Posts Tagged: unity government
Blue and White Tells Likud There Will Be Fourth Elections If It Doesn’t Agree to Original Coalition Deal
Ex-IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz's centrist Blue and White party has told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party that it must agree to...
Coalition Hits Another Roadblock Hours After Netanyahu, Gantz Said to Reach Unity Government Deal
After reports on Monday afternoon that a coalition government agreement had been reached, it was announced this evening that talks between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s...
Blue and White and Likud Near Deal to Have Unity Government by Passover
A day after it appeared that negotiations between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party and former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz’s centrist Blue...
Israel Faces Return to Political Crisis as Unity Government Talks Stall
Israel appeared to be teetering on the brink of a return to its year-long political impasse on Wednesday, with reports emerging of major difficulties in...
Netanyahu Rival Gantz Denies Agreeing to Unity Government, Says No Talks Planned
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief political rival Benny Gantz denied rumors that he had agreed to a unity government with Netanyahu on Thursday, calling...
With Netanyahu Victorious but Lacking Majority, Difficult Process of Forming a Government Begins
Following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s victory in Monday’s Knesset elections, the difficult negotiations to form a governing coalition got underway on Tuesday. Complicating the picture...
In Rosh Hashanah Message, Netanyahu Outlines Terms for Unity Government, Says ‘There Is No Alternative’
In a greeting on Sunday for the Jewish new year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on rival Benny Gantz to agree to form a...
Israeli Minister Urges Unity Government to Stave Off ‘Blow-Up’ in Iran Tensions
Israel's energy minister on Friday warned tensions between Iran and the United States were reaching a breaking point and an Israeli unity government deal was needed...
Likud, Blue and White Deny Report on Plans to Cancel Elections, Form Unity Government
Israel's two largest parties, Likud and Blue and White, denied reports on Sunday that discussions are underway to cancel the planned September elections and form...
Israel’s Likud and Zionist Union Say Unity Only Possible After Budget is Passed
Despite being at loggerheads, both of Israel's leading political parties, the ruling Likud and the opposition Zionist Union, haven't ruled out forming a national unity...
In About Face, PA’s Abbas Asks Officially-Resigned PM Hamdallah to Form New Government
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas asked officially-resigned former PA Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah Tuesday to form a new government within the next five weeks,...
