Posts Tagged: Israel Politics
Amid Coalition Talks Impasse, Israeli Knesset Takes First Step Toward New Elections
Israel moved toward new elections on Monday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to form a government following a national ballot just last month remained deadlocked. In...
Netanyahu’s July Hearing on Possible Indictment Delayed to October
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received on Wednesday a three-month delay, until October, for a hearing to argue against the attorney general's plan to indict...
Israeli President Tasks Netanyahu With Forming New Government
Israel's president on Wednesday nominated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to head the next government, after he won the backing of a majority of members of...
Netanyahu Passes Threshold for Nomination as Israel’s Premier
Israel's president said on Tuesday a majority of parliament members had advised him to have Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu form a government after the April...
The Right Still Rules in Israel — But Will It Last?
JNS.org - Is Benjamin Netanyahu’s dominance of Israeli politics the product of a consensus he helped build, or is he merely a convenient beneficiary of...
Equal Rights Row Flares Over Arab-Jewish Divide in Israel Election
A remark by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel is a state for Jews alone has heated up an election row over equal rights that has drawn...
Netanyahu Demands to Confront State’s Witnesses in Corruption Probes
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, contesting an April election under the shadow of possible corruption charges, demanded on Monday to confront the state's witnesses against...
Israeli Ex-General, Polling Closest to Netanyahu, Joins 2019 Election Race
A former Israeli armed forces chief who opinion polls show poses the toughest challenge to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bid for reelection next year formally established...
Easy Netanyahu Win Predicted in First Poll Since Israel Election Set
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will easily win a snap election set for April 9, according to an opinion poll on Tuesday, the first to...
Israeli PM Netanyahu Faces Snap Election Calls After Defense Minister Quits
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced calls on Thursday from his coalition partners to hold an early election, a day after the defense minister's resignation...
Israeli Defense Minister Lieberman Quits Over ‘Capitulation to Terror’ in Gaza
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced his resignation on Wednesday in protest at a Gaza ceasefire that he called a "capitulation to terror," weakening Prime...
Some on Israeli Left Slant Right Amid Changing Political Map
JNS.org - Avi Gabbay, a leader of Israel’s political left -- and presumably one of the top challengers to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu -- has surprised...
Peace Is Light-Years Away
If the leaders of the Palestinian Authority (PA) had invested as much time, energy and other people's money in building a flourishing society as they...
Media Bias Expert: Recent Corrections by Major Newspapers Rare Exceptions to Anti-Israel Culture
JNS.org - A media bias expert said this week that recent corrections issued by the New York Times and Washington Post of their Israel coverage were rare exceptions in a...
