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


10.11.2026 - 19:56 [ Jerusalem Post ]

Netanyahu in ‚panic‘ over possibility of Eisenkot becoming prime minister, former aide says

“Life at home would not be easy for him, to put it mildly. And don’t forget, he is someone who loves the respect he receives from world leaders,” Hefetz said.

“Will he sit in the opposition? Will he sit aside and watch Eisenkot with the motorcade, being taken everywhere by helicopter and flying on the Wing of Zion?” he wondered, referencing Israel’s official state aircraft.

“That triumvirate – Netanyahu, Sara, and Yair – would simply explode. For them, it would be worse than people being abducted to Gaza,” Hefetz claimed.

10.11.2026 - 19:17 [ Times of Israel ]

Bennett, anti-Netanyahu MKs heckle premier over Qatar ties, October 7 inquiry as he addresses new Knesset

Meanwhile, Democrats chairman Yair Golan and members of his party walk out of the plenum in protest, while Democrats MK Gilad Kariv shouts: “How much money did you receive from Qatar?”

“Ever since the balcony in Zion Square, you haven’t stopped inciting,” Kariv yells, referring to an October 1995 rally in which Netanyahu supporters chanted “Death to Rabin,” a month before his assassination by a Jewish extremist.

08.11.2026 - 13:28 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

Communist Party of Israel: Four Scenarios for Forming a New Government

The position of the Joint List

These are times that call for a stand to oust Netanyahu and his fascist allies. Therefore, despite the incitement and the racism, the Joint List recommended Eisenkot to the Israeli president for the latter do not have any excuse of calling for a unity government, and as a fulfillment of the will of over 500,000 Arab Palestinian and Jewish voters who wish to see Netanyahu ousted.

According to CPI and Hadash, toppling this government is a historic task. The danger posed by the Netanyahu-Ben-Gvir-Smotrich government goes beyond discrimination, home demolitions and the spread of crime and racism afflicting our communities. It is a government of war, extermination and displacement in Gaza, of deepening occupation and settlement, of unchecked settler terror in the West Bank, and of a drive to liquidate the Palestinian cause. Its continuation threatens the whole region, and the presence of President Trump in the White House raises the danger further by offering cover for war, annexation and displacement. Hence, the results of the midterm elections in the US could hold positive prospectives regarding an alternation in US foreign policy especially in matters of supporting Israel’s continuous violations of international law in the Palestinian Occupied Territories and the region.

26.10.2026 - 20:26 [ theAtlantic.com ]

Netanyahu Goes Into Full Panic Mode

For years, Israelis both pro- and anti-Netanyahu have advised against counting him out. That advice remains sound. He has a Nixon-like ability to reemerge improbably stronger every time his political career has been declared over.

25.10.2026 - 13:25 [ ABC.net.au ]

Calls for change at massive rally in Tel Aviv ahead of Israel election

Last night they came in their tens of thousands to demand an independent state commission of inquiry into how the greatest security breach in Israel‘s history, and as a result the greatest mass slaughter, had been able to occur in the first place.

Three days before an election regarded as the most pivotal in the country‘s history, those attending the rally were clear that there needed to be a change of government, not just to get their long-demanded inquiry but because they say Israel‘s democracy is under threat.

25.10.2026 - 12:54 [ Times of India / Youtube ]

‘Netanyahu Must Go’: 100,000+ Israelis Protest In Tel Aviv; Heat On PM Bibi Before Election | Watch

Thousands of Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv on October 24 to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, just days before Israel’s October 27 election. Demonstrators gathered at Hostages Square, demanding accountability for the security failures that preceded the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack, which killed around 1,200 people and triggered the war in Gaza. Organised by the October Council, the protest brought together critics of Netanyahu’s leadership, including families of hostages, activists and former military officials. Demonstrators called for an independent inquiry into the October 7 attack and voiced concerns over corruption, the state of Israeli democracy and the government’s handling of the conflict

21.10.2026 - 18:53 [ theGuardian.com ]

After three disastrous years, Israel needs to rethink itself. A new government would be a start

The two issues the opposition has highlighted are understandably important to Israelis. For so many citizens, the disaster of 7 October and subsequent two-year hostage crisis became a crisis of faith in the state itself. Without accountability through an independent inquiry, society cannot move on. And even staunch supporters of peace cannot tolerate the rank injustice of some citizens serving and dying in wars while others are systematically let off the hook.

But what then? Israel’s war in response to 7 October has continued to devastate Palestinian society. But the past few years have damaged Israel internally as well.

