Once Netanyahu's greatest rival, Gantz is down, if not out
Equal in power to Likud just a short nine months ago, polls show Blue and White is now teetering on the edge of the threshold required in order to enter parliament.
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Blue and White continues to hemorrhage as No. 2 Gabi Ashkenazi resigns
Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz's party continues to lose leading members. Ashkenazi will stay on as foreign minister until a new government is formed.
Former IDF chief Eizenkot decides to sit out 2021 election
As many as five different parties ranging from Yamina to Yesh Atid were courting Gadi Eizenkot, who has decided to hold off on a political career.
Political game again proves too tough for generals
Blue and White leader Benny Gantz and Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi are the latest in the long line of former IDF chiefs who charged into the political battlefield only to be defeated.
Israel surpasses PM's goal of vaccinating 150,000 people a day
Noting 152,000 Israelis vaccinated on Tuesday, Health Minister says, "This is how we defeat a pandemic!" Infection rate now stands at 5.7%. One out of every 132 Haredim aged 65 and over has died of COVID-19, Health Ministry data finds.
Could crippled Left still outrun Likud?
An alliance of Labor, former Yesh Atid MK Ofer Shelach, Blue and White, Meretz, Yesh Atid, and the Israelis party would ensure they all make it past the electoral threshold, but it also guarantees internal fighting as each of the parties tries to make it to the finish line as the largest party in the bloc.
Blue and White implodes as TA mayor plunges into national politics
Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi expected to leave politics, Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn joins Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai's party. Blue and White's "great achievement" will be "ending Netanyahu’s political path," Gantz states.
The era of the right-wing bloc is over
The premise that has been so deeply ingrained in Israeli consciousness, according to which Netanyahu is the only one who can lead the Right no longer stands the test of reality or the test of simple math.
Nearly 500,000 Israelis vaccinated as infections rates soar
Around 2.4 million more vaccine doses are expected to arrive in the country in the coming days, says Health Minister Yuli Edelstein, who hails Israel as the "world leader" in inoculation speed.
Next election could harm public trust
In an election, the public is supposed to vote for its preferred government policies, but it doesn't look like any discussion of any serious issues will take place. Iran? The economy? The Palestinians? It's doubtful any of the politicians vying for our vote have given much thought to anything beyond how best to maintain or gain power.