Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsAnalysis On the face of it, Netanyahu's expected move ahead of the elections would be a classic pursuit of statesmanship or centrism, even if only for appearance's sake, in order to keep soft-right voters within reach. However, every sign indicates that he has chosen a completely different path.Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe06:00 AM • July 08 2026 IDTSome Likud members are saying that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is furious at Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi. Karhi was behind the wording of a resolution saying the cabinet won't honor a Supreme Court ruling on convening the governing body of the Second Authority for Television and Radio. In their view, the constitutional crisis has snowballed into something bigger than Netanyahu wanted.CommentsIn the NewsDitching 'Statesman' Playbook and Soft-right, PM Bets on Haredim and His BaseU.S. Launches 'Retaliatory Strikes' Against Iran, Hitting More Than 80 TargetsU.S. Launches New Strikes Against Iran After Three Ships Hit in Strait of HormuzAs Its Deal With Israel Stalls, Lebanon Fears Being Stuck in Same Limbo as GazaHaaretz CartoonRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?An Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What HappenedAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingRep. Dan Goldman Says Support for Israel Cost Him New York Democratic Primary