A plea to the prime minister: Heed the lessons of our history in this land, and pull back from the brink

You may consider this appeal itself divisive and unjustified, but do internalize that many fine, patriotic and responsible Israelis feel this way.

By David Horovitz

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center) attends the graduation ceremony of an IDF officers’ course in southern Israel, June 25, 2026. (Flash90)

Hear this, you rulers of the House of Jacob, You chiefs of the House of Israel, Who detest justice And make crooked all that is straight, Who build Zion with crime, Jerusalem with iniquity!

Her rulers judge for gifts, Her priests give rulings for a fee, And her prophets divine for pay; Yet they rely upon GOD, saying, “GOD is in our midst; No calamity shall overtake us.”

Assuredly, because of you Zion shall be plowed as a field, Jerusalem shall become heaps of ruins And the Temple Mount a shrine in the woods.

Israel’s High Court of injustice and the Red Cross

Judges who prioritize the well-being of Hamas terrorists over that of the hostages need to adjust their moral compass.

Israeli Supreme Court Justice (now president) Yitzhak Amit speaks at a court hearing on petitions against the firing of Shin Bet director Ronen Bar at the Israeli Supreme Court in Jerusalem, April 8, 2025. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

(Aug. 19, 2025 / JNS)  Israel’s High Court of Justice has once again revealed its misplaced priorities. And that’s putting it delicately.

In a hearing on Monday about National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s policy to bar Red Cross visits to Nukhba terrorists in Israeli prisons until the organization gains access to the hostages in Gaza, the judges made their outrage clear. But their fury was not aimed at Hamas or the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which has

Former PM Bennett accuses Netanyahu government of preventing victory in Gaza by not drafting ultra-Orthodox

Bennett says Netanyahu & Smotrich put 'politics above the good of the country'.

All Israel News Staff

Naftali Bennett attends a commemoration ceremony 30 days after the death of Israeli soldier Yona Brif who was injured on October 7, at Mt Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem. December 25, 2024. (Photo: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett accused the coalition government of Benjamin Netanyahu of preventing a victory over Hamas in Gaza due to political interests.

“A cowardly government that prevents the recruitment of ultra-Orthodox members prevents victory over Hamas,” Bennett posted on 𝕏 late on Saturday.

Israeli gov’t cancels Shin Bet chief’s dismissal after he announces resignation

The moves by Bar and the government are widely seen as being aimed at averting a possible constitutional crisis.

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Israel Security Agency Director Ronen Bar attends a Memorial Day ceremony at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City, April 29, 2025. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

(April 30, 2025 / JNS)  The Israeli Cabinet on Tuesday canceled its decision to fire Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) Director Ronen Bar, following his announcement the previous day that he would resign on June 15.

The government also filed a request with the Supreme Court, sitting as the High Court of Justice, to annul petitions filed against the decision to fire Bar, since that decision had now been rescinded.

Ronen Bar's battle is for us, we must all stand behind him - opinion

Bar is fighting to preserve the Shin Bet’s independence, that of the next agency chief, and the ability of gatekeepers to stand firm against the Prime Minister.

By BEN CASPIT

Shin Bet director Ronen Bar seen at Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, November 6, 2022(photo credit: OLIVIER FITOUSSI/FLASH90)

In the 17 and a half years that Benjamin Netanyahu has served as prime minister, dozens upon dozens of senior security officials have served under him — chiefs of staff, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) heads, Mossad heads, military Intelligence chiefs, National Security Council heads, and senior officers at the rank of major general across various branches and organizations.

Netanyahu: No habrá guerra civil en Israel

El primer ministro de Israel, Benjamín Netanyahu, afirmó este viernes que no habrá guerra civil en el país, luego de que la amenaza de una situación así volvió a resurgir esta semana ante la polarización que se vive.

“¡No habrá guerra civil! El Estado de Israel es un Estado de Derecho y según la ley el gobierno israelí decide quién será el jefe del Shin Bet. Shabat Shalom“, escribió en un mensaje en X.

Aharon Barak, expresidente de la Corte Suprema de Israel y uno de los juristas más prominentes del país, soltó la “bomba” el jueves en declaraciones a varios medios del país.

Barak dijo temer que las últimas acciones del gobierno de Netanyahu, incluyendo la destitución del jefe del Shin Bet y del fiscal general, estén llevando al país hacia una guerra civil.

Netanyahu is right about Israel’s ‘deep state’

Like the anti-Trump “resistance,” the country’s liberal establishment is waging a war against the prime minister as a bid to hold on to power, not an effort to save democracy.

Jonathan S. Tobin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the Tel Aviv District Court, Dec. 10, 2024. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

(March 21, 2025 / JNS)  For liberal and leftist critics of Israel’s government, it was just the latest example of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s effort to follow the same playbook as President Donald Trump. When the former spoke recently of the efforts on the part of Israel’s “deep state” to derail his government, both Israelis who voted for Netanyahu’s political opponents in the last election and Democrats who backed former Vice President Kamala Harris tuned out everything that followed. As far as they are concerned, talk of a “deep state” in either country is just a right-wing conspiracy theory that is part of an attempt by both leaders to overturn or seriously undermine democracy.

Knesset passes first judicial reform weakening High Court’s power

Senior Yesh Atid lawmaker, Ram Ben-Barak, told Jewish News that the law was passed by "extremists" and will "damage" Israel's democracy.

By JOTAM CONFINO IN ISRAEL

Israel’s parliament the Knesset passed a law on Monday which will dramatically weaken the High Court of Justice’s power.

The “reasonableness law”, which will will bar the High Court from striking down government decisions and appointments of ministers deemed “unreasonable,” passed with 64 votes for and 0 against, as the entire opposition boycotted the vote.

Opposition lawmakers were chanting “shame, shame” at the government during the Knesset vote.

Fiscal General de Israel: Netanyahu está violando un fallo de la Corte Suprema

La Fiscal General de Israel Gali Baharav-Miara aseguró al primer ministro Benjamin Netanyahu este viernes que violó el acuerdo de conflicto de intereses que le permite gobernar durante su juicio por presunta corrupción en curso, y calificó sus declaraciones del jueves por la noche y cualquier participación adicional sobre la reforma judicial como “ilegales” y como un conflicto de intereses, informó The Times of Israel.

La carta de Baharav-Miara, redactada con dureza, se produjo después de que Netanyahu anunciara que de ahora en adelante ignorará el acuerdo de conflicto de intereses y se involucrará profundamente en la reforma judicial.

El acuerdo de 2020 prohibía a Netanyahu hacer nombramientos judiciales y policiales de alto nivel o involucrarse en asuntos legislativos que pudieran afectar su juicio.

El anuncio de Netanyahu el jueves por la noche se produjo horas después de que la Knéset aprobara una reforma de ley para protegerlo de una posible destitución por ordenes de la Fiscal General y la Corte Suprema.