SAM SOKOL
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid (right) and former prime minister Naftali Bennett at a press conference announcing their joint run in the coming elections, in Herzliya, central Israel, April 26, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 27, 2026, 10:13 am
Bennett, Lapid join forces for election bid
Bennett invites Eisenkot to join new party, says ‘era of division is over’.
By SAM SOKOL
Conservative rabbis pray at the Ezrat Yisrael egalitarian prayer space at the Western Wall, December 12, 2024. Photo: Courtesy/ File via TOI
February 26, 2026, 4:57 pm
Progressive groups slam Knesset bill restricting Western Wall prayer
'For Australian Jews who identify with Progressive, Reform, or Masorti traditions, these developments feel like a direct assault on the legitimacy of our own religious lives'
By AJN STAFF and SAM SOKOL
Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators clash with police during a protest against the drafting of Haredi youth near Bnei Brak, June 5, 2025. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
July 8, 2025, 12:28 pm
Haredim shown watered-down conscription bill
IDF to send out 54,000 draft orders to Haredi men this month, said planning to set up checkpoints to catch evaders.
By SAM SOKOL
Former defense minister MK Yoav Gallant announces his resignation from the Knesset on January 1, 2025. Photo: X
January 2, 2025, 1:20 pm
Former defence minister Yoav Gallant resigns from Knesset
Gallant has vowed to remain in the Likud party, and indicated he could attempt a leadership run in the future, saying his ‘journey is not yet complete’.
By SAM SOKOL
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