18.10.2026 - 17:27 [ Ynetnews.com ]

Israel‘s election is near, and I dare to hope for a future without Netanyahu

For a glimpse of the political culture I hope we can leave behind, consider the case of Ofer Winter, a former senior Israeli military commander who has found himself at odds with Netanyahu and his political allies. Winter is now complaining that they are treating him in ways he recognizes from stories about the mafia.

To that, I have only one response: Welcome to the club.

11.10.2026 - 22:29 [ Ynetnews.com ]

Bennett says Netanyahu could serve as minister in his cabinet, drawing fury from opposition leaders

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett triggered a public clash within the camp seeking to replace Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday after saying he would have no objection to the incumbent prime minister serving as a minister in a future Bennett-led government, provided he accepted a series of fundamental reforms. Within hours, three other opposition leaders rejected the prospect, insisting Netanyahu should have no place in the next cabinet.

07.07.2026 - 00:56 [ Ynetnews ]

Oct. 7 political inquiry bill passes first reading as opposition boycotts, Netanyahu skips vote

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

02.07.2026 - 07:59 [ Forward.com ]

In Israel’s 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. I’ve 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 — and that his radical base will back him no matter what outrage he attempts.

15.06.2026 - 12:39 [ Anadolu ]

Ex-Israeli premier urges removal of Netanyahu ‘with sticks, stones’ if elections are sabotaged

Barak argued that Netanyahu “could sabotage the elections by launching operations in Lebanon that would provoke retaliation from Hezbollah and Iran.

“Netanyahu wants an endless war because he understands that ending it would accelerate his trial,” Barak said. “Just as he obstructed some prisoner-exchange deals (with Hamas), he also blocked the possibility of progress in Lebanon.”

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.

12.06.2026 - 06:16 [ Daniel Neun / Radio Utopie ]

About the West Asia War

You are an idiot. And you‘re 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.

10.06.2026 - 15:02 [ Reuters ]

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 ​the most right-wing coalition in Israeli history. He faced mass anti-government protests before ​the wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.
Polls have repeatedly indicated that his coalition would fail to ‌win ⁠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.

21.05.2026 - 07:24 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

The Bill to Dissolve the Knesset Passed Its Preliminary Reading; MK Odeh: ‘The Evil Govt is Ending its Path’

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. “The worst government ever, responsible for bloodshed on a horrific scale, is coming to an end,” MK Ayman Odeh stated in the Knesset plenum while presenting his faction’s bill. “We are at a historic crossroads,” he emphasized

12.05.2026 - 08:42 [ LBCI Lebanon ]

Israeli PM slams ‘moral bankruptcy’ 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.

31.03.2026 - 18:36 [ Tucker Carlson ]

Former Interim President of Israel Avraham Burg Speaks Out on Netanyahu’s 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.

19.03.2026 - 13:17 [ Tucker Carlson / Youtube ]

Glenn Greenwald: War Updates, False Flags, and Netanyahu’s 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.

10.03.2026 - 13:49 [ Wall Street Journal ]

Netanyahu Finally Got What He Wanted on Iran by Appealing to an Audience of One

JERUSALEM—The Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel was the greatest security failure of Benjamin Netanyahu’s 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.

06.03.2026 - 14:56 [ Times of Israel ]

Will the war with Iran boost Netanyahu’s 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.

09.02.2026 - 19:42 [ Times of Israel ]

Yair Golan says party will seek communications portfolio amid government’s attacks on media

“Netanyahu wants mouthpieces. He wants media outlets that will applaud him while he evades responsibility, praise him while he sacrifices Israel’s 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,” Golan says, referring to the ongoing investigation into senior Netanyahu aides accused of lobbying on behlaf of Qatar during Israel’s war against Hamas while being employed by the premier’s office.

“He 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,” he says.

08.02.2026 - 19:53 [ Ron Kronish / Times of Israel ]

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 “centrist” political parties don’t agree to welcome Arab political parties into the next coalition. So far, only The Democrats have agreed to do so!

07.02.2026 - 23:24 [ Jerusalem Post ]

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].“

07.02.2026 - 22:43 [ Times of Israel ]

Eisenkot accuses Netanyahu of ‘fabricated defense’ in Oct. 7 probe response

Continuing, Eisenkot accused Netanyahu of using secretive documents deliberately in an election year “out of a desire to improve his image, distance himself from blame and harm the other candidates facing him.”

Eisenkot requested that the State Comptroller’s Office allow the relevant people to review the full minutes of the meetings referenced by the premier in his “partial and manipulative” response, and told Englman that he will be happy to “set the record straight” regarding his own actions during his time as IDF chief.