Israel launched airstrikes Tuesday against two senior commanders from the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad, killing one in Gaza but missing another in Syria in a sharp escalation of Israel's regional conflict with Iran, which backs the militant group. The attack sparked an hours-long ...
Israel's Benny Gantz, Netanyahu hold unity talks to break government deadlock
Israel's prime minister and his main rival opened a new round of unity talks Sunday in the latest effort to break a political stalemate and avoid an unprecedented third parliamentary election in less than a year. Israel has been paralyzed by political deadlock following an ...
Netanyahu says he's unable to form Israel government, allowing opponent to try
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed Israel's president Monday he could not form a new government following deadlocked September elections, making way for his opponent Benny Gantz to try. The decision was an important defeat for Netanyahu as he seeks to continue his tenure as Israel's ...
Netanyahu and Benny Gantz trade blame over breakdown in Israel coalition talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival, Benny Gantz, traded blame Sunday over the failure so far of efforts to reach a unity government deal following deadlocked elections. A new round of negotiations between Netanyahu's right-wing Likud and Gantz's centrist Blue and White broke ...
Weakened Netanyahu tapped by Israel's president to form new government
Israel's president tasked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday with assembling a new government after power-sharing talks with his strongest rival, Benny Gantz, failed following an inconclusive election. But right-wing Likud party chief Netanyahu, facing a looming indictment on corruption allegations he denies, still has ...
Galvanized Arab voters display their newfound influence in Israeli politics
Israel's long-marginalized Arab minority is throwing around its newfound weight. The Joint List of Arab parties, significantly strengthened by Israel's inconclusive Sept. 17 election, recommended Sunday that former military chief Benny Gantz form Israel's next government. Its backing could nudge President Reuven Rivlin to tap ...
Israel braces for deadlock as Netanyahu's election gamble falls short
Benjamin Netanyahu's gamble to hold elections for a second time this year backfired in a stunning deadlock that has left Israel rudderless and convulsed by a new wave of political turmoil. The inconclusive race against his centrist rival, former military chief Benny Gantz, was a ...
Israel's Netanyahu won't secure majority in election, exit polls indicate
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fell short of securing a parliamentary majority with his religious and nationalist allies in national elections Tuesday, initial exit polls showed, setting the stage for a period of coalition negotiations that could threaten his political future and clear the ...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government approved a new settlement in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, two days ahead of a closely fought election as he seeks to boost turnout among his right-wing base. The approval came as Netanyahu and his main opponent, Benny ...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured a clear path to re-election on Wednesday, with religious-rightist parties set to hand him a parliamentary majority despite a close contest against his main centrist challenger, a vote tally showed. With more than 97 percent of votes counted, Netanyahu's ...
Netanyahu, rival Benny Gantz both claim Israeli election win on narrow exit polls
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger, former military chief Benny Gantz, were locked in a neck and neck race Tuesday as exit polls showed no clear winner in an election that was seen as a referendum on the long-serving leader. With final ...
Calling claim 'blood libel,' Netanyahu denies profiting from submarine contract
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied profiting from a state contract to buy submarines from a German conglomerate, calling claims from a political rival "blood libel" in a rare broadcast interview on Channel 12. In question were shares Netanyahu held in a company that later ...
