Almost half of Israelis support efforts to cancel the fresh elections scheduled for September, according to a poll conducted by i24NEWS and Israel Hayom. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly been recently exploring ways of canceling the elections […]
Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party have tipped his arch-rival Gideon Sa’ar as their preferred replacement as party head, should the prime minister fail to win re-election or be indicted on corruption […]
Israel‘s political elite is racing against time to form a new government through high-stakes backchannel negotiations before a midnight deadline. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s right-wing coalition has to secure the support of Avigdor Lieberman’s nationalist Yisrael […]
Israel moved towards a new election on Monday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s efforts to form a government following a national ballot just last month remained deadlocked, reports Reuters. In a preliminary vote, parliament decided to dissolve […]
Legislative steps that could grant Prime Israeli Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immunity from prosecution have triggered a mass demonstration in Tel Aviv. Demonstrators gathered outside Tel Aviv Museum late Saturday to protest moves by Netanyahu’s right-wing […]
Five right-wing parties in the Knesset decided to form a minority government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to local news reports Friday, Anadolu reports. Representatives from the parties gathered to discuss the formation of a coalition […]
Randall Garrison is an embarrassment to everyone who supports universal human rights. The Victoria area New Democratic Party MP’s anti-Palestinian politics are beyond disgraceful. Earlier this month Garrison was reappointed vice-chair of the Canada Israel […]
Yes, Israel has been a colonial regime for the past 70 years. Founded in 1948 through the displacement of nearly 800,000 Palestinians and the destruction of more than 530 towns and villages, this premeditated ethnic […]
Israel’s president on Wednesday nominated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to head the next government after he won the backing of a majority of members of parliament following an April 9 election, Reuters reports. In office for the […]
Voter turnout in today’s general election in Israel is currently lower than the last general election in 2015. At around 14:00 local time [+ 3 GMT], voter turnout was at 35.8 percent, which had increased […]
Israeli police found hundreds of hidden cameras, installed by activists for Netanyahu’s party, in a number of polling stations throughout Arab-majority towns and cities, including Nazareth and Tamra, as Israeli legislative elections commenced on Tuesday. […]
Arab MK and Chairman of the Arab-majority Balad party Jamal Zahalka yesterday filed a complaint against Jewish MK from the Likud party Oren Hazan for incitement to murder, Haaretz reported. As part of his electoral campaign, Hazan […]
The latest election polls in Israel have found that a right-wing bloc led by incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds the lead over his rival Benny Gantz. The poll, which was conducted by Israel’s Channel 12, […]
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that the so-called Israeli Arabs do not need another state. Speaking to Likud-TV, hosting a live event on its Facebook page, Netanyahu responded to a question from […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphatically affirmed Israel is not a state for all citizens, but solely for the Jewish people Sunday on his Instagram account. The prime minister responded to a comment made by […]
Israeli opposition factions have called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign after he was indicted in three corruption cases, Quds Press reported yesterday. Head of the Blue and White Party Benny Gantz said: “Netanyahu, I am called […]
The two main challengers to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have announced an alliance on Thursday in a bid to defeat him in April’s election. Benny Gantz, a former Israeli military chief of staff, and […]
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu forged an election alliance with a far-right party on Wednesday that could give followers of the late anti-Arab rabbi, Meir Kahane, a stronger voice in Israeli politics, says Reuters. The deal, announced […]
Leader of the Israel Resilience (Hosen L’Yisrael) party Benny Gantz yesterday published new election campaign videos on social media, including an attack on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s support for the 2005 removal of settlers from […]
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suffered a disappointing result in the Likud primary, as his closest allies were left trailing in lower-ranked slots and arch-rival Gideon Sa’ar performed well. Israel’s ruling Likud party held its […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he would not resign from office should the attorney general accept police recommendations to indict him before his side of the case is heard. Netanyahu last week […]
Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon is expected to resign from his post in order to run against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a leadership contest which is expected to be called. According to […]
The Israeli government decided on Monday to hold early elections in April with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struggling to keep together a one-seat majority in parliament, as he also faces potential corruption charges in the […]
Israeli minister Ofir Akunis toured Israeli settlements yesterday and “declared his support” for the annexation of the so-called Gush Etzion settlement “bloc” and “Judea and Samaria [the West Bank] in general”, reported right-wing news outlet […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that he is ready to step down from his position but there is no one suitable to replace him. Netanyahu allegedly made the statement to the former senior […]
The representative of the Likud Party, Anat Barko, has suggested a bill to punish anyone who lifts the Palestinian flag inside Israel after it was flown during a demonstration against the Nation-State law in the […]
According to a new poll reported on by the Jerusalem Post, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party “Would rise from 30 seats to 33 and Netanyahu would be able to build a homogenous right-wing […]
Israel’s Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis declared yesterday that establishing a Palestinian state in the occupied Palestinian territory is “unacceptable”, reported Arutz Sheva. Akunis, who hails from Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party, […]
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi strongly condemned on Monday the unanimous decision by the ruling Israeli Likud party and concurrence by its right-wing coalition partners to annex the Occupied West Bank […]
The ruling Israeli Likud party convened on Sunday, to vote on urging party leaders to formally annex the occupied West Bank to Israel, and allow unlimited construction of illegal Jewish settlements. A number of party […]
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