details plan to fight deepfakes, protect voter privacy and release real-time data to keep polls clean on October 27
By Tal Schneider
Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot visits Kibbutz Nir Oz, near the Gaza border, during his election campaign, August 5, 2026. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
August 23, 2026, 3:34 pm
Eisenkot lays groundwork for a minority government, if necessary, to oust Netanyahu
The Yashar party head is exploring the idea of a 58-seat coalition as an alternative to partnering with Ra’am, arguing a fragile government is preferable to another Netanyahu term
By Tal Schneider
Political correspondent Tal Schneider appears on the Daily Briefing with host Jessica Steinberg (Flash 90)
August 16, 2026, 1:54 pm
Daily Briefing Aug. 16: Who gets in? Likud candidates face a high-stakes primary
Political correspondent Tal Schneider previews Monday’s vote on the makeup of (part of) Likud’s Knesset slate, and covers the latest election polls and ceasefire violations in Lebanon and Gaza
By Jessica Steinberg and Tal Schneider
MK Mansour Abbas (left) in the Knesset, July 15, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); MK Yoav Segalovitz (right) speaks at a Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting, June 16, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 2, 2026, 4:40 pm
A Jewish MK on Ra’am’s slate could reshape the anti-Netanyahu coalition map
Yesh Atid’s Yoav Segalovitz, who has a track record of tackling crime in the Arab sector, is apparently being courted by Mansour Abbas’s Arab party; it could be a major boost to the anti-Netanyahu bloc, but the path to such an alliance may not be smooth
By Tal Schneider
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