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Eisenkot cancels unity coalition talks with Likud

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  Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot seen behind Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as party leaders pose for a group picture in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 10, 2026 (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST) MK Gadi Eisnkot's Yashar party announced Tuesday that it had scheduled a preliminary meeting with Likud to discuss coalition negotiations. However, following Prime Minister Benjamin  Netanyahu's "divisive" speech  at the Knesset, the meetings were canceled. ישבתי והקשבתי לנאום ההזוי, המפלג, מלא השנאה והמביש של ראש הממשלה היוצא, שניצל לרעה אירוע ממלכתי בהשבעת הכנסת ה-26. השתכנעתי עוד יותר שהוא אינו כשיר להמשיך ולו דקה נוספת בתפקיד. עלינו לפעול בדחיפות להקמת ממשלת חירום לאומית. המשך שלטונו מפלג את ישראל ומסכן את בטחונה. @yairlapid @YairGolan1 @AvigdorLiberman @naftalibennett - זה עלינו. — Gadi Eisenkot - גדי איזנקוט (@gadi_eisenkot)  November 10, 2026 Go to the full article > >

Netanyahu: Israel will soon face pressure to accept nuclear Iran, must form unity gov't

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  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks on November 10, 2026. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in his address to the Knesset on Tuesday that Iran is working to renew its nuclear threat, and that "the only way to permanently remove this existential threat is through the downfall of the Ayatollah regime." The prime minister also added that Israel can be expected to be pressured to "retreat from its monumental achievements and from the major progress made regarding security zones Netanyahu also warned that Israel will imminently face international pressure to accept Iran as a nuclear power and "to tolerate the terrifying regime seeking its destruction."

Netanyahu's Party Chose Faith over Hope in the Current political Upheaval

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  UTJ delegation meets in the President's Residence, Jerusalem, ahead of consultations with President Herzog, November 5, 2026. (photo credit: OREN BEN HAKOON/ISRAEL HAYOM/POOL) As Netanyahu works to block an Eisenkot government, Likud officials concede privately that if UTJ gets an acceptable draft arrangement, “all that remains is to put our trust in God.” Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot received the mandate to form a government on Sunday, prompting  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu  to launch an effort to prevent the formation of a government led by the opposition bloc, amid growing Likud concerns that the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties could join the emerging coalition. In recent days, Netanyahu has held consultations with senior Likud officials and assigned tasks to ministers and political partners. The effort has focused on the haredi leadership, attempts to persuade MKs from the anti-Netanyahu bloc not to support the government, and exploring ways to bring Avigd...

Israel's 26th Knesset to be sworn in with prime minister, president in attendance

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  A floral arrangement is prepared inside the Knesset's plenum for the swearing-in ceremony, November 9, 2026. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM) Israel's 26th Knesset  will convene for its inaugural session and swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, with President Isaac Herzog, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in attendance. Avi Harush, the father of the late Sgt. Reef Harush, who was killed in combat in the southern Gaza Strip in April 2024, will recite Psalm 122 from the  Book of Psalms  during the ceremony. Excerpts from Israel's Declaration of Independence, read in the voice of Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, will be shown on screens in the Knesset plenum. The session will conclude with a performance of Israel's national anthem, "Hatikvah," by the Pirchei Ashkelon children's choir. The day's events will begin at 8:00 a.m., when the newly elected lawmakers arrive at the  Knesset . Each member will rec...

Honda announces new $3B plant in Ohio

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  In a major validation of President Donald Trump’s domestic manufacturing push, Honda announced it will invest $3 billion to build a brand new auto plant in Central Ohio. This marks the automaker’s fourth assembly facility in the Buckeye State and its first major new U.S. assembly plant since 2008. The new facility — designed primarily to boost production of hybrid-electric vehicles — is slated to begin operations in 2029. The site will have the capacity to produce 240,000 vehicles annually, bringing Honda’s total United States auto production capacity to about 1.3 million vehicles per year, Honda stated on Monday. “As Honda approaches 50 years of building products close to our customers in America, we are making one of the most significant commitments in our history to position Honda for the next 50 years,” said Bob Nelson, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Company executives noted that Ohio was chosen for the new plant in part due to “an established, hig...

Massie files 8 articles of impeachment against Hegseth

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Representative Thomas Massie has introduced eight articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, calling for a House vote on the measure this week. On Monday, Massie (R-Ky.) accused Hegseth of high crimes and misdemeanors stemming from unauthorized military actions in Iran, Yemen and Venezuela. The 34-page impeachment resolution  maintained that Hegseth “directed and caused” U.S. armed forces “to be introduced into hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran” without congressional authorization, a declaration of war, or a qualifying national emergency. “Secretary Hegseth knowingly executed and implemented unlawful orders to initiate war against a foreign nation notwithstanding the absence of congressional authorization, an attack upon the United States giving rise to the national emergency contemplated by law, or an imminent threat requiring immediate defensive action,” the resolution states.   “Wherefore, Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth, by such conduc...

Charlie Kirk's Assassin to be Judged in June 2028

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  A Utah judge has officially set a trial date for  Tyler Robinson , the 23-year-old man accused of assassinating conservative commentator and Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk. During a hearing in a Provo, Utah courtroom on Monday, Judge Tony Graf scheduled jury selection to begin on June 21, 2028. Robinson is alleged to have fatally shot Kirk in the neck during a speaking event at Utah Valley University (UVU) in September 2025. Kirk is survived by his two young children and his widow, Erika Kirk, who became CEO of the TPUSA following her husband’s assassination. Robinson’s attorneys argued for delaying a trial until 2029, citing the extensive time needed to prepare a capital defense. However prosecutors — who estimated that the trial would last 17 weeks — indicated they would be prepared to go to trial as early as October of next year, though they suggested a January 2028 start date to avoid holiday interruptions. Jeffrey Neiman, an attorney representing Erika, ...