Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – June 5, 2026

Greetings from Tyler, The news says Trump is sleeping through high level meetings.  Maybe he’s just resting his eyes.  Maybe he’s thinking of Melania.  Who knows?  They’ve got a load of photos with his eyes closed, but who hasn’t blinked?  … Read More

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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