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For the past three years when there was no clear winner in the elections, the politicians managed to keep going using various rotating portfolios and other mechanisms to share power. But now, with the Right being the clear winner in the election, there is a golden opportunity to return to stability.
With his New Hope party's prospects up in the air, Likud officials say Gideon Saar now feels a Netanyahu-led government
Most of the partners in the coalition would rather bite their tongues than come out against the Arab MKs, whether their allies or those providing a safety net.
The former Knesset speaker's decision to challenge Benjamin Netanyahu comes at a time when the former p is struggling to remain relevant. But will he prove a match for Likud's tendency to rally around its leader?
Prime Minister Bennett and Interior Minister Shaked should dismantle their bizarre coalition by the end of the day. But they won't – it's easier to blame the Likud for their failures.
Gideon Sa’ar’s departure from the Likud could strengthen Netanyahu or bring Gantz closer to the premiership, or it could catapult Naftali Bennett into the prime minister’s office.
This is a critical week, not just for Israel’s settlement enterprise but also for its political system.
The discord in Israel’s unity government is growing louder by the minute, and it seems no one is wary of publicly contemplating the possibility of elections
Theoretically, Blue and White leader Benny Gantz has the votes to form a coalition. In practice, though it'll never happen, which is why Gantz is now attempting to unseat Netanyahu via legislation.
The road to the 2020 elections runs through the Likud primaries. While Netanyahu is sure to win them, the fact that MK Gideon Sa'ar is gaining momentum within the party cannot be ignored.
Gideon Sa’ar’s idea was simple and smart: force snap Likud primaries to ensure the party remains in power before the Knesset disperses. But the decision to hold the primaries after the Knesset disperses again makes Netanyahu the heavy favorite.
When the threat of a third election becomes reality, redemption may come from Avigdor Lieberman, of all people.
Latest polls show that in a right vs. left constellation, Liberman is needed to form any coalition.
The laws established now will have influence over generations to come.
A situation in which Habayit Hayehudi, Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon’s Kulanu Party, Yisrael Beytenu, and Shas are all hovering near the minimum electoral threshold would be a dangerous one. So dangerous that the right could lose power.
It is quite clear to all: The snap elections are less about the legislation and more about the impending criminal indictments awaiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The simple truth is that the decision to let Khan al-Ahmar stand is the one doing the real damage to Israel’s international image—not the other way around.
PM Netanyahu wants to resolve the crisis with the Druze community as quickly as possible and place the debate over the nation-state law in its natural frame: between left and right.
PM Netanyahu has decided that it would be best if he takes on the right-wing parties well ahead of the next election rather than waiting for the final phase of the next campaign.
"God has protected this tiny but increasingly powerful nation, and it's time for the United States to do the same," he said.


