World Apr 30 Israeli demonstrators find ways to protest in virus era During the past two weekends, thousands of people have gathered in organized geometric patterns in Tel Aviv's central square to comply with social distancing rules as they express their anger over the continued rule of a prime minister charged with…
World Mar 26 Netanyahu rival becomes parliament speaker, signaling deal Benny Gantz has spent the past year trying to topple Netanyahu in three inconclusive elections.
World Mar 19 Israelis accuse Netanyahu of exploiting virus to keep power Netanyahu and his surrogates have shut down the court system, begun using sophisticated phone-surveillance technology on the general public and suspended the activities of parliament.
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.