Opposition figures pan plan that leaves coalition funds untouched; transportation, education, and health ministries to lose NIS 860 million ($277 million) between them
Demonstrators choke off Route 4 for two hours during peak traffic, scuffle with drivers, until police use stun grenades, force to clear them away; no injuries or arrests reported
PM says remarks by pundit Yinon Magal, widely seen as a Netanyahu mouthpiece, 'highly inappropriate,' asserts incorrectly that businesswoman called Likud supporters chimpanzees and baboons
38 parties are competing for 120 seats in the Knesset; only about 11 of them are expected to enter parliament, and then one candidate needs to pull together a viable coalition
Officials suspect current, past owners and board members -- reportedly of premier league's Ironi Tiberias FC -- of counterfeiting, money laundering, tax offenses over 4 seasons
In a sworn affidavit to the High Court, a former campaign tech chief claims the ruling party’s new app can bypass the law and secretly transmit voter data in real time using AI
Disturbed by policies of right-wing government and its extremist ministers, many say they will vote for the first time on October 27 to defeat perceived growing threat
On this week's installment, we meet a social changemaker who refuses to choose between the different parts of who she is while making a difference in the world
Yashar party likens remark to infamous 1981 'chah’chahim' speech that insulted Likud voters; Yinon Magal says he used the term to mean a puppet controlled by others, not as racist jab
Hawkish opposition chiefs say they'll replace Knesset speaker, pass term limits for PM, ban criminal defendants from serving in role; Netanyahu urges high turnout among his backers
Hedge fund manager's gift will go toward department of engineering and expanding biomedical research, as he hails school for 'providing top-tier higher education to generations of students'
Far-right minister's conduct draws condemnation abroad but appears to be winning votes at home, with polls showing him gaining support where Netanyahu and Smotrich are losing it
The Yisrael Beytenu chairman has ruled out a minority coalition dependent on Arab parties. He is banking on Likud defectors, but is actually erecting a roadblock for the center-left
Yashar party chief calls on Israelis who want Netanyahu out to 'ignore the spin,' says he's working to secure 'more than 61 Zionist seats for change' in October 27 election
Gur Kehati's mother says she told IDF chief 'the country has given up on us' before they moved to Crete; family furious at IDF's response to incident, lack of consequences for those involved
Stark says draft-dodging men can't travel for marriage matches: 'Reminds me of our grandparents' stories'; Pindrus, Deri regret backing Ohana, a gay MK, as Knesset speaker: ‘Desecration of God’s name’
Party says PM will sue Yoav Horowitz, an Eisenkot ally, for half a million shekels for comments on report of Urich's alleged meetings with senior Qatari official
With several parties at risk of falling short, small shifts make a huge difference. Plus, Israel's electorate is difficult to survey and methodology is often opaque. But even so, analysts say, polls are still worthwhile