Netanyahu caught left-footed, while rival Lapid postulates unity government with Likud
Early electioneering finds Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu thrown back by setbacks and fierce assaults by critics and opponents in his
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The new centrist bloc “Blue-White” starts handing out ministerial jobs
Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid were already handing out ministerial portfolios on Thursday, Feb. 21, just hours after joining their
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Israeli parties scramble for last-minute mergers, vote-catchers
Last-minute mergers may winnow down the abundance of parties running for the next Knesset on April 9 up to the
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Attorney general to police: No evidence of graft for indicting Netanyahu
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit let it be known Tuesday, Jan.23, that the police had no case for bringing the prime
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Rivals Galore Scramble for Netanyahu’s Job – But He’s not Going Yet
Israel is in the grip of election fever. A long line of politicians, both leading lights of opposition parties and
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Binyamin Netanyahu’s Likud widens its winning margin to 7 seats as 99 pc of ballots counted
Likud leader, the outgoing prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu, has won a fourth term after a last-ditch electioneering blitz. As votes
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Obama set on obstructing Netanyahu’s re-election
President Barack Obama and his White House National Security team headed by Susan Rice have decided to seize on the
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Netanyahu keeps hand on security, foreign relations, energy levers
Early Monday, March 18, Prime Minister Binyamin slotted two Likud stalwarts into the last vacant cabinet posts in time to
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Netanyahu signs deal for new coalition government
After weeks of tough haggling, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s third government was in the bag Friday, March 15, having finally
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Israeli Voter Sparks Political, Security, Religious Shakeup
For decades, Israeli government swung between two blocs led by the roughly right-of-center Likud and the left-of-center Labor. This pendulum
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