Prime Minister-designate Binyamin Netanyahu Monday morning rejected the vitriolic words of his son, Yair Netanyahu, who said yesterday that senior prosecutors and the police "betrayed the country" in light of his father’s ongoing investigations which seem to be stalled after years of no significant revelations being presented. The younger Netanyahu even went so far as to allude to imposing the death penalty on the prosecutors from the Attorney General's office.

26 December 2022

Read more: Benjamin Netanyahu Distances Himself From His Son's Inflammatory Rhetoric

Less than a week remains until the end of the mandate Benjamin Netanyahu received to form the government, and one of the most sensitive disputed issues between him and his partners in the future coalition has not yet been resolved. The right-wing and ultra-Orthodox parties insist on amending the Law of Return in order to reduce the immigration of non-Jews to Israel, while Netanyahu strongly opposes this and even stated in an interview that the "grandchild clause", by virtue of which they receive Israeli citizenship, will not be repealed.

16 December 2022

Read more: Will Religious Bloc Win Their Fight To Change The 'Law Of Return'?

The disclosure of the details of the agreement between the Likud and United Torah Judaism party (UTJ), in which it was revealed that the ultra-orthodox party demanded to stop electricity production on the Sabbath, has been concerning many Israelis. Nevertheless, both Likud MK members and officials from The Israel Electric Corporation (IEC), including the CEO, called out the UTJ’s demands, claiming, among other things that it was not plausible.

14 December 2022

Read more: Ultra Orthodox Party Demands Israel Stop Generating Electricity On Sabbath

A new movement is trying to recruit ten thousand Israelis to leave the country with them following the election results. The group known as "Leaving the Land - Together", defined an initial target of about ten thousand Israeli immigrants.

12 December 2022

Read more: Activist Calls On Israeli's To Emigrate From Israel Over Right Wing Government

Itamar Ben Gvir will serve as "Minister of National Security" according to an agreement that “Otzma Yehudit” (Jewish Strength) has made with the Likud.  Ben Gvir will serve as Minister of the Interior with added responsibilities and a significantly larger budget that will enable him to head up security operations in Judea and Samaria. Number two in Otzma Yehudit, Yitzhak Wesarlauf, will serve as Ministry for the Development of the Periphery, the Negev, and the Galilee. 

27 November 2022

Read more: Ben Gvir Seemingly Gets What He Wants From Netanyahu In Coalition Agreement