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broken system: Israel Democracy on a Cracked Wall - Analysts Said

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CENTRAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEE offices at the Knesset, Oct. 29. (photo credit: FLASH90) From the 2019-2021 era of several elections and the  current mixed results , it is more apparent than ever that Israel’s electoral system needs to be fixed. Some of the following ideas may need to wait until the main battle in Israeli politics is no longer between  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s camp and the anti-Netanyahu camp. People of Israel's chairman Ofer Winter, who failed to cross the threshold during the last election, said on Friday that B'Yachad's Naftali Bennett and Yisrael Beytenu's Avigdor Liberman need to form a unity government with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "No more politics of boycotts. No more governments held hostage by the extremes. No more civil wars," Winter said in a statement where he also hinted at the possibility of running again for Knesset in case there are new elections. "We will continue," Winter said, adding that his mov...

Opposition Parties Fear that Netanyahu might Seize Power by Force

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  Democrats head Yair Golan at meeting of opposition heads after Israel's election, November 3, 2026. (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/MAARIV) Israel is at a "critical juncture," and Prime Minister  Benjamin Netanyahu  is "in a panic, trying to stage a coup, and seize power by force," Democrats party leader  Yair Golan  wrote on X/Twitter on Friday. Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) Director  David Zini  and the agency as a whole have "fallen into the hands of the Netanyahu family," Golan said. "The holy of holies of Israel's security is in the hands of those who serve Netanyahu rather than the state. The crisis with the US is deepening, military aid funds are being cut, and the rift with the  Democratic Party  is growing ever more severe," he added. "This is a real danger to Israel and its security, and we have no time to waste on political games," he wrote. Netanyahu is "in a panic" and attempting to seize power by fo...

New Israel: Eisenkot calls for Emergency Government

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  Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot warned that Israel is facing a state of emergency and called for the formation of an emergency government in a post on X/Twitter on Friday, outlining his plans and guiding principles should he receive the mandate to form a government. “The current government threatens, at the most fundamental level, the very existence of Israeli democracy—no less than that,” Eisenkot said. מספר דברים ממני אליכם, אזרחי ישראל, לקראת כניסת שבת: ישראל נמצאת בעת חירום אמיתית, מוחשית ומסוכנת. הממשלה הנוכחית מאיימת ברמה הבסיסית ביותר על קיום הדמוקרטיה הישראלית, לא פחות מכך. כל זאת כשזירות המלחמה עודן פתוחות וכפופות גם הן לגחמות פוליטיות ואישיות. ישראל נמצאת כבר היום, בעיצומו של צונאמי מדיני מסוכן. על רקע זה, בימים האחרונים קידמתי מול שותפיי את התכנית להקמת ממשלת חירום לאומית. ההיגיון שבבסיסה: השבעת ממשלה במהירות האפשרית על בסיס ארבע מפלגות השינוי והתיקון הציוניות, והצטרפות כל מפלגה וכל חבר כנסת שיסכימו לארבעת עקרונות היסוד שלי, מיד, או בהדרגה. זהו צו השעה אל מול האתגרים...

Hegseth's leadership questioned by GOP military veteran as Democrats talk impeachment

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Split image of Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. (Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images; Win McNamee/Getty Images) Bacon, who questioned Hegseth's "moral compass," made his remarks after Democrats reclaimed control of both chambers of Congress in Tuesday's midterm elections, raising the possibility of impeachment proceedings against members of President Donald Trump's Cabinet in the 120th Congress. "I don't think he was a good choice to begin with," Bacon told Fox News Digital. "I wouldn't have voted to confirm him." Bacon, a 30-year Air Force veteran, argued that Hegseth's personal conduct would have resulted in disciplinary action for other members of the military. "Anybody that got caught having affairs would've gotten fired," Bacon said before pointing to the controversy surrounding the administration's use of the Signal messaging app to discuss sensitive military ope...

Dhillon resigns: DOJ Assistant AG steps down

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Harmeet Dhillon has officially resigned as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice. On Thursday, Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed her departure on X. Serving as head of the Civil Rights Division since April 2025, Dhillon oversaw investigations into university admissions, hiring, and training programs following the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling against race-conscious admissions. In addition, Dhillon managed election-related matters for the Department of Justice and led litigation during the Trump administration against prominent U.S. institutions facing allegations of campus antisemitism.   In an interview with Fox News Digital , Dhillon explained that she had submitted her resignation weeks earlier to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. At Wiles’ request, she delayed the public announcement until after the midterm elections and noted that she intends to return to private practice at her law firm. “I wasn’t asked to resign,” D...

Sheriff's Deputy in an Ambush

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A Spokane County Sheriff's deputy walks to a hospital where two SWAT officers were taken upon being shot during a domestic violence response call. One deputy was killed and another remains on life support but is The Spokane County Sheriff's Office deployed a SWAT team to assist at the home. As SWAT officers approached the house, a gunman opened fire from inside. "SWAT team members and deputies approached the house, attempted to breach the door and were met with gunfire," Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels said during a news conference. The entrance to a hospital where two Spokane County sheriff's deputies were taken after being shot Tuesday. (Fox News) Deputies returned fire and pulled the two wounded deputies to safety. Both deputies were rushed to a hospital along with the initial female victim who was treated for injuries that were not life-threatening. Inside the home, investigators found one person dead, while another body was found in the yard. The suspect...

Gov. Pillen wins reelection in Nebraska

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  GOP Governor Jim Pillen has been reelected in Nebraska’s gubernatorial race, defeating Democrat opponent Lynne Walz.   On Tuesday, Pillen (R-Neb.) received 373,465 votes or 50%, while Walz (D-Neb.) gathered 311,363 votes or 42%, according to the Associated Press when 91% of the total votes were counted. Sworn in as Nebraska’s 41 st governor in January 2023, Pillen is also an accomplished agribusiness leader. Outside of public office, he owns and operates Pillen Family Farms and acquired DNA Genetics, a firm specializing in swine breeding lines for commercial pork producers. The GOP governor has made historic property tax relief and income tax cuts central to his administrative mission. He restructured the state’s public education funding formula to better support rural school districts while advancing school choice initiatives. Drawing on his background as a livestock producer, Pillen has also actively promoted Nebraska’s agricultural sector through international trad...