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The Knesset has voted for changes to how the Supreme Court can make decisions. (Photo by Chris Yunker / Wikimedia Commons)
December 15, 2025, 11:53 am
Israeli Sammy Smooha presents his take on current Israeli government
“They want to revolutionize Israel as a society, culture and state,” he said.
By David Rullo
November 5, 2025, 2:05 pm
Chronicle poll question
Have you been directly affected by the shutdown of the federal government?
President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Avi Ohayon/Israeli Government Press Office)
March 26, 2025, 11:49 am
The government vs. the rule of law
What underlies all these issues is the principle that all public officials must be subordinate, first and foremost, to the law, not to politicians.
By Guy Lurie
Moshe Marvit. Photo courtesy of Moshe Marvit
November 4, 2024, 3:42 pm
Getting to know: Moshe Marvit
Local attorney with 'dream job' wants workers to know more about their rights
By Adam Reinherz
Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Religious Zionism party leader Bezalel Smotrich sign a coalition deal in Jerusalem on Dec. 1, 2022. The new governing coalition has created strong feelings on all sides of the politcal divide. (Likud)
February 7, 2023, 9:50 am
Israelis in Pittsburgh react to new Israel government coalition
“This is a coalition of people who have common interests,” he said. “They’re not going to give it up for some political fights. They know exactly what they have."
By David Rullo
Naftali Bennett is serving as the 13th and current prime minister with a coalition government. Photo by Ralph Alswang from Brookings Institution, courtesy of Flickr.com
September 15, 2021, 2:34 pm
For new Israeli government, the true days of judgment will be in a year
"The severe political crisis we have endured in recent years has shown us just how fragile and vulnerable Israeli democracy is."
By Yohanan Plesner
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, introduces nominees for their science team on Jan. 16, 2021. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images via JTA)
January 20, 2021, 9:34 am
All the ways Biden and Harris are making Jewish history on Inauguration Day
Biden’s three children who survived into adulthood all married Jews, making him a grandfather to several Jewish grandchildren. Harris' husband is Jewish.
By Uriel Heilman
Dr. Rachel Levine (File photo)
January 19, 2021, 7:28 pm
Biden nominates Dr. Rachel Levine to be deputy health secretary
Levine is the first known transgender person to be nominated to a Senate-confirmed position.
By Ron Kampeas
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