Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz each gained a Knesset seat, according to the latest ballot count Wednesday night, but the political deadlock persisted, as their respective blocs still fell short of a Knesset majority. With 95 percent of the vote counted, Gantz’s Blue and White party was projected to win […]
Despite Legal Trouble, Netanyahu Set to Remain Israel’s Prime Minister…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won Tuesday’s election. Although his Likud Party and Benny Gantz’s Blue and White Party each won 35 seats, Netanyahu is the one who will be able to form a governing coalition able to withstand a bribery indictment by Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit, according to the results after 98% of the votes have […]
Israel’s Blue and White Party Concedes Race, Vows to Battle Netanyahu from Opposition…
Netanyahu Suspends Asylum Seeker Deal With UN After Right-wing Pushback…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday night he is suspending the implementation of a deal with the United Nations announced only hours earlier that would see Israel deport asylum seekers to Western countries rather than Africa – despite the fact that the deal has already been signed. Against a backlash from politicians and others against […]
Could Netanyahu Survive and Will Israel’s Government Collapse? Three Scenarios …
At first, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looked as if he might ride out the corruption storm raging around him (at least temporarily). After the police recommendations last Tuesday that he be indicted for bribery, fraud and breach of trust in two of the corruption cases involving him, he initially stood strong, issuing a defiant statement. […]
Former Advisor Refuses to Cooperate…
Profiling Netanyahu’s Confidant -Turned-State’s Witness…
Liberman: Trump Administration Has Warned Israel Not to Annex West Bank…
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said Monday that Israel has received a direct message from US President Donald Trump’s administration warning of an “immediate crisis” if the government were to annex the West Bank and apply Israeli sovereignty there. Speaking to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Liberman said that he had received calls from […]