Yuli Edelstein

Knesset speaker resigns a week after shutting down Israel’s government

Yuli Edelstein stepped down rather than accede to a Supreme Court order to call a vote on his replacement.

Israel’s Supreme Court orders Knesset speaker to reconvene parliament and schedule vote on his replacement

Yudi Edelstein has until Wednesday to schedule the vote, a five-judge panel ruled in response to a lawsuit filed by the Benny Gantz-led Blue and White party.

The Tell

In Israel, the pandemic becomes an instrument of preserving power

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Politics goes on in a time of fear and quarantine, and each shapes the other. In my world, the coronavirus outbreak has led to at least three interesting developments over the past couple of weeks: 1. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is drawing sharp criticism from political foes for what they say […]