Exclusive: Bennett will lead first Lapid government. The duo will move fast to strip Netanyahu of immunity
President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday, May 5, assigned the opposition leader, Yesh Atid’s Yair Lapid, the task of forming a
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President to pick next candidate for premier after Netanyahu returns mandate
Binyamin Netanyahu informed the president at midnight Tuesday, May 4, that he had failed to set up a government in
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Israel’s politicians seek panaceas while shuffling towards the unknown
Hopeless remedies zoom over Israel’s parties as they struggle frantically to conjure up a working government out of a deadlocked
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Two mini-parties may seal fate of Netanyahu-led government
A double defeat at the new Knesset’s first post-election sitting on Monday, April 19, was a big step up for
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Netanyahu puts his trial behind him to fight full-on for re-election
PM Binyamin Netanyahu threw off a persistent hurdle against his bid for re-election when, on Monday, Feb. 7, he asked
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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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