Israel’s opposition leader Yair Lapid received a mandate to form a government Wednesday, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s failed effort following the nation’s fourth inconclusive vote in less than two years. President Reuven Rivlin made […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Two right-wing Israeli parties yesterday signed a vote-sharing agreement in an apparent effort to sideline Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party. The move was signed by the leader of the Yamina Party, Naftali Bennett, and […]
Former Defense Minister Naftali Bennett rejected the US-proposed plan, known as ‘Deal of the Century’, saying that “the map is not good for Israel”. Bennet, like other Israeli right-wing officials, fears that while the US […]
Israeli soldiers conducting coronavirus tests in the Gaza Strip have been ordered to stop by Defense Minister Naftali Bennett due to ‘coordination issues’. The Israeli army had committed to conducting about 50 tests per day […]
Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett suggested Wednesday that Israel will condition any assistance to the besieged Gaza Strip, in its desperate fight against the Coronavirus, on the release of the bodies of two Israeli soldiers. […]
Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett is considering closing off all Palestinian Authority-governed areas of the occupied West Bank to control the spread of the coronavirus, the Times of Israel has reported. Gaza is woefully unprepared to deal […]
Leader of Blue and White party and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main opponent in the forthcoming elections in March, Benny Gantz, accused the government of failing to stop Palestinian rockets launched from the besieged […]
The Israeli defense minister Naftali Bennett announced on Wednesday the approval of seven nature reserves and the expansion of 12 others in Area C of the occupied West Bank. Bennett’s announced in a statement: “Today […]
Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett announced on Wednesday that he had established a task force to develop plans for the Israeli-controlled Area C of the occupied West Bank. Bennett told a conference in Jerusalem: “We are launching […]
Israel has told the Palestinian municipality in Hebron (Al-Khalil) that it must agree to the construction of a new Jewish-only neighborhood or lose its right to the land. Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that Defense Minister Naftali Bennett sent […]
Israeli Defence Minister Naftali Bennett yesterday signed an executive military order targeting the economic activities of those Tel Aviv considers “terrorists” abroad, local media reported. In the first such measure of its kind, Bennett plans […]
Israel’s temporary defense minister Naftali Bennett threatened yet more Palestinian leaders after the killing of an Islamic Jihad commander in the besieged Gaza Strip. Far-right Naftali Bennet on Wednesday morning sent a threat to Palestinian officials as Israel’s […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed the head of a far-right political party as defense minister of his caretaker government, a spokesman for the premier’s right-wing Likud party said on Friday, Reuters reports. Naftali Bennett, who […]
Former Education Minister Naftali Bennett, who heads the New Right party, slammed the Israeli government’s approach to the Gaza Strip yesterday, reported Arutz Sheva, demanding that the military targets Palestinians launching incendiary balloons from the territory. […]
Israel’s Education Minister Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked have called for the bombardment of the Gaza Strip to be intensified after a night of heavy air strikes on the territory. The duo – […]
A right-wing Israeli political party, opposed to Palestinian self-determination, has proposed plans to annex most of the West Bank and impose full Israeli sovereignty over the occupied territory. With less than six weeks till the […]
“A historic mistake” is how Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu responded to calls for early elections last November. A few weeks later, he spoke, in exaggerated confidence of the “unanimous” agreement of his right-wing coalition that early elections must […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been left scrambling to save the country’s right-wing following the split in the Jewish Home party, pushing to lower the electoral threshold to preserve a Knesset majority. Speaking to […]
A religious-nationalist party in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government split on Saturday, with its leaders saying they were bolting to appeal to more secular constituents ahead of an April election. The Jewish Home […]
Israeli ministers yesterday took part in anti-government protests held in front of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office in Jerusalem, Arab48 reported. The action was organized by Jewish settlers to protest against the increasing number of […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday he wanted his government to fulfill its term, putting the onus of triggering an expected early election on to a coalition partner. Netanyahu has faced calls from […]
Israel’s ruling coalition looks likely to crumble as key ministers veto the appointment of Naftali Bennett as defense minister. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu allegedly told a meeting of key cabinet ministers yesterday that he […]
A student society at the University of Cambridge has been slammed for its decision to invite notorious far-right Israeli minister Naftali Bennett for an event on campus next week. According to the report in student […]
Israeli’s Education Minister Naftali Bennett said yesterday that he would impose a “shoot to kill” policy in Gaza, including against Palestinian children. Bennett says IDF should shoot to kill Gazans who cross border https://t.co/cEi5uqQ195 pic.twitter.com/cHrwbtb9Dg […]
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