Posts Tagged: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel Faces New Election After Netanyahu Misses Coalition Deadline
Israeli lawmakers voted to dissolve parliament early on Thursday, paving the way for a new election after veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form...
Coalition Deal Still Eluding Netanyahu as Deadline to Form Government Looms
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scrambled to cobble together parliamentary support for a coalition on Wednesday, just hours ahead of a deadline to form a new...
Netanyahu’s Wife Reaches Plea Bargain in Meals Fraud Case
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife, Sara, has reached a plea bargain in a fraud case over allegedly misusing state funds to order catered meals, Israel Radio said...
Netanyahu Hours Away From Deadline for Forming Coalition Government
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had until late Wednesday to form a new ruling coalition with a recalcitrant ally or face the possible end of a...
IDF Hits Syrian Anti-Aircraft Battery After Fighter Jet Comes Under Fire Over Northern Israel
The Israeli military hit an anti-aircraft battery in Syria’s Quneitra region on Monday after an IAF fighter jet was fired on from the position earlier...
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...
Latest Poll Shows New Elections Would Strengthen Likud, Right-Wing Bloc
JNS.org - If Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fails to secure a coalition before the Wednesday deadline and Israel goes to another round of elections, Netanyahu’s Likud...
Netanyahu Struggles to Form Government Amid Talk of New Election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu embarked on Sunday on what he termed a "final effort" to break a deadlock on forming a governing coalition ahead...
Aid Pours In to Central Israeli Town Devastated by Wildfires
JNS.org – As wildfires destroyed most of the 50 or so homes in the town of Mevo Modi’im in central Israel on Thursday, Israelis from all around...
Wildfires Scorch Swathes of Forests in Central Israel, More Than a Dozen Homes Burn Down
Firefighters on Thursday battled wildfires that scorched swathes of forests in central Israel, forcing some small towns to be evacuated, during a heatwave that brought record...
Israel’s Netanyahu Warmly Congratulates India’s Modi on Sweeping Electoral Win
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warmly lauded his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, after his sweeping parliamentary elections victory on Thursday. Official data from the Election Commission...
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...
Top Israeli Officials Welcome German Bundestag’s Branding of BDS Movement as ‘Antisemitic’
Top Israeli officials welcomed the German parliament's condemnation on Friday of the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement as "antisemitic." The non-binding motion -- submitted by...
Israelis Stand in Silence to Remember Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism
Israelis stood in silence on Tuesday night as a one-minute siren sounded nationwide to mark the start of the annual Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers...
