Netanyahu meets Lapid for security briefing amid Iran war The Zionist opposition parties have unanimously expressed support for "Operation Rising Lion," the IDF campaign focused on dismantling Iran’s nuclear program. June 18, 2025
Israeli opposition leader’s son’s home damaged by Iranian missile "The girl could have died if she would have been here," the Israeli opposition leader said of his 13-month-old granddaughter. JNS Staff June 16, 2025
The Democrats’ Yair Golan a ‘radical leftist,’ Yair Lapid charges Golan is "getting mandates because he’s a general, but right after the primary, everyone will realize this is a radical left-wing party," said the Yesh Atid Party leader. Akiva Van Koningsveld May 19, 2025
Israel’s judicial selection law feted as overdue correction Leftwing critics of the legislation said it compromises judges' independence, whereas a prominent rightwing activist said it was too mild. Canaan Lidor March 27, 2025
Lapid inciting ‘chaos’ with call for anti-government ‘revolt,’ comms minister tells JNS Opposition leader Yair Lapid threatened to shut down the economy should the government defy a High Court injunction against a Cabinet decision to fire Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar. Amelie Botbol and Akiva Van Koningsveld March 24, 2025
Coalition MKs slam Lapid’s call for anti-gov’t strike, ‘tax revolt’ "Yair Lapid should be ashamed," Likud lawmaker Tally Gotliv tells JNS. Akiva Van Koningsveld and Amelie Botbol March 23, 2025
Chabad Chassidim ‘political activists’ for Netanyahu, Lapid charges A spokesman for Chabad told JNS that the worldwide Jewish movement "absolutely" does not involve itself in the politics of the Jewish state. Akiva Van Koningsveld March 14, 2025
Smotrich: Israel will not allow Iran to become a nuclear power "The American president will decide how" to prevent this, the Israeli minister said. Amelie Botbol and Akiva Van Koningsveld March 10, 2025
International Women’s Day, antisemitism and left-wing hypocrisy Israeli feminists fit in perfectly with the groups concerned with the plight of females, as long as they aren’t the wrong kind of Jews. Ruthie Blum March 9, 2025
