Knesset votes to dissolve itself; new elections unless budget compromise reached

PM Benjamin Netanyahu walks into the Israeli Parliament during a vote on a bill to dissolve the Knesset, Dec. 2, 2020. (Alex Kolomoisky/POOL) Knesset votes 61-54 with 15 members not present to approve an opposition bill to dissolve the house. … Read More

Thousands Of Israeli Protesters Call For PM Netanyahu To Resign

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As coronavirus cases soar and unemployment hits 20%, Israeli protesters accuse Netanyahu of corruption and mishandling pandemic response. Thousands of Israeli protesters took to the streets of Jerusalem Saturday night — calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s resignation. Holding signs … Read More

Hezbollah playing with fire: Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issues a statement at the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel with the Alternate PM and Defence Minister Benny Gantz July 27, 2020, following the high tensions with the Lebanese militant group of Hezbollah … Read More

As Israelis give up on peace deal, Democrats’ ‘solution’ would destroy Jewish state

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View of gathering halls in Ashraf 3 during Free Iran Global Summit with Maryam Rajavi – Ashraf 3, July 17, 2020. On Friday, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), and the MEK held its annual “Free Iran” gathering. This year, due … Read More

As Israelis give up on peace deal, Democrats’ ‘solution’ would destroy Jewish state

A Palestinian protester throws stones at Israeli soldiers during a protest in the West Bank city of Hebron. As Israelis increasingly write off the chances of a peace deal with Palestinian Arabs any time in the foreseeable future, the US … Read More

Analysis: Iran’s Centrifuges Are in the Crosshairs Again

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An examination of the more distant and recent past are necessary to understand the series of explosions that have rocked Iran in recent days. An Iranian flag flutters at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, November 2019.Credit: ATTA KENARE / AFP … Read More

Close to half of Israelis back annexation, less than a third think it’ll happen

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Poll finds a slight majority of Israeli Jews back advancing sovereignty in parts of West Bank, though even many supporters are doubtful government will actually go ahead with it soon. An Israeli flag is seen in the E1 area of … Read More

Israel’s Netanyahu and Gantz sign unity government deal

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Benny Gantz and Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to a coalition to tackle the coronavirus crisis – EPA Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political rival, Benny Gantz, have signed an agreement to form an emergency unity government. The deal will … Read More

Israel’s new ‘unity’ government is neither united nor likely to govern well

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The deep distrust between Netanyahu and Gantz shapes every facet of the new coalition deal, transforming the nascent coalition into a two-headed hydra of contradictory impulses. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz in the … Read More

The coming giant internal Israeli war over a nuclear Iran – A 2010 rematch

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Sources break down Israeli defense officials’ disagreements. A member of Iranian Border Guards wears a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the new coronavirus, inside the Shalamcha Border Crossing, after Iraq shut a border crossing to travelers between Iraq … Read More

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