ISRAELI COALITION POLITICS

מכתב רודף מכתב בקרב על המינוי הבכיר: התגובה של נתניהו לעקיצה של השופט סולברג

3/17/2026, 6:15:52 PM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Supreme Court Justice Noam Solberg, who chairs the Central Elections Committee, are locked in a public dispute over the appointment of attorney Yifat Siminovsky as the committee's legal adviser. After Solberg publicly told Netanyahu to "learn the subject" before criticising the appointment, Netanyahu fired back, calling the remark "unnecessary mud-slinging." The committee has defended Siminovsky, saying she was stronger than the other candidates for the role.

בג"ץ קיבל את בקשת נתניהו לדחות את הדיון בפיטורי בן גביר - ומתח ביקורת

3/17/2026, 4:02:51 PM

Israel's Supreme Court (High Court of Justice) granted Prime Minister Netanyahu's request to postpone the hearing on the dismissal of Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, scheduling it for next month. However, the justices sharply criticised Netanyahu, noting that the request came very late despite the fact that the court had issued its order before the war began. Netanyahu had argued the hearing should be delayed due to the ongoing war.

בעלות ברית במלחמה: תמונה אחת שווה אלפי מילים

3/17/2026, 3:08:36 PM

As Israel enters its eighth decade, this opinion piece argues that the nation's guiding document should be its Declaration of Independence — not a new book by British author Tim Bouverie. The columnist uses a single resonant image to contrast Israel's foundational values with current political trends. The piece is a call to return to the ideals of Israel's founding in the face of coalition pressures and shifting alliances.

שר הרווחה קורא להחרגת המשרד מהקיצוץ: "פגיעה ישירה בחלשים בישראל"

3/17/2026, 1:42:53 PM

Israeli Welfare Minister Chaim Katz has urged the Finance Ministry to exempt his department from the across-the-board budget cuts introduced to finance war expenditures. He warned that without an exemption, his ministry would retain only about 35% of the funds earmarked for improving welfare services in the coming year. Among the programmes at risk is a plan to raise salaries for residential care instructors, urgently needed to address a severe staffing crisis in Israel's social care sector.

סולברג ענה בתקיפות למכתב של נתניהו: "תלמד את הנושא לפני שאתה טוען טענות"

3/17/2026, 11:17:11 AM

Justice Yitzhak Sולberg, chair of Israel's Central Elections Committee, sharply rebuked Prime Minister Netanyahu after attorney Ilan Bombach sent letters on behalf of Netanyahu and the Likud party opposing the appointment of attorney Yafat Siminovsky as the committee's legal adviser. Solberg defended Siminovsky, noting she passed all required examinations and was chosen unanimously, and condemned the letters as an unnecessary attack on her dignity. The clash highlights growing tensions between the Netanyahu government and judicial institutions during wartime.

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3/17/2026, 4:59:27 AM

Columnist Daniela London Dekel offers three sardonic reflections on Israeli society amid the ongoing conflict: who truly bears the cost of the current situation, how targeted assassinations have become a kind of brand franchise, and the enduring political magic of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

עשר שנים לפרשת אלאור אזריה: כך שינתה השערורייה את היחסים שבין הפוליטיקה לצבא בישראל

3/17/2026, 4:56:01 AM

Ten years after soldier Elor Azaria shot and killed a subdued Palestinian attacker in Hebron — an act that divided Israeli society between fierce supporters and critics — Ynet revisits the key figures at the heart of the affair. The case became a defining moment that exposed deep fault lines between Israel's military establishment and political class, with even the prime minister publicly shifting his stance. A decade on, analysts assess how the scandal permanently altered the relationship between army and politics in Israel.