He elevated country over personal and partisan interests.

Was Yuli Edelstein justified in keeping the Knesset closed?

The conflict between the judiciary and the legislature puts Israel in a situation without clear precedents.

The political crisis is real, but the hysteria is unwarranted.

For the first time, these politicians may be serious about politics.

The prime minister-designate is poised to invite them into his coalition.

Meet Moshe Bar Siman-Tov, the economist coordinating the Jewish state’s public-health measures.

Its edict crippling lame-duck governments has led voters to rally around Prime Minister Netanyahu.

An “amazing, but not sufficient” victory.

A political war of attrition.

And its consequences for Israeli politics.

Israelis against judicial imperialism want a prime minister, even one under corruption charges, seeking legal reform.

Even chief rabbis have obligations to the Jewish people.

Driven less by expedience than by a commitment to Jewish particularism.