Analysis: Why Netanyahu Wants the Charedi Public Party Gone From the Ballot
A brand-new ultra-Orthodox list threatens to split the religious vote just enough to fall short of the threshold, and Netanyahu appears more worried about wasted votes than about losing Haredi support outright.
Coalition Politics
Ben Gvir Accuses Netanyahu of Pledging to Exclude Him From Next Government
The national security minister says Netanyahu privately promised European officials that Otzma Yehudit would be left out of any future coalition, an accusation Likud has pushed back on just over a week before the vote.
Analysis
Analysis: The Haredi Draft Fight Could Decide Who Forms the Next Government
The images of protesters blocking a highway over draft-dodger arrests make for striking television, but the real story is what the standoff reveals about the coalition math awaiting whoever wins on October 27.
