Posts Tagged: NAFTALI BENNETT
Israeli Statesman and Right-Wing Stalwart Moshe Arens Dies at 93
Longtime Israeli diplomat and politician Moshe Arens -- who served as the Jewish state's ambassador to the US and several terms as defense minister and...
The Israeli Right Must Unite Before History Repeats Itself
JNS.org - Many people attribute what Republicans call “The Eleventh Commandment” to the late US President Ronald Reagan. During his campaign for the governorship of...
Five Questions About Israel’s Political Musical Chairs
JNS.org - The old expression is that for every two Jews, there are three political opinions. In Israel, that cliché can be extended to also...
In Israeli Elections, the Mudslinging Is Only Beginning
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Likud officials’ sharp criticism of former Habayit Hayehudi leader Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked...
Bennett Swings for the Fences
JNS.org - Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked felt they were up against a glass ceiling. That the Habayit Hayehudi party, which had welcomed them to...
Latest Polls Show Big Win for Netanyahu, Contradictory Results for ‘New Right,’ Smaller Parties
One day after Education Minister Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked shook up Israeli politics by splitting from their Jewish Home party to form...
Israel’s Jewish Home Splits Ahead of April Election; Bennett, Shaked Form ‘New Right’ Party
A religious-nationalist party in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government split on Saturday, with its leaders saying they were bolting to appeal to more...
Lamenting ‘Historic Missed Opportunity,’ Top Israeli Minister Calls for Plan for Mass French-Jewish Aliyah
A top Israeli minister called on the government on Sunday to craft a “comprehensive plan” to encourage the aliyah of French Jews. In Diaspora Affairs Minister...
Bibi, King of Israel
Beginning in the early 1990’s, when I began hosting Israel’s then-Deputy Foreign Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Oxford, I was blown away by his passion for...
Netanyahu Avoids Early Israel Elections for Now After Minister’s About-Face
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday avoided an early election for now after a coalition partner backed away from toppling a government hanging on...
In Last Ditch Effort to Avoid Coalition Collapse, Netanyahu to Meet With Finance Minister
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with his Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon on Sunday in a last ditch effort to save his government. Netanyahu's current...
Israel’s Netanyahu Takes Over Defense Job as Coalition Falters
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will take over the defense portfolio in his government after his defense minister resigned this week, a spokesman for his...
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 PM Netanyahu Scrambles to Stabilize Governing Coalition After Lieberman Resignation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scrambling to shore up his governing coalition following the resignation of Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, the Hebrew daily Yediot...
