Yair Golan
No. 47: Yair Golan and Gilad Kariv: Reviving Israel’s fractured Left
Golan and Kariv's role leading the Democrats party positions them as leaders of Israel's main left-wing party, opposing Netanyahu's right-wing government.
Bennett-Liberman, Eisenkot-Golan: Opposition parties sign surplus vote-sharing agreement
Yair Golan files NIS 2.55 million defamation lawsuit against Sara Netanyahu over October 7 remarks
Sara Netanyahu, an objective ally of antisemitic conspiracy theorists - opinion
What is Zionism, and who is a Zionist? - opinion
Coining Left-leaning Israelis as racists or enemies of the Zionist state when they express concern over Israel’s democratic future sets a dangerous tone
Golan: Eisenkot should join Democrats or Bennett-Lapid, opposition should partner with Ra'am
“I look at the political map. The alliance already underway between Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid will be judged by one question only: Does it enlarge the bloc for change?” Golan said.
Women’s rights activist Moran Katzenstein joins Democrats, Golan vows to advance gender equality
Party leader Yair Golan vowed that, after the upcoming elections, a government led by him would anchor gender equality in the country's Basic Laws.
Netanyahu attacks Bennett, Lapid's joint party list announcement with inflammatory video
Members of the Netanyahu-led coalition and the opposition reacted to Bennett and Lapid's announcement that the two will form a joint list for the 2026 Knesset elections.
Head of Rabbis for Human Rights Avi Dabush to run in Democrats Party primaries
The left-wing Democrats Party is composed of the Labor and Meretz parties, which merged in 2024. Dabush is expected to run for one of the reserved Meretz slots on the party’s list.
'Who is the baby-killer, coward?' Far-right activist confronts Yair Golan after left-wing protest
The October Council, which organized the protest at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, noted that this year would mark "the third Remembrance Day without answers."
‘Sold us illusions’: Opposition accuses Netanyahu of failing war goals, backs Lebanon talks
Opposition leaders accused Netanyahu of failing to meet war goals after the Iran ceasefire, while some backed talks with Lebanon on Hezbollah disarmament.
‘No objectives being met’: Lapid, opposition slam Netanyahu for war conduct, lack of strategy
Lapid had previously expressed his full backing for Netanyahu at the beginning of the war, but wrote earlier in the day in a statement that he could no longer hold this stance.
Yair Golan issues ‘severe warning’ to Netanyahu against military strategy in Lebanon
Golan warned against continuing a military campaign without working on a diplomatic solution, explaining that Hezbollah is currently “at a low point, militarily, politically, and economically.”
'Winning in Tehran, losing in Jerusalem': Israeli opposition leaders slam gov't's wartime conduct
“We are winning in Tehran and losing in Jerusalem. Instead of focusing on dismantling the regime in Tehran, they are busy splitting the role of the attorney-general," Benny Gantz said.
