Politics Mar 12 Netanyahu calls for emergency Israel government with rival Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for the formation of an emergency government with his chief rival to confront a growing crisis over the coronavirus.
World Mar 09 Netanyahu opponents to cooperate on forming new government The announcement by Benny Gantz, leader of the Blue and White Party, dealt a new setback to Netanyahu as he struggles to hold on to power ahead of his upcoming trial on corruption charges.
World Mar 03 Netanyahu’s future still uncertain after Israeli election With 93% of the votes counted, preliminary official results showed that the Likud and its religious and nationalist allies had 59 of 120 seats in parliament, two seats short of the hoped-for majority.
World Feb 12 U.N. names global companies linked to Israeli settlements The list's publication escalates a looming showdown between Israel and the international community over its contentious settlement policies in the West Bank.
World Jan 01 Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu seeks immunity from corruption charges Benjamin Netanyahu's request to parliament is likely to delay any trial until after March elections, when he hopes to have a majority coalition that will shield him from prosecution.
World Dec 11 Israel heads to 3rd straight election after parliament vote For the third time in the past year, the country now appears to be heading to what is sure to be a nasty three-month political campaign that according to recent opinion polls is expected to deliver very similar results.
World Nov 13 As rockets rain down, Israel intensifies its strikes in Gaza Israeli aircraft struck Islamic Jihad targets throughout the Gaza Strip on Wednesday while the militant group rained scores of rockets into Israel for a second straight day as the heaviest round of fighting in months showed no signs of ending.
World Nov 12 Israel kills militant group leader in targeted Gaza strike The death of Bahaa Abu el-Atta and his wife as they slept in their home in eastern Gaza set off the heaviest fighting in months between Israel and Islamic Jihad, an Iranian-backed militant group that is even more hard-line than…
World Oct 21 Israel’s Netanyahu fails to form new unity government In a statement, Netanyahu said he had worked "tirelessly" to establish a unity government with his chief rival, former military chief Benny Gantz, but been repeatedly rebuffed. Facing a Wednesday deadline, Netanyahu said he was returning the "mandate" to President…
World Sep 25 Netanyahu tapped to form a new government in Israel Israel President Reuven Rivlin made the decision after attempts to broker a unity government between Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief rival failed.