Coalition-backed bill would allow continuity into next Knesset and create a six-member committee to investigate the massacre, war and events that preceded them, in place of a state commission of inquiry
Archiv: Coup in Israel Part II: Netanyahu fires Shin Bet chief and tries to fire Attorney General who both investigate Qatar-Gate / High Court surrenders to Netanyahu
In Israelâs astonishing new reality, voters expect Netanyahu to try to sabotage elections
(June 30, 2026)
The fear that Israel is actually quite close to such a postponement cuts across much of Israeli society. Iâve heard it expressed by secular liberals, military veterans, former intelligence officials, legal scholars, journalists, centrist politicians, and even some conservatives who once supported Netanyahu enthusiastically. What unites them is the growing belief that Netanyahu now considers remaining in power to be an existential necessity â and that his radical base will back him no matter what outrage he attempts.
Ex-Israeli premier urges removal of Netanyahu âwith sticks, stonesâ if elections are sabotaged
Barak argued that Netanyahu âcould sabotage the elections by launching operations in Lebanon that would provoke retaliation from Hezbollah and Iran.
âNetanyahu wants an endless war because he understands that ending it would accelerate his trial,â Barak said. âJust as he obstructed some prisoner-exchange deals (with Hamas), he also blocked the possibility of progress in Lebanon.â
Netanyahu is currently standing trial in Israel on corruption charges and is also wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) since 2024 on allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
About the West Asia War
You are an idiot. And youâre not alone with that. Even a small group of people out of the eight billion people on Earth could have stopped the West Asia War; the onslaught in Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Iran and even in Israel. But not a single parliament, lawmaker, NGO, journalist, or whatever-movement on Earth, not even the Good Guys, have been digging into the core of the issue; of what really happened.
And I can prove it.
Netanyahu to run for re-election, his party says, after Trump raises doubts
Netanyahu has faced a tumultuous term since returning to power in December 2022 at the helm of âthe most right-wing coalition in Israeli history. He faced mass anti-government protests before âthe wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.
Polls have repeatedly indicated that his coalition would fail to âwin â a majority at the next election. A poll published by the Jerusalem-based Israel Democracy Institute think tank on June 9 said that 61% of the Israeli public believe he should not run.
The Bill to Dissolve the Knesset Passed Its Preliminary Reading; MK Odeh: âThe Evil Govt is Ending its Pathâ
Earlier, a similar bill to dissolve the Knesset, introduced by the Hadash faction, was debated but failed, with 52 opposition lawmakers voting in favor and 61 against. âThe worst government ever, responsible for bloodshed on a horrific scale, is coming to an end,â MK Ayman Odeh stated in the Knesset plenum while presenting his factionâs bill. âWe are at a historic crossroads,â he emphasized
Israeli PM slams âmoral bankruptcyâ of EU over settler sanctions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the European Union on Monday after the bloc imposed sanctions on some Israeli settler organisations over violence against Palestinians.
„As Israel and the U.S. are ‚doing Europe‘s dirty work‘ by fighting for civilisation against jihadist lunatics in Iran and elsewhere, the European Union exposed its moral bankruptcy by drawing a false symmetry between Israeli citizens and Hamas terrorists,“ Netanyahu‘s office said on its official X account.
Former Interim President of Israel Avraham Burg Speaks Out on Netanyahuâs Killing Spree
(March 24, 2026)
Avraham Burg, former speaker of the Knesset and interim president of Israel, on why Netanyahu can never settle, only kill.
Glenn Greenwald: War Updates, False Flags, and Netanyahuâs Desperate New Attempt for Power
Throughout the west, criticizing the Netanyahu government is now a crime punishable by imprisonment. Glenn Greenwald on the end of free speech.
Netanyahu Finally Got What He Wanted on Iran by Appealing to an Audience of One
JERUSALEMâThe Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel was the greatest security failure of Benjamin Netanyahuâs career. Less than three years later, the Israeli prime minister is pursuing what may become his defining strategic achievement: toppling the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Will the war with Iran boost Netanyahuâs prospects at the ballot box?
An Israeli victory in the war against Iran would likely give Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a bump in the polls but may not guarantee him a win in the upcoming national elections, in the assessment of several veteran political analysts. But were the regime to fall, it would significantly boost his prospects.
Since the outbreak of the war over the weekend, the opposition has set aside its criticisms and rallied behind the government, which a majority of Israeli Jews have told pollsters they believe can handle the conflict effectively.
