Jun 25 Prime Minister Olmert Avoids Early Elections By Admin, PBS News Hour Prime Minister Ehud Olmert averted a split in Israel's coalition and staved off a key coalition partner's threat to bring down the government, giving him at least a few more months to pursue peace agreements with the Palestinians and Syria. Continue reading
Aug 08 Israel Proceeds With Gaza Pullout Despite Netanyahu Resignation By Admin, PBS News Hour Israeli security officials on Monday continued with preparations for the highly controversial Gaza settlement pullout, despite Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's surprise resignation in protest to the plan. Continue reading
Dec 19 Netanyahu Bows Out of Race for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu withdrew yesterday from the race for Israeli Prime Minister, even though polls suggest he could easily have ousted incumbent Ehud Barak. Continue reading
Dec 12 Barak, Netanyahu Open Re-Election Campaigns Ehud Barak, who abruptly resigned as Israeli Prime minister last week, kicked off his reelection campaign today. He faces right-wing rival Benjamin Netanyahu in upcoming elections. Continue reading