Posts Tagged: Netanyahu government
Israel’s New Government is Not ‘By’ or ‘For’ the People
The political horse-trading in Israel that was seen over the past eight weeks, which went down to the wire to form a new government, was,...
Israel’s New Government Sworn in Amid Raucous Debate
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new governing coalition was sworn in on Thursday evening amid a raucous Knesset session. The Knesset voted 61-59...
Incitement Prompts Security Detail for Incoming Israeli Justice Minister
Israel's Knesset has issued a security detail to incoming Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked after recent incitement against her on social media - including a Facebook...
Uniting Against Obama
It is ironic that as we prepare to celebrate Passover, the festival of freedom, we are facing vicious efforts by the vindictive leader of the...
President Rivlin Appoints Netanyahu With Task of Forming 34th Government
On Wednesday evening, President Reuven Rivlin appointed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with the responsibility of forming the 34th government of Israel. At a special ceremony...
Netanyahu Has Shattered Israel’s Image
No Israeli government has shattered Israel's international image more than the Netanyahu government has over the past six years. Not only have Netanyahu and his...
Explaining the Fall of the Netanyahu Government
The collapse of the Netanyahu government was not a surprise—what is surprising is why it took two years for its languishing demise. The government was...
Israel’s Leaders Must Speak with One Voice
In recent months, there has been mounting indiscriminate criticism of Prime Minister Netanyahu's policies by government officials. Although such behavior has been a feature of...
Israeli Education Minister Rushed to Hospital After Heart Attack Scare
Times of Israel - Education Minister Shai Piron suffered what initially was thought to be a heart attack on a flight from Poland to...
Yuval Steinitz Could Be Named Israel’s Foreign Minister if Lieberman Convicted
Jerusalem Post - The title of international affairs minister that the Likud's Yuval Steinitz received could be a stepping stone to the Foreign Ministry,...
Netanyahu Given Two Week Extension to Form Coaliton
Israeli President Shimon Peres granted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a two-week extension on Saturday after the latter failed to assemble a coalition in...
Israel’s Yachimovich: Labor Will Stay in Oppositon
YNet - Following a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday evening, Labor Chairwoman Shelly Yachimovich announced that her party was determined to sit in...
Coalition Talks Continue as Israel Looks to Form New Government
Speculation as to what the next Israeli government will look like continues to be bandied about in Israeli media as there seems to be no...
New Kadima Chairman Blasts Livni for Failure
Shaul Mofaz, the Israeli Kadima party's new chairmain who recently entered a unity government with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Likud, said he...
