New Hope lawmaker, 79, cites old age as main factor in decision, but says he will support the faction in coming election campaign; Lapid praises 'ethical, diligent' legislator
Opinion: Once-Zionist traditions of the country's main left-wing faction Meretz are slowly being eaten away by two opposing camps within it which may endanger the entire political Left in Israel
The main questioning hovering above Lapid's European tour, Bennett's Ukraine-Russia mediation, and Lieberman's battle with the farmer lobby is whether Ayelet Shaked will stick around to see Lapid become PM
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett used to be a critic of his predecessor’s policy on settlement building, but is now following in Netanyahu’s footsteps. Settler leaders are content to see the status quo being maintained
As they say in French politics, plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose – the more things change, the more they stay the same. Nothing beats this depressing proverb to d