World Sep 13 Israel to set new nationwide lockdown as virus cases surge Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday announced a new countrywide lockdown will be imposed amid a stubborn surge in coronavirus cases, with schools and parts of the economy expected to shut down in a bid to bring down infection…
World Aug 11 Israeli PM’s coalition government may collapse as budget deadline nears When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival, Benny Gantz, agreed to form an "emergency" government in May after three bitter election campaigns, the goal was to stabilize Israeli politics in the face of a global pandemic.
World Jul 27 Coronavirus crisis sparks a young Israeli protest movement A wave of demonstrations is sweeping Israel against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his perceived failure to handle the country’s deepening economic crisis.
World May 24 Israel’s Netanyahu attacks justice system as trial begins Netanyahu faces charges of fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in a series of corruption cases stemming from ties to wealthy friends.
World May 17 Israel finally set to swear in government after 3 elections After three deadlocked and divisive elections, a year and a half of political paralysis and another three-day delay because of political infighting in his Likud party over coveted Cabinet posts, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was finally swearing in his new…
Politics Mar 02 Exit polls indicate Netanyahu short of majority in Israel vote Exit polls on Israel's main TV channels showed Netanyahu and his nationalist and religious allies winning 59 seats, two short of a parliamentary majority.
World Mar 02 Israelis vote in country’s 3rd election within a year The election could decide whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stays in power despite his upcoming criminal trial on corruption charges.
Politics Jan 28 WATCH: Trump, Netanyahu reveal their Mideast peace plan President Donald Trump's long-awaited Middle East peace plan calls for the creation of a State of Palestine with its capital in portions of east Jerusalem.
World Jan 27 WATCH: Trump expects Palestinians to accept his peace plan The Palestinians soundly rejected the plan, which Trump is expected to publicly release on Tuesday. But Trump says he expects that while the Palestinians will say no, they will quietly be negotiating.
World Jan 22 World leaders to hold two competing ceremonies for Auschwitz commemoration World leaders will gather twice over the next several days to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the most notorious of Nazi Germany’s death camps.