Hezki Baruch

Hezki Baruch

Arutz Sheva political correspondent

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Merav Michaeli

Inauguration of a new road provides an excuse for a political argument

Michaeli claimed that 'Jerusalem should be a city that is not ablaze with fanaticism, hatred, violence, and war.' The mayor responded.

Inauguration of a new road provides an excuse for a political argument

Sources on the left slam Lapid: 'He's twiddling his thumbs'

Left-wing source slams interim PM Lapid for not taking active steps to maximize bloc's votes. 'Has he made peace with Netanyahu's return?'

Sources on the left slam Lapid: 'He's twiddling his thumbs'

'We are continuing the fight'

Police launch probe of Joint List MK's statements: We continue fighting against occupation

Israel Police investigating statements made by MK Ofer Cassif before brutal attack on Jew at Tomb of Shmuel Hanavi.

Police launch probe of Joint List MK's statements: We continue fighting against occupation

Jewish Home party in talks with ex-Shas MK

Officials from Jewish Home meet with former Shas MK Haim Amsalem ahead of November election.

Jewish Home party in talks with ex-Shas MK

Netanyahu's promise:

Netanyahu promises Itamar Ben-Gvir: 'I won't establish a government without you'

Former PM promises he won't choose Gantz over Otzma Yehudit.

Netanyahu promises Itamar Ben-Gvir: 'I won't establish a government without you'

Right-Wing Split:

'Noam' party refuses 11th place on Religious Zionist ticket

Right-wing-religious faction Noam turns down offer for 11th spot on joint ticket with Religious Zionist Party, vowing to go it alone.

'Noam' party refuses 11th place on Religious Zionist ticket

After the meeting:

After the meeting: IDF soldiers waited to escort Ben-Gvir home in time for Shabbat

New information is coming out about the Friday afternoon meeting between Otzma Yehudit and Religious Zionism chairmen

After the meeting: IDF soldiers waited to escort Ben-Gvir home in time for Shabbat

Five arrested in Jerusalem attack

Police arrest five Arabs suspected of attacking Jew near gravesite of the Prophet Samuel.

Five arrested in Jerusalem attack

Abir Kara leaves Zionist Spirit party

Dep. Min. Abir Kara is trying to join Finance Min. Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu party, debating founding new party.

Abir Kara leaves Zionist Spirit party

Likud to Attorney General:

Likud to Attorney General: Investigate PA's interference in the elections

Likud says meetings between senior PA officials and MKs from the Joint List that dealt with the elections in Israel should be investigated.

Likud to Attorney General: Investigate PA's interference in the elections

Zehava Galon defeats Yair Golan in race for Meretz leadership

Zehava Galon, who chaired the Meretz Party in the past, re-elected to the post and will lead the party in the elections to the 25th Knesset.

Zehava Galon defeats Yair Golan in race for Meretz leadership

Meretz holds primaries for party leadership

Meretz members vote on Knesset list, party leader, as former Meretz chief faces Zehava Galon faces off with Dep. Economy Min. Yair Golan.

Meretz holds primaries for party leadership

2022 Elections:

Son of revered settlement leader joins Shaked and Hendel

Amitai Porat, former CEO of the Religious Kibbutz Movement and son of Rabbi Hanan, will be number three on the 'Zionist Spirit' list.

Son of revered settlement leader joins Shaked and Hendel

Matan Kahana:

Matan Kahana: 'Avi Maoz is an extremist who derides anyone he disagrees with'

Maoz shoots back: "Kahana desperate to remain in limelight, but no one believes him anymore."

Matan Kahana: 'Avi Maoz is an extremist who derides anyone he disagrees with'

Galon blasts Yair Golan:

Zehava Galon blasts Yair Golan: What I forgot, Yair Golan hasn't learned yet

Meretz leadership candidates debate each other on TV. Galon: What Golan is proposing is not Meretz.

Zehava Galon blasts Yair Golan: What I forgot, Yair Golan hasn't learned yet

Joint List MK: Ra'am party willing to sit with Netanyahu and Rabbi Druckman

MK Ayman Odeh, chair of the Joint Arab List, predicts Israeli PM Lapid will lose the elections. 'The public is smart.'

Joint List MK: Ra'am party willing to sit with Netanyahu and Rabbi Druckman

Former colleague slams defector: 'Loss of ideology'

Yamina's MK Nir Orbach slams former minister Matan Kahana over move to center-left party: 'Loss of ideology.'

Former colleague slams defector: 'Loss of ideology'

Ramah Day Camp:

Summer with 'joyful Judaism' and love to Israel

We spoke with the Dir. of the Ramah Day Camp about the challenges and opportunities in a camp led together by Israelis and Americans

Summer with 'joyful Judaism' and love to Israel

One last baseball game before leaving to join the Israeli army

Hours before their departure to Israel we met soon-to-be IDF soldiers at a New York Yankees game.

One last baseball game before leaving to join the Israeli army

'Joseph's Tomb is ours'

Arabs riot as Jewish worshipers enter Joseph's Tomb. MK Ofir Sofer: Terror won't deter us

IDF returns fire after terrorists open fire at Jewish worshipers. Head of Samaria Regional Council: The people of Israel are strong.

