Binyamin Netanyahu

Yousef Jabareen, the leader of the ​Arab-dominated Joint List, has said he wants to ‘facilitate getting rid of Netanyahu’s government’

Netanyahu could launch new campaign with US while caretaker prime minister during coalition talks, security experts say

A stronger-than-expected showing by Netanyahu has narrowed the opposition’s options

Victory for rival Gadi Eisenkot appears increasingly out of reach, but counting continues

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

With half of votes counted, a starkly different tally from last night’s exit polls has emerged

Global Briefing: For Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, a change of Israeli government may bring little relief from relentless violence

The short term outlook for the war-torn region remains very gloomy

Record turnout delivers unprecedented gains for Arab parties, but anti-Netanyahu camp also falls short of a parliamentary majority

On Tuesday, Israelis go to the polls, with Binyamin Netanyahu in a fight for his political survival

Neither Netanyahu nor rival alliance led by Gadi Eisenkot has a clear path to power

Prime minister warns of a ‘second Holocaust’ if he loses election

NAZA lays bare the horror of AI-enhanced war but there is a glimmer of hope

Binyamin Netanyahu’s hold on power is in the balance as neither his far-right coalition nor the opposition is forecast to win a majority

Reports of US escalation plan in Iran send oil prices up again

Order comes after Israel’s army said it had killed two gunmen and thwarted a ‘terror attack’ that injured several people

Former president visited West Bank with Elders group and was shocked by ‘Israeli flags asserting a kind of supremacy’

Donald Trump has repeatedly cancelled plans for a return to major combat

Opposition parties are discussing an alliance that could strip the prime minister of key powers even if they fail to win an outright majority

Israel’s longest-serving prime minister has staged a remarkable political recovery. Now, with the US president at his side, he is seeking to extend it

If Israel-Palestine is, for us, a story about Ireland, it ought to be, not a simplistic narrative of good and evil

US president praises Netanyahu as a ‘great warrior prime minister’ and peace partner

Ronen Bar has accused Netanyahu of trying to shift the blame on to him

I sincerely hope there is a change in leadership in Israel on October 27th

Splitting the electorate has been disastrous for the left, but their differences appear too deep to repair before presidential election

Naza has incensed the Netanyahu administration. That means the documentary’s revelations have frightened it, says the film-maker

Thousands observed a moment of silence as Netanyahu promised to ‘complete the mission’

New reports on warnings received before the Hamas attack threaten the Israeli prime minister’s general election campaign

Many who support engagement with Israelis also believe sports bodies should apply rules consistently

Three years after the October 7th attacks, real security feels elusive in the Israeli community nearest the Gaza border fence

UN says number of destroyed structures in Gaza up by 9% since ceasefire of October 2025, amid mass displacement and acute humanitarian need

Pulitzer-winning journalist accuses western governments of forfeiting their moral authority through support for Israel’s war in Gaza

US president says Tehran will ‘be hit very hard’ if it was behind the attack

Irish players, fans, Gaza and Palestine have all been all let down

Israeli prime minister hopes drama will boost his security credentials as Israelis prepare to vote later this month

Struggle breaks out on a flight to Tel Aviv after co-pilot stabs the pilot and passengers then storm the cockpit

Reserve crew on board safely landed aircraft after passengers intervened during cockpit struggle

Officials investigating if incident was attempted terror attack on Israelis

Israeli troops attempted to escort the Tubasi family back to their homes, weeks after their two houses were seized by settlers

With his speech to the UN, Micheál Martin did something unique in our history. It makes what happened next even worse