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Herzog Grants Netanyahu Additional 10 Days to Complete Coalition Government Formation

December 11, 2022

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Friday granted Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu an additional ten days to complete the formation of the right-wing coalition government, Israeli media reported. The Times of Israel reported that Netanyahu, whose […]

Netanyahu Appoints Far-Right Ben-Gvir as New Israeli Security Minister

November 25, 2022

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu signed a first coalition deal with Israeli far-right politician Itamar Ben-Gvir, appointing him as the Minister of National Security, Israeli media reported on Friday. “We took a big step tonight […]

Lapid Says Mandating Netanyahu to Form New Government is ‘Black Day’ for Democracy

November 14, 2022

Mandating Likud Party leader and former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with forming the next government is a “black day for Israeli democracy”, outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid said on Sunday. In a statement posted on […]

Israeli Elections: With 86% of Votes Counted, Netanyahu Looks Set for Victory

November 2, 2022

With 86 percent of the votes counted after Tuesday’s general election in Israel, Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu is set to win. Netanyahu’s bloc is set to obtain 65 out of 120 seats. Likud party rose to […]

Israelis Go to Polls as Netanyahu Bids for Comeback

November 1, 2022

Israelis began voting for the fifth time in less than four years on Tuesday, with former premier Benjamin Netanyahu bidding for a comeback, Reuters news agency reported. After years of deadlock, voter exasperation may hurt […]

Desperate and Isolated, Bennett is Reportedly Seeking Netanyahu to Form New Government

June 17, 2022

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is considering the possibility of forming an alternate government with opposition leader and former premier Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli media reported on Friday. Bennett met late Thursday with his political advisers, […]

Morality Cannot Be Divided: How Netanyahu’s Corruption has Exposed Israel’s ‘Democracy’

January 28, 2022

Former Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his prosecutors are reportedly finalizing the details of a plea deal that would practically water down, shelve, or drop altogether all three major corruption cases that have led […]

Former Netanyahu’s Aide Testifies in Corruption Trial

November 22, 2021

A one-time confidante to Benjamin Netanyahu began testifying against him Monday in the former Israeli prime minister’s corruption trial in Jerusalem, The New Arab reported. Nir Hefetz, a former spokesman for Netanyahu, is a key […]

Likud: Netanyahu was Mocking Bennett, Not Biden, in Facebook Video (VIDEO)

September 20, 2021

Following a video broadcast on Facebook by former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Likud party found itself forced to issue a clarification to avoid annoying US President Joe Biden. Netanyahu appeared in a video […]

Gantz Calls for New Probe into Netanyahu Corruption Case

June 24, 2021

Israeli Defense Minister and leader of Blue and White coalition, Benny Gantz, called for a new investigation into Tel Aviv’s purchase of submarines from Germany in a case which sees former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]

On Trumpism and Netanyahuism: How Benjamin Netanyahu Won America and Lost Israel

June 16, 2021

The now-former Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, is as much American as he is Israeli. While other Israeli leaders have made their strong relationship with Washington a cornerstone of their politics, Netanyahu’s political style […]

Netanyahu Ousted as Israeli Prime Minister after 12 Years

June 14, 2021

Israel’s longest-serving leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, has been ousted from office by a loose coalition of rivals from across the political spectrum, united by their wish to end his 12-year run in power. Israel’s parliament voted […]

Israeli Mayor, Jewish Extremists Storm Arab Primary School in Lod

June 11, 2021

The Israeli Mayor of Lod city, Yair Revivo, along with members of the religious-nationalist movement known as the “Torah Nucleus” yesterday stormed an Arab primary school in the city in an effort to confiscate its […]

Israel Grants Extra Security to Yamina MKs amid Escalating Tensions

June 7, 2021

The Israeli Knesset Guard yesterday granted extra security protection to two other lawmakers of the right-wing Yamina Party after they claimed to have been threatened by protesters aiming at pressuring them against backing the country’s […]

Israeli Domestic Security Warns of Violence as Netanyahu Faces Unseating

June 6, 2021

The head of Israel’s domestic security service issued a rare warning on Saturday of possible violence during one of the most politically charged periods in decades, with the country on the verge of unseating Prime […]