Arabs riot as Jewish worshipers enter Joseph's Tomb. MK Ofir Sofer: Terror won't deter us

Welcome home

'It's a dream come true'

Israel National News accompanied the Nefesh B'Nefesh new immigrants who shared their excitement, feelings and hopes. Watch.

'It's a dream come true'

Watch live:

Watch live: 225 new Olim arrive in Israel on Nefesh B'Nefesh flight

225 new immigrants from North America land at Ben Gurion Airport on Nefesh B’Nefesh chartered Aliyah flight through El Al Israel Airlines.

Watch live: 225 new Olim arrive in Israel on Nefesh B'Nefesh flight

Inspiring: We're excited to come home

We met new immigrants at JFK: A mother with her family, a boy joining the army and a girl reuniting with her lone soldier sister.

Inspiring: We're excited to come home

'Olim are taking part in the most important thing that Jews can do'

Asaf Zamir, Consul General of Israel in New York, speaks with Nefesh B'Nefesh immigrants at JFK airport.

'Olim are taking part in the most important thing that Jews can do'

Rabbi and his wife make aliyah with pre-WWII Torah from Poland

Rabbi Alvin and Esther Reinstein are moving from New Jersey to Efrat with a Torah scroll from pre-WWII Poland.

Rabbi and his wife make aliyah with pre-WWII Torah from Poland

Yoaz Hendel:

Yoaz Hendel: Benny Gantz pressured me to form a government supported by the Joint List

Yoaz Hendel opposed to government that relies on the Joint List, but will also not help Netanyahu establish a right-wing government.

Yoaz Hendel: Benny Gantz pressured me to form a government supported by the Joint List

Lapid:

Lapid: Israel knows how to put its hands on every terrorist organization

Lapid and Gantz meet with members of the IDF General Staff Forum and Chief of Staff Kohavi at the Kirya in Tel Aviv.

Lapid: Israel knows how to put its hands on every terrorist organization

Likud holds primaries as its 140,000 members head to the polls

Likud opens 110 polling stations, allowing around 140,000 party members to decide who will represent the party in the next Knesset.

Likud holds primaries as its 140,000 members head to the polls

The surprising statement of the chairman of the Jewish Home

Jewish Home chairman Yossi Brodny at election conference in Petah Tikva: I will never sit in a government with Ben Gvir and Smotrich.

The surprising statement of the chairman of the Jewish Home

Lapid mocks Netanyahu:

Lapid mocks Netanyahu: He learned how to fill his gas tank after we lowered the prices

Medical interns disrupt PM's speech at Yesh Atid conference in Tel Aviv: Lapid: Don't interrupt them, don't throw them out.

Lapid mocks Netanyahu: He learned how to fill his gas tank after we lowered the prices

Shirly Pinto will not run in Shaked's Zionist Spirit Party

Israel's first ever deaf MK says she will continue to focus on promoting people with disabilities from outside the Knesset.

Shirly Pinto will not run in Shaked's Zionist Spirit Party

Netanyahu promises: 'We'll lower taxes, significantly lower cost of living'

Likud leader MK Netanyahu presents list of concrete steps to lower cost of living, basic necessities.

Netanyahu promises: 'We'll lower taxes, significantly lower cost of living'

Religious Zionism, Otzma Yehudit, nearing agreement on joint run

Major disagreement centers around who would be the best candidate for the joint party's seventh spot.

Religious Zionism, Otzma Yehudit, nearing agreement on joint run

2022 Elections:

Michal Shir, once a Likud MK, is now leaving New Hope for Yesh Atid

"What won't people do for a Knesset seat!" responds Likud's Miri Regev.

Michal Shir, once a Likud MK, is now leaving New Hope for Yesh Atid

Payments to terrorists to be deducted from PA tax revenue

PA gave 660m shekels to terrorists & their families over past year. Govt to deduct amount from revenues transferred to PA.

Payments to terrorists to be deducted from PA tax revenue

Watch: Women of the Wall provoke worshippers - again

Women of the Wall activists clashed with worshippers after leaving the area specially designated for their private service.

Watch: Women of the Wall provoke worshippers - again

Benny Begin steps away from politics

Benny Begin announces he won't run for the Knesset due to the fact that he is about to turn 80, but will remain a member of New Hope Party.

Benny Begin steps away from politics

Bereaved mother:

Bereaved mother: 'This was no traffic accident, they hit me intentionally'

'The vehicle made a sharp turn towards me and accelerated, I tried to avoid it but it rammed into us,' mother of boy killed in ramming says.

Bereaved mother: 'This was no traffic accident, they hit me intentionally'

Shaked to INN:

Shaked to INN: We preserved the values of the right

Minister Shaked excited about alliance with Yoaz Hendel, as well as with Supreme Court ruling on Mitzpe Kramim.

Shaked to INN: We preserved the values of the right

'The Zionist spirit won'

Shaked celebrates with residents of Mitzpe Kramim: The Zionist spirit won

Interior Minister visits Binyamin region town after Supreme Court overturned ruling that would have seen dozens of homes demolished

Shaked celebrates with residents of Mitzpe Kramim: The Zionist spirit won