Yair Golan says party will seek communications portfolio amid governmentâs attacks on media
âNetanyahu wants mouthpieces. He wants media outlets that will applaud him while he evades responsibility, praise him while he sacrifices Israelâs security, and remain silent while he protects advisers and aides who betrayed the state and received money from Qatar, the same Qatar that funded Hamas and the October 7 massacre,â Golan says, referring to the ongoing investigation into senior Netanyahu aides accused of lobbying on behlaf of Qatar during Israelâs war against Hamas while being employed by the premierâs office.
âHe knows that a free and independent press poses a real threat to a corrupt government built on cover-ups. That is why he seeks to turn news channels into obedient, hollow mouthpieces that avoid criticizing him and his government,â he says.
A political party with a vision for our future
(February 5, 2026)
Among other things, he told us that the Democrats already have 60,000 members registered in the party, and are shooting for 100,000 now, which will make us the second-largest political party in Israel in terms of numbers. In addition, he stressed the need to reach out to the Arab citizens of Israel, who make up 22 percent of our population:
There is no future for Israel without Jewish-Arab cooperation in Israeli politics.
This is a critical issue in the political discourse right now, since it is obvious that a new government will not be able to be formed if the so-called âcentristâ political parties donât agree to welcome Arab political parties into the next coalition. So far, only The Democrats have agreed to do so!
Lapid: Netanyahu ignored repeated warnings in days leading up to Oct. 7 massacre
Lapid also posted a clip of himself from September 20, 2023, less than a month before the attack, warning the public that the nation was getting „dangerously close to a violent, multi-front confrontation.“
In the 2023 statement, Lapid went on to say that based on defense establishment reports, clashes in the West Bank were reaching a dangerous volume and recent activity on the Gaza border was „precisely the type that led to past phases of war [with Gaza].“
Eisenkot accuses Netanyahu of âfabricated defenseâ in Oct. 7 probe response
Continuing, Eisenkot accused Netanyahu of using secretive documents deliberately in an election year âout of a desire to improve his image, distance himself from blame and harm the other candidates facing him.â
Eisenkot requested that the State Comptrollerâs Office allow the relevant people to review the full minutes of the meetings referenced by the premier in his âpartial and manipulativeâ response, and told Englman that he will be happy to âset the record straightâ regarding his own actions during his time as IDF chief.
Netanyahu Releases 55-Page Response on October 7, Points to Intelligence Assessments and Gaza Disengagement
(February 6, 2026)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday night published a redacted 55-page reply to questions from State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman regarding the October 7 attack, releasing the document after the comptrollerâs review was halted by a High Court of Justice ruling. Three pages were blacked out. In the text, Netanyahu did not accept responsibility for the failures that preceded the assault in which thousands of Hamas terrorists crossed into southern Israel, killing about 1,200 people and abducting 251.
Netanyahu releases his answers to 7 October probe, placing blame on political rivals
(February 6, 2026)
Critics argued that only a state commission of inquiry, Israelâs highest investigative body, could independently establish responsibility for the failures leading up to 7 October. Opinion polls suggest most Israelis support such an investigation.
Israeli Police Question Top Netanyahu Aide Over Leaked Document Case
(January 11, 2026)
In November 2024, the Israeli courts lifted a gag order and identified Mr. Feldstein, who was working as a military affairs spokesman for Mr. Netanyahu, as one of the suspects in the case involving the stealing, illegal holding and leaking of a classified military document to a German newspaper, Bild.
Handwritten in Arabic, the document, obtained from Gaza, appeared to lay out Hamasâs plan for psychological warfare against Israel, claiming that Hamas was in no rush to reach a deal to release hostages or to end the war. Some of the messaging aligned with Mr. Netanyahuâs own approach.
Critics said the Bild article based on the leak appeared to be part of a deliberate effort by the prime minister or his loyalists to weaken the domestic campaign for the hostagesâ release and influence Israeli public opinion in favor of Mr. Netanyahuâs negotiating positions.
Coalition calls for Qatargate consequences mount; poll finds 50% say allegations are treason
(today)
Over the past week, at least four ministers have spoken out about the scandal, in which close Netanyahu aide Jonathan Urich and his former spokesperson, Eli Feldstein, are accused of working as lobbyists for Qatar while simultaneously being employed in the Prime Ministerâs Office. The allegation is particularly explosive because Hamasâs leadership is based in Qatar and the Gulf state has acted as a mediator in the Gaza war and the current ceasefire.
