Amit Segal

On the eve of what many are framing as a referendum on Donald Trump’s foreign and domestic policy, U.S. forces struck Iran. What does it mean for today’s midterms? And, more importantly for Israel, what does it mean for the prospect of resuming the war? Also, Israel’s Bill

The Change Bloc’s decisions: The Speaker of the Knesset will be replaced at the first opportunity, and Eisenkot will be the first to seek the mandate to form a government.

Bennett’s message to Eisenkot, who may be considering forming a government with ultra-Orthodox parties: “We will help with all our might, but only to establish a Zionist government of those who serve.”

Former Prime Minister and chairman of the “Beyachad” party, Naftali Bennett, at the conclusion of a meeting of the bloc’s leaders: “We have no time to waste. We need to act with great urgency. Therefore, as quickly as possible, we must take control of the Knesset, secure the

In Golan’s statement, it was written that the parties discussed “replacing Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir, and Smotrich.” For some reason, the Haredi leaders Deri and Goldknopf were left out.

Israel’s future rests in the hands of a triumvirate, though none of its members is the country’s Caesar. As with the alliances that presided over the fall of the Roman Republic, whether Yashar’s Gadi Eisenkot, Yisrael Beiteinu’s Avigdor Liberman and Together’s Naftali Bennett act

Senior figures in Eisenkot’s party: Lapid will not be Speaker of the Knesset. Choosing him would mean eliminating almost all possibilities of forming a government. Liberman’s move was not coordinated with the Beyahad party or Bennett.

Gadi Eisenkot launched a sharp attack against Netanyahu and the ruling party, accusing them of attempting to undermine the electoral outcome: "Likud and Netanyahu are continuing their full-scale, destructive, and aggressive campaign to delegitimize the election results and the

Israel’s future rests in the hands of a triumvirate, though none of its members is the country’s Caesar. As with the alliance that presided over the fall of the Roman Republic, whether Yashar’s Gadi Eisenkot, Yisrael Beiteinu’s Avigdor Liberman and Together’s Naftali Bennett act

Liberman has ruled out a government with Netanyahu (even in a rotation offer) and support for a minority government. After meeting key leaders, he confirmed Yisrael Beiteinu will endorse Gadi Eisenkot for prime minister and support Yair Lapid for Speaker of the Knesset. By

Quoting another post

Over the past few days, several naive men and women from both camps have written to me: “There are talks with Lieberman. You’ll see, he’ll join a Netanyahu government / a minority government.” It’s not going to happen. x.com/AmitSegal/stat…

The most remarkable historical fact about the 26th Knesset: For the first time in Israel’s history, there are more Arab Knesset members from Arab parties than ultra-Orthodox Knesset members from ultra-Orthodox parties. There have been Knessets in which the numbers were equal.

This week, 19 Arab lawmakers were elected to Israel’s parliament. They are paid by the state and openly accuse it of war crimes. Under the Palestinian Authority, Jews are barred from residing, killers of Jews receive state payments, and selling land to Jews can carry the death

It wouldn’t be a huge surprise if United Torah Judaism doesn’t endorse Netanyahu. Assuming, reasonably, that Eisenkot will have more recommendations, he’ll be given four weeks to form a government, with the option of a two-week extension. I find it hard to envision a scenario

The human psyche is a strange thing. In the September 2019 election, when Netanyahu’s bloc fell to 55 seats and Likud to 32, deep mourning settled over Likud. Seven years later, the bloc stands at 53 seats and his party at 27, yet it is hard to wipe the smiles off the faces

Throughout the 2015 election, Isaac Herzog, Benjamin Netanyahu’s rival in the race for prime minister, went around laying out his plan for defeating Netanyahu. There was talk of a “psychological gap” between the two big parties, and of complex coalitions stretching from the Arab

Bakr Awawda, number four on the Joint List, told a Jordanian television channel: “If Eisenkot wants to form a government, he must back down from the four principles he presented during his election campaign.” These principles are reportedly: 1. Recognition of Israel as a Jewish

Unfortunately, Guy Peleg’s report from yesterday about “Ra’amgate” is true. The person who passed intelligence information against Ra’am activists was Netanyahu’s acting chief of staff, who sent it directly to the office of the Police Commissioner. The suspects were arrested.

A unity government is not only an Israeli need but critical infrastructure for ensuring stability in the Middle East. It reduces European pressure for sanctions, widens Israel’s room for maneuver on a series of fronts. Can Trump close perhaps the most important peace deal of the

Former Prime Minister Yair Lapid in a social media post: “I ask for your patience.” Lapid writes: “Now comes the really difficult part: trying to form a government. We owe it to those who stood in line on Tuesday, to those who flew in especially to vote, and to those who stood