Bennett, Lapid Unite to Expel Netanyahu from Power

May 30, 2021

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister, might finally be on his way out. While Netanyahu was still hoping to drag the power struggle in Israel a bit longer, Naftali Bennett, the country’s ultra-nationalist power broker, […]

Arab Party Suspends Coalition Talks following Israel’s Attack on Jerusalem

May 11, 2021

The chances of a new Israeli government replacing the far-right coalition of Benjamin Netanyahu has suffered a blow following the decision by the Ra’am Party to freeze contacts with Yair Lapid, leader of the Yesh […]

Netanyahu Fails to Form Israeli Government before Deadline

May 5, 2021

Israel’s president on Wednesday signaled he would move quickly to task a new candidate with forming a government after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to do so ahead of a midnight deadline. President Reuven Rivlin […]

Netanyahu Accepts Bennett as PM in Coalition Deal

May 4, 2021

Head of Israel’s Likud Party, Benjamin Netanyahu, said yesterday that he was ready to accept Yamina Party head, Naftali Bennett, as prime minister during the first year of a rotation agreement if a coalition is […]

Netanyahu Mulls Direct Vote for Israeli PM to Solve 2-Year Deadlock

April 21, 2021

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering a direct vote for the post of prime minister to end two years of political deadlock in the country, Israeli media reported on Monday. “There is a solution […]

Bennett: Yamina Party Will Support Netanyahu

April 14, 2021

Israel’s right-wing Yamina party will back Netanyahu’s Likud in creating a government, Haaretz reported on Monday. Naftali Bennett, Yamina’s chair, said he “could’ve already been a prime minister by now”, but that his major commitment […]

Israeli PM Back to Trial over Corruption

April 5, 2021

Israel’s Central Court in East Jerusalem on Monday resumed the trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges, Anadolu reports. The court will hear witnesses in three cases where Netanyahu faces charges of fraud, […]

Kafkaesque Politics: The Missing Lessons from Israel’s Latest Elections

March 31, 2021

A ‘major setback’ was the recurring term in many news headlines reporting on the outcome of Israel’s general elections of March 23. While this depiction specifically referred to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s failure to […]

Yair Lapid Meets Mansour Abbas in Bid to Reach Coalition Agreement

March 29, 2021

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid on Sunday met with Head of the Ra’am Party Mansour Abbas to discuss forming a coalition government, Israeli media reported. Abbas, according to Ynet News, presented his movement’s demands to […]

Netanyahu Warns: He Should Form Government or Go for 5th Election

March 25, 2021

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned on Wednesday that he should be commissioned to form a new government or go for a fifth election, Israeli media reported. Unofficial election results conducted by Israeli mass […]

Israeli Elections: Netanyahu in Lead but Majority Uncertain

March 24, 2021

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party was on track Tuesday to win the most seats in the country’s fourth election in two years, but with no guarantee it can form a governing majority. The […]

Israeli Voters Head to Polls for Fourth Election in Two Years

March 23, 2021

Israeli citizens began voting on Tuesday in the country’s fourth general election in less than two years, with no guarantee that this poll will bring about a more conclusive result than the previous three. Nearly […]

Netanyahu Supports Re-election Bid of Far-right Extremist Ben-Gvir

March 18, 2021

Itamar Ben-Gvir, who described a Jewish extremist who massacred 29 Palestinians as his “hero”, could be elected to Israel’s parliament next week thanks partly to right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Ben-Gvir’s political life has had […]

Sa’ar’s New Hope Party Rejects Two-State Solution

February 24, 2021

The leader of Israel’s New Hope party, Gideon Sa’ar, yesterday said that he opposed the US-brokered two-state solution. The Likud party recently said that Sa’ar and the New Right party, led by former minister Naftali […]

Netanyahu Appears in Court, Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ to Corruption and Walks out

February 8, 2021

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleaded not guilty to corruption charges this morning at the resumption of his trial, six weeks before voters again head to the polls to pass judgment on his leadership, Reuters […]

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