Naftali Bennett is Israel’s new prime minister. He will serve two years before handing the reigns to political partner for the remaining two years of the term. The two politicians worked together to unseat Benjamin Netanyahu who served as prime minister for the last 12 years. —Menahem Kahana/AP For the first time in more than…
Head of opposition Benjamin Netanyahu leads a meeting of the right-wing parties. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) “We have a very strong opposition and we will work together to overthrow this fraudulent government quickly,” said the former prime minister. On Monday, former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed again to take down the new “change bloc” coalition, which…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at ceremony to mark 2021 Jerusalem Day at Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem. The end of an era is upon the State of Israel: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – the longest serving prime minister in the history of the state – will leave office and the “Shinui” or “Change” bloc will…
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 Haredi parties and Religious Zionism, along with Naftali Bennett, Gideon Sa’ar, Benny Gantz, and possibly…
“For years on end, we have fought against the Iranian tentacles in Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip, but we have not focused enough on weakening Iran itself. Now we are changing the paradigm,” affirms Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett. From left: Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett, President Reuven Rivlin and IDF Chief of Staff…
The Israeli Air Force recently destroyed an IRGC HQ. Key point: Israel is stepping up its attacks on Iran in Syria. On November 19, four unguided artillery rockets arced out from Syrian territory into Israeli airspace in northern Galilee in the Golan Heights. These were detected and promptly destroyed by Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system. What…
Democracy, or whatever you want to call the political system we have here, exists only in appearances. It is, in fact, roadkill. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a news conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil December 30, 2018\ HANDOUT/ REUTERS Democracy, or whatever you want to call the political system we have here, exists…
Syrian soldiers arrive to Syria’s Quneitra border crossing between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Thursday, July 26, 2018. AP Photo/Ariel Schalit The move could explain PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to maintain government amid political crisis Two new Syrian military divisions, trained and led by officers of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard special forces, the Al-Quds Forces,…
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced calls on Thursday from his coalition partners to hold an early election, a day after the defense minister’s resignation left the government with a razor-thin majority. Avigdor Lieberman quit on Wednesday over what he described as the government’s too-soft policy on cross-border violence with Palestinian militants…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has canceled a deal that could have seen thousands of African migrants relocated to Europe and Canada. Under the agreement, thousands more migrants would stay in Israel. Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he had met with Israeli residents in Tel Aviv and decided to cancel the agreement. The Israeli prime minister,…