Voters in the coming election will have to determine not only who is to replace Netanyahu, but also the shape of the political system that will replace the current one. If the new Israel is to be founded based on the exclusion of 20 percent of its citizens, it will not be truly new
Voters in the coming election will have to determine not only who is to replace Netanyahu, but also the shape of the political system that will replace the current one. If the new Israel is to be founded based on the exclusion of 20 percent of its citizens, it will not be truly new
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02:39 AM • April 29 2026 IDT
Naftali Bennett, Gadi Eisenkot and opposition chairman Yair Lapid have declared that they will not form a government that relies on the support of an Arab party. This may have been born of cold political calculation – a tactical move, intended to bring in voters from the center-right by creating a sense of "Zionist consensus" and fend off smears from right-wing politicians and the media "poison machine."
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The strike took place on February 28, at the beginning of Operation Epic Fury. A missile hit a primary school, killing 168 people, including around 110 children, according to Iranian officials.
Ukraine’s interceptor drones have become one of the most cost‑effective tools in the country’s arsenal, effectively turning Moscow’s “special operation” into a war of attrition.
"There is a risk that we'll see rationing of fuel supply, particularly in Asia and Europe," Willie Walsh, head of the International Air Transport Association, told Reuters.
Trump reportedly believed that maintaining the blockade was less risky than walking away or restarting the conflict.