Jun 03 Israel’s ‘do-over’ election poses new threats to Netanyahu By Aron Heller, Associated Press Various political machinations in Israel's unwieldy parliamentary system have created an unprecedented repeat election and another chance for Netanyahu's rivals to finally topple him after a decade in power. Continue reading
May 30 Watch 6:35 With failure to form political coalition, has Israel’s Netanyahu lost his ‘magic’? Israel’s legislature, the Knesset, has voted to dissolve itself barely a month after forming due to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s failure to establish a coalition government within the given timeframe. An unprecedented second election will occur in September -- shortly… Continue watching
May 30 Kushner meets with Netanyahu amid Israel’s political crisis By Associated Press Kushner and U.S. special envoy Jason Greenblatt stopped in Israel as part of a Middle East tour to rally support for next month's economic conference in Bahrain. Continue reading
May 29 Israeli parliament votes to dissolve, calling second election this year By Associated Press The vote by Israel's parliament sends the country to an unprecedented second snap election this year as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a governing coalition before a midnight deadline. Continue reading
May 27 Israel faces possible second election amid coalition crisis By Aron Heller, Associated Press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to have a clear path to victory, and a fourth consecutive term, after the April 9 elections. But he has struggled to form a government ahead of a looming deadline to do so. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 4:49 What ‘total victory for Netanyahu’ means for Israel and beyond By John Yang Near final results in Israel’s elections show both the parties of Benjamin Netanyahu and his opponent, Benny Gantz, winning 35 seats in the national legislature, called the Knesset. But minor parties aligned with Netanyahu’s Likud give that party a majority. Continue watching
Apr 10 Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu poised for 5th term as rival concedes By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press With 97.4 percent of the vote counted, Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud and the rival Blue and White were deadlocked with a projected 35 seats apiece in the 120-seat parliament. But Likud and its traditional political allies were in command of a… Continue reading
Apr 10 After close Israeli election, Benny Gantz’s party concedes defeat By Associated Press The Blue and White party, headed by former army chief of staff Gantz, drew even with Netanyahu's Likud party, but the incumbent prime minister is poised to form a government with his larger bloc of religious and nationalist allies. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 5:21 How Israel’s election represents a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli voters went to the polls Tuesday to choose a prime minister and 120 members of the legislature. With election results too close to call, both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Blue and White coalition opponent, Benny Gantz, are… Continue watching
Apr 09 Israeli exit polls show tight race By Josef Federman, Aron Heller, Associated Press With final results hours away, the early indications were that Netanyahu suffered a setback by failing to score a decisive victory. Continue reading