Israel’s government collapses — again. So, what now?

For the fifth time in four years, Israelis will return to the ballot box to vote for a new government. There is little indication that the next election will have a definitive result. Israelis may have to endure repeated elections … Read More

Netanyahu’s nightmare scenario

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A small possibility exists of a right-wing government being formed without the Likud. Binyamin and Sara Netanyahu – Reuters Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is troubled by one scenario that may come true: a right-wing government with the participation of the … Read More

AP Explains: Israel’s upcoming vote, its 3rd in under a year

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Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz, delivers a statement to the media in Ramat Gan, Israel, Sunday, March 1, 2020. Israel heads into its third election in less than a year on Monday, March 2nd. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) People … Read More

Israel Election Results: Netanyahu Announces Thursday Meeting With Lieberman as Unity Talks With Gantz in Deadlock

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Yisrael Beiteinu Chairman Avigdor Lieberman at a press conference in the moshav of Yad HaShmona, Israel, September 2019.  Credit: Olivier Fitoussi Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Yisrael Beiteinu Chairman Avigdor Lieberman have agreed to meet on Thursday amid talks on … Read More

Netanyahu fails to secure majority, offer of coalition rejected by Gantz

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Israel’s weakened Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saw his offer on Thursday of a coalition with his strongest political rival swiftly rebuffed after failing to secure a governing majority in a tight election, Reuters reports.  Netanyahu’s surprise move was an abrupt change … Read More

Israeli Election Too Close to Call–AGAIN! Will Unity Gov’t Emerge?

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Neither Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party nor former IDF chief Benny Gantz’s Kachol v’Lavan party appears able to form a majority coalition without the support of Avigdor Liberman, leader of the midsize Yisrael Beitenu party. Photo Credit: Flash 90 As the … Read More

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