A team of US officials has left Israel without coming to an agreement on when the planned annexation of the occupied West Bank will take place, Al-Watan Voice reported yesterday. Headed by US Special Representative for […]
Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi said that the proposed annexation of occupied West Bank land was unlikely on Wednesday, the self-imposed deadline set by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In Strongly-Worded Letter, #OcasioCortez, Other #Democrats Lobby […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main coalition partner, Benny Gantz, signaled his opposition on Monday to advance the plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, where Palestinians want to establish a state. However, […]
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has called on alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz to end the occupation of Palestinian lands and halt the annexation of the occupied West Bank before demanding negotiations, Anadolu Agency reports. “Gantz must think […]
Annexing the occupied West Bank would happen “in stages”, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had reportedly agreed after disagreements with a coalition partner. According to Israel’s Channel 13, Netanyahu met with members of the “Bitachonistim” […]
The US Ambassador to Israel, David M Friedman, and Israeli leaders failed to reach an agreement on the annexation plan at a meeting yesterday, local media have reported. Friedman is known to support illegal Jewish […]
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz is set to visit Jordan amid rising tensions between the two countries over plans to annex areas of the occupied West Bank and the strategic Jordan Valley, according to a […]
Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz has announced that he is confident that Israel will soon regain the Israeli soldiers captured in the besieged Gaza Strip, Al-Watan Voice reported on Friday. During a meeting with Gantz, the representatives for […]
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Monday he ordered the military to step up preparations for Israel’s pending annexation of parts of the West Bank, a plan that could stoke Palestinian violence. Prime Minister Benjamin […]
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has reiterated that using military force against the occupied Gaza Strip is still an option, Israeli Public Broadcaster Kan reported today. What is Next for Palestinian Popular Resistance in Gaza? Speaking […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday presented his unity government before parliament, putting an end to more than a year of political paralysis with a renewed pledge to annex large swathes of the occupied […]
Shortly after an agreement to form a “national emergency government” in Israel, leader of the Blue and White (Kahol Lavan) party, Benny Gantz, tweeted triumphantly that ‘democracy’ in Israel has been ‘safeguarded’. But how is a deal […]
The Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas announced on Friday that the chances of reaching a prisoner swap deal with Israel are increasing and that the exchange could take place after the formation of the new Israeli […]
Leader of Israeli Blue and White Party Benny Gantz and Labour Chief Amir Peretz signed a coalition deal with the Labor party on Friday, Israeli media reported. According to the agreement, Peretz himself is to serve as […]
It was intended to be a Machiavellian move, but the decision by Benny Gantz, leader of Israel’s Kahol Lavan (Blue and White) coalition, to join a Benjamin Netanyahu-led government is likely to destabilize the political […]
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas warned the US administration and Israeli government on Monday against their plans to annex any part of the occupied West Bank, Anadolu has reported. “Despite our preoccupation [with the virus], […]
After three general elections and an unprecedented deadlock, all within the course of one year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival Benny Gantz signed a government coalition agreement on April 20. Their parties, […]
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin on Thursday tasked Israeli parliament with forming a government after its centrist speaker Benny Gantz failed to reach a unity deal with right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Gantz had run on […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Benny Gantz asked on Saturday for additional time to try to form a government, to end more than a year of political deadlock, reports Reuters. However, Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin […]
The head of Israel’s Blue and White (Kahol Lavan) alliance, Benny Gantz, said on Tuesday that he is still willing to form a “national emergency government” with the Likud party led by Benjamin Netanyahu, but “not […]
Leaders of major Israeli parties have decided to postpone discussions on forming the country’s next government until after the Passover holiday, Safa news agency reported yesterday. #Netanyahu to Form ‘Emergency Unity Government’ with #Gantz amid #Coronavirus Outbreak […]
Benny Gantz, the former Israeli general turned party leader, agreed late last week to join his rival Benjamin Netanyahu in an “emergency government” to deal with the coronavirus epidemic. Two weeks ago he had won […]
Israeli politics has been thrown into even more turmoil with former General Benny Gantz’s decision to leave the Blue and White bloc to join Benjamin Netanyahu in what has been called a “coronavirus government”. The […]
Head of Israel’s Blue and White party, Benny Gantz became the country’s new Speaker of the Knesset (Parliament) on Thursday, as Israel teetered on the brink of a constitutional crisis following the abrupt resignation of […]
Israel’s constitutional crisis deepened today as Knesset (parliament) speaker, Yuli Edelstein abruptly quit his post. Edelstein, an ally of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, had refused to hold a vote on a new government that […]
Blue and White (Kahol Lavan) leader Benny Gantz is “inclined to form a unity government with Benjamin Netanyahu serving as a prime minister first in a rotation”, reported Haaretz. The Israeli newspaper cited “political sources”, […]
Israeli opposition leader Benny Gantz has called for a unity coalition, vowing to form a government “within a few days” after President Reuven Rivlin officially appointed the leader to establish the next government amid a […]
A new poll has revealed that a broad national unity government is the most popular option amongst Israelis, but a plurality also believe that a fourth election is inevitable, reported the Jerusalem Post. According to the […]
The leader of Israel’s Blue and White bloc, Benny Gantz, and the head of the Labor Party in the Zionist state, Amir Peretz, reaffirmed in a meeting yesterday that they will continue their joint efforts […]
Israel’s Blue and White (Kahol Lavan) party is preparing to introduce a bill that prevents indicted ministers from serving as prime minister, Israeli media reported yesterday. Blue and White leader Benny Gantz confirmed that his party […]
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