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Deconstructing the Deal: A Breakdown of Trump’s Plan…

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Middle East Eye deconstructs the 181-page plan here to give you a broad sense of what it proposes along with lingering questions over exactly how it plans to attain those aims. We’ll be adding to this as we scour the deal. After a two-year wait for Donald Trump’s Middle East plan to address the Israel-Palestine […]

Netanyahu’s Immunity Bid Is an Act of Desperation…

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Benjamin Netanyahu’s declaration Wednesday night that he is seeking parliamentary immunity from prosecution was unprecedented and hugely dramatic. For the first time in Israel’s history, a prime minister now aims to persuade his Knesset colleagues to allow him to avoid being tried for corruption. And until they have made their decision, which could be months […]

Israel’s Longest Serving Prime Minister Under Indictment…

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The son of a Jewish historian, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu often portrays himself — and his country — in historical terms. He laces his speeches with references to Jewish history, tales of Jewish heroism and warnings that sinister enemies lurk around every corner. The main target of his diatribes, Iran, is often compared to biblical […]

Netanyahu Tells President He Can’t Form Government; Now it’s Gantz’s Turn to Try…

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday evening announced he had failed to muster a coalition after almost four weeks of effort, and therefore returned the mandate to form a government to President Reuven Rivlin. Netanyahu’s 28-day deadline for building a government was due to expire on Wednesday. Rivlin is now expected, probably on Tuesday morning, […]

Gantz’s Blue and White Party Shelves Unity Government Talks with Netanyahu…

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The Blue and White Party, headed by former Israeli army chief Benny Gantz, called off negotiations on Wednesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party to discuss the prospect of a unity government, according to reports. Gantz’s party, also known as Kahol Lavan, said that prior conditions had not been met for the negotiations. […]

Israel’s President Gives Netanyahu 42 Days to Form Country’s Next Government…

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It looks like he’s held on after last week’s deadlocked election, prior rumors of his political death notwithstanding. Longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been tapped by Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday to form a new government. The longest serving prime minister in Israel’s history has now been given 42 days to form the […]

Gantz and Netanyahu Dig Heels in After Agreeing to Unity Negotiations…

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured his religious right-wing political partners Monday night that he would stick to his pact to negotiate as a bloc with them, after agreeing to launch unity talks with chief rival Benny Gantz of the Blue and White party. At the same time, Gantz told his party members that he would […]

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