Benjamin Netanyahu
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Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is an Israeli politician and diplomat who has served as Prime Minister of Israel since 2022. Having previously held office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2009 to 2021, Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving prime minister.
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Sep 26, 2026
Far Right
Praised Finance Minister Smotrich for Israel's wartime economic performance and warned that Hamas may try to disrupt the upcoming elections.
Religious Zionism sees Netanyahu as the only leader capable of holding the right-wing coalition together and standing firm on security and settlement, despite his legal troubles.
Sep 26, 2026
Lean Right
As Prime Minister, he is overseeing the military campaign against Iran and managing the hostage crisis. His convoy vehicle was damaged, and a suspect was arrested.
Likud supports Netanyahu's decisive action against Iran and his refusal to bow to international pressure, seeing him as the only leader capable of securing Israel.
Sep 26, 2026
Center
His UN General Assembly speech is being analyzed as a campaign address that mentioned 'lies' 12 times and 'peace' almost never, while ignoring the election 32 days out.
Yesh Atid reads this as a prime minister speaking only to his base, not to the world or to undecided Israelis, and as further proof he has no governing agenda beyond survival.
Sep 26, 2026
Lean Left
Netanyahu moved to dismiss Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar and is pushing to fire Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara while his corruption trial continues.
Labor and Meretz see him as a prime minister dismantling the security and legal establishments to escape his own trial, the central target of the left's anti-government protests.
Sep 26, 2026
Far Left
Netanyahu is pushing judicial overhaul legislation and rejecting compromise talks, while facing corruption trials and mass protests.
Hadash sees Netanyahu as the chief architect of an authoritarian and apartheid regime, and condemns his reliance on far-right partners to stay in power.
Sep 26, 2026
Lean Left
Overflew French airspace again despite an ICC arrest warrant while traveling to the UN General Assembly.
Socialists criticize France for allowing a wanted leader to transit its territory, calling it a capitulation to impunity and a contradiction of France's stated support for international law.
Sep 25, 2026
Center
His expected meeting with Trump at the UNGA did not materialize, amid US pressure on Israel over West Bank tensions.
Pragmatists view his isolation as a rare diplomatic opening for Iran, but caution that Israeli military actions could still escalate regionally.
Sep 24, 2026
Far Right
Kayhan's lead story on Knesset elections focuses on Netanyahu's political future amid ongoing Gaza war.
Principlists see Netanyahu as a war criminal and a destabilizing force, and predict his political downfall.
Sep 24, 2026
Lean Left
Israeli security officials advised him to shorten his US trip after warnings; his ambassador's son was wounded in a West Bank attack.
Moderates view Netanyahu as a destabilizing force whose regional aggression harms Iranian interests, but they also fear escalation.
Sep 24, 2026
Far Right
The prime minister visited the Leiter family at Shaare Zedek Hospital before departing for the UN General Assembly and asked the public to pray for Neria's recovery.
Religious Zionists are watching to see whether he translates his hospital visit and prayers into decisive military and settlement policy instead of the containment approach they blame for repeated attacks.