In boon for Likud, High Court says election czar lacked authority to ban voter tracking
Central Election Committee plenum, on which coalition has a majority, will decide if polling station workers can tell parties who has voted; but that can in...
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Winter says he’ll only join government if Haredi conscription law is passed first
⚡ Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways People of Israel party head said to refuse call from PM with offer to get 5 guaranteed spots in Likud;...
Wave of Yesh Atid MKs quit election run as joint slate with Bennett falters in polls
4 MKs, including 2 founding members, vow to remain members of party but won’t run in election; top party officials said to say Bennett should ditch...
Amid Oct. 7 blame game, Eisenkot says PM was unreachable for 2 hours after Syria downed F-16 in 2018
Netanyahu’s main election rival, a former IDF chief of staff, says premier ‘can blame himself’ for environment that did not pass on Gaza intel on morning...
AG says Ovadia Yosef memorial event can be held before election if it is privately funded
In letter to Religious Affairs Ministry, Baharav-Miara proposes splitting planned ceremony for late Shas spiritual leader into two separate events to assuage electioneering concern The post...
As weekly Haredi protests take a toll, Jerusalem cafe says it may close on Saturdays
Spokesperson for Cafe Basimta says business will make decision in coming days as some fear ultra-Orthodox rallies hounding the coffeehouse may escalate out of control The...
Supreme Court chief blames public officials’ rhetoric for rise in attacks on judges, lawyers
Isaac Amit warns attacks on legal professionals are becoming routine, says courts have closed to public and attorneys require security escorts The post Supreme Court chief...
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...
Former IDF soldier charged with training to fight abroad with Islamic State
Indictment charges that Khamis Sawaed, from the Bedouin village of Hussniyya, became interested in ISIS in 2023 and was planning to travel to Syria or Africa...
New masterplan needed after desalination shutdown underlines dangers of tech overreliance
Experts blast complacency, urge reviving wells, natural buffers, and conservation to lower the 80% of drinking water that comes from coastal facilities The post New masterplan...