Netanyahu asked the mayor of Bat Yam, Zvika Brot, to serve as the Likud campaign manager and as the head of his election headquarters.

This is an unusual move, as it has never happened before that... קרא עוד ←

Eizenkot in an unmistakable critique of Bennett: We must do everything possible to prevent parties with a small number of seats from demanding the premiership or threatening to switch sides if they... קרא עוד ←

The Iranian foreign minister threatens after Israel’s announcement of expected strikes in Beirut:

A violation of the ceasefire in Lebanon is a violation of the ceasefire on all fronts. The United... קרא עוד ←

Who is Gadi Eisenkot?

As he outpolls Bennett, the Yashar! chairman’s shot at the premiership looks increasingly likely.

All this and more in today’s edition of It’s Noon in Israel

https://open.substack.c... קרא עוד ←

Supreme Court Justice Yechiel Kasher complains: Minister Eliyahu sent me a WhatsApp message yesterday asking that I not delay the appointment of his candidate as Director-General of the Israel... קרא עוד ←

The prosecutor in Netanyahu’s trial: “You wanted *Yedioth Ahronoth* in 2014 to attack Bennett and Kahlon — that’s what you considered ‘full right-wing.’”

Netanyahu lashed out: “You’re going to tell... קרא עוד ←

The Attorney General accuses the coalition of a “race to dismantle the democratic institutions.”

“With the passage of the split law and the Police Internal Affairs law, Israel’s law enforcement... קרא עוד ←

President Amit:

"Another piece of fake news, as common these days as hot rolls after Passover, is the claim that I supposedly 'appointed myself' to the position of President of the Supreme Court. ... קרא עוד ←

President of the Supreme Court, Yitzhak Amit:
“The public discourse regarding the judicial system is at an unprecedented low point. Once again, there is a concerted effort to weaken the judicial... קרא עוד ←

*Joint statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz:*

Following the repeated violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon by the Hezbollah terrorist organization and the... קרא עוד ←