Netanyahuâs ex-aide says PM was âbehindâ leak of intel to Bild and lied about it later
(December 24, 2025)
â[Netanyahu] is the one who ultimately was behind the leak,â Feldstein said emphatically, adding that he told interrogators the same thing repeatedly after his arrest and eventual indictment over the matter.
The document in question was an internal Hamas memo purporting to show that the terror group wasnât interested in the compromises necessary to reach a hostage deal. After it was leaked to the Bild, Netanyahu used it to argue that only further military pressure would lead to the release of the hostages.
Two scandals, one office: Qatar messages, Germany leak and ongoing probes
(December 26, 2025)
The affair surrounding the leak of classified documents to the German newspaper Bild and the so-called Qatargate scandal have returned to the headlines in recent days.
Eli Feldstein, former military spokesman for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is charged in the first case and implicated in the second, claimed this week that Netanyahu âknew about and backed the leak.â At the same time, correspondence between Feldstein and Yisrael Einhorn, a former close adviser to the prime minister, was revealed, showing efforts to promote pro-Qatar messaging in Israel.
Hadash: No Pardon for Genocide War
According to Hadash MK Ayman Odeh: âIt is expected of every person to understand that this move by Netanyahu is intended for one purpose: that you talk about it⊠and not talk about the execution in Jenin by Ben Gvirâs platoons, not about the targeted elimination of the two children on Sunday in Gaza, not about the regime coup, not about the budget that will harm each and every one of you, not about the political violence, not about the ethnic cleansing, not about the unbearable crime and murder in Arab society, and not about the economic and social situation thatâs at an unprecedented lowâŠthat you talk about the âpardonâ that is imagined, but that you do not talk about the abandonment, the destruction, or about the simple fact that Netanyahu is a war criminal, and should stand trial in The Hagueâ.
Israelis protest in Tel Aviv after Netanyahu seeks pardon on fraud cases
Protesters have rallied outside the home of Israeli President Isaac Herzog, demanding he reject Prime Minister Netanyahu‘s request for a pardon on corruption charges.
The move has divided his political opponents as well as the Israeli people.
Netanyahu formally asks for pardon from Israeli president
„Faced with the security challenges and political opportunities currently facing the State of Israel, I am committed to doing everything in my power to heal the rifts, achieve unity among the people, and restore trust in the state‘s systems, and I expect all heads of state agencies to do the same.“
Netanyahu faces charges of fraud, bribery and breach of trust, to which he has entered a plea of „not guilty“
Odeh urges opposition factions to work together to topple Netanyahuâs government âas soon as possibleâ
Hadash-Taâal chairman Ayman Odeh calls on fellow opposition factions to join together to topple Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuâs government âas soon as possible.â
Addressing reporters ahead of his partyâs weekly faction meeting in the Knesset, Odeh says that the government has three aims during the current parliamentary session, âharming the West BankâŠpromoting the judicial coupâŠand preventing the Arab population from running in the next elections.â
Netanyahu says backs ‚Greater Israel‘, which includes parts of Jordan and Egypt
Similar views have been echoed by ministers within Netanyahu‘s government.
Last year, in a documentary, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich was filmed advocating for the expansion of Israeli borders to include Damascus.
He suggested that Israel would gradually grow to encompass not only all Palestinian territories but also parts of Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
Netanyahu says heâs on a âhistoric and spiritual mission,â also feels a connection to vision of Greater Israel
(August 12, 2025)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells i24 he feels he is on a âhistoric and spiritual mission,â and that he is âveryâ attached to the vision of a Greater Israel, which includes areas slated for a future Palestinian state and possibly also areas that are part of present-day Jordan and Egypt.
The interviewer Sharon Gal, who was briefly a right-wing member of Knesset, gifts to Netanyahu what he says is an amulet of âa map of the Promised Land.â
Understand that every decision Netanyahu makes, whether it‘s a war whose aims he has failed to achieve, attempts to gut the Israeli supreme court, or now illegally firing the AG prosecuting him, are all informed by his singular goal of staying in power.
Israeli Court Blocks Ouster of Attorney General Prosecuting Netanyahu
Israel‘s High Court of Justice on Monday issued an injunction blocking the ouster of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara after a unanimous Cabinet vote to fire the woman currently prosecuting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for corruption.
