Will Israel’s third election resolve its political crisis? Low turnout predicted
By Tuesday morning, March 3, Israel will know who won and who lost its third election in a year. The
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Benny Gantz
Trump invites Arab envoys to peace plan unveiling – against Abbas’rage. Netanyahu may waive immunity bid
US President Donald Trump has invited Arab envoys to the White House for the formal presentation of his peace plan
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Washington on tenterhooks for “dramatic event” re Arabs and Israel during Netanyahu visit
The “dramatic event” kept under close wraps appears to be some breakthrough in Israel-Arab ties that will be revealed during
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Netanyahu & Gantz invited to White House for Trump unveiling of Mid-East peace plan
After numerous delays, President Donald Trump is to unveil the “Deal of the Century” – his Middle East Peace plan
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Gantz backs Jordan Valley annexation in bid to jump the gun on Trump’s peace plan
Opposition Kahol Lavan’s leader Benny Gantz backpedaled on his objections to the Trump peace plan’s release before the March election,
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Netanyahu’s bid for parliamentary immunity puts his trial on hold for months
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s decision on Wednesday, Jan. 1, to seek parliamentary immunity for prosecution was a high-risk ploy to
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Unprecedented third election in a year leaves Israeli public cold
Most ordinary Israelis reacted with nonchalance to the Knesset’s dissolution and news of another election on March 2, after the
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Pompeo repudiates US opposition to legality of Israeli West Bank settlements
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Monday, Nov. 18, that the US repudiates the 1978 State Department’s opinion that
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Netanyahu would accept role in opposition. A crack in Israel’s deadlock? Or drawn-out political instability?
Likud’s offer to go into opposition defused the power-sharing – or else – ultimatum Yisrael Beitenu’s Avigdor Lieberman put before
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Gantz in line to form a government after Netanyahu returns the premiership mandate to the president
After Binyamin Netanyahu dropped his Likud’s bid to form another post-election coalition government on Monday, Oct. 21, President Rivlin will
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