Former AG says governmentâs plan to oust his successor could spell end of democracy
Former attorney general Avichai Mandelblit warned Monday that the governmentâs plan to oust his successor, Gali Baharav-Miara, could result in the âcomplete destructionâ of Israeli democracy.
âThis is a recipe for complete destruction of democracy and the rule of law in the State of Israel,â he told Kan public radio when asked about the possibility that Baharav-Miaraâs potential replacement would scrap Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuâs ongoing years-long corruption trial.
Attorney-General Baharav-Miara refuses to attend her own dismissal hearing
âThe hearing scheduled for today allows the government to dismiss the attorney general and any future advisor for foreign and corrupt considerations. In response to the fact that the advisor prevented illegal actions, ordered an investigation or prosecution of a coalition member, refused to halt a criminal proceeding against a sitting government member, or as part of a ‚political deal‘ to ensure the survival of the government,â she wrote.
High Court gives government green light to convene new panel on firing attorney general
(July 13, 2025)
The decision by Judge Noam Sohlberg came hours after Justice Minister Yariv Levin and Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli filed a notice to the court asking it to reject petitions against the new procedure and implied that the coalition could ignore the court if it ruled against it on the matter.
Hearings on Ousting Attorney General and Top Hadash MK Both Scheduled for July 14
Two political explosive hearings have been scheduled by the far right and racist coalition for July 14, in proceedings that could both set historical precedents. On that day, the Knesset will meet to vote on expelling Hadash-Taâal faction chair Ayman Odeh from parliament, while a ministerial committee is also scheduled to hold a hearing on firing embattled Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara.
Netanyahuâs Iran gambit aimed to realign the world behind Israel. It may backfire
Netanyahuâs claim that the attack was about preventing an immediate threat to Israeli national security is not just facetious, itâs fictitious. I think it was really an attempt to realign the world behind Israel.
The reason Netanyahu felt he had to do that, even at the cost of starting a full-fledged war, was that Israel had exhausted pretty much all of its options in Gaza after a nearly two-year long genocidal campaign. From military action that has failed to return the hostages, to the new Gaza Humanitarian Foundation âaid centersâ [that have so far failed to facilitate widespread ethnic cleansing] â nothing Israel was doing in Gaza seemed to catch on. So Netanyahu did what he has done throughout the past two years: open up another front.
Iran was much easier for him [than other fronts] because the idea that the Islamic Republic must be dealt with using military means is perhaps the broadest, most solid consensus in Israeli politics. I think Netanyahu wanted to make political gains and ensure his personal status and future â above all, postponing his trial â as well as try to drag the world into this conflict by forcing, at the very least, the United States to side with Israel.
Dramatic days ahead? Israel‘s Knesset abuzz with speculation
Despite a crisis that makes an early election seem more likely, Likud members remain confident that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu see things unfold differently. The speculation includes scenarios ranging from a partial hostage deal to a significant security event.
Former Israeli Air Force chief Nimrod Sheffer joins Golanâs Democrats party
âI am joining The Democrats today because it is a party with a backbone and public courage. The party that is leading the most determined struggle against the government and offers a path and real hope for Israel,â Sheffer said in a video announcement.
âYesterday I heard the prime minister â a corrupt, failed man, who brought upon Israel the worst disaster in its history â declare that he does not accept the High Court of Justice ruling,â he said, referring to the decision that found Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuâs firing of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar to have been âunlawfulâ and that barred the premier from involvement in selecting Barâs successor.
Netanyahu Ignores Attorney-General And Court, Appoints New Shin Bet Director
(May 22, 2025)
Just yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled by a 2-1 majority that Ronen Barâs dismissal was tainted by a conflict of interest, particularly due to the Qatargate affair. Although Bar announced he would leave âvoluntarily,â Netanyahu had initially sought to remove him, but retracted under legal pressure. Following the courtâs ruling, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara instructed Netanyahu to refrain from involvement in appointing Barâs successor.
Despite this, Netanyahu announced the new appointment today, openly defying the AGâs directive.
Israel Supreme Court rules firing of security agency chief âunlawfulâ amid political firestorm
(May 22, 2025)
Israelâs High Court of Justice ruled Wednesday that the cabinetâs dismissal of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar was âimproperâ and âunlawful.â The court found the firing lacked valid justification and was based on a âthin and shaky factual foundation.â
Expanding on the courtâs reasoning, court president Justice Isaac Amit condemned the governmentâs failure to consult the Senior Appointments Advisory Committee.