Israel Politics

• New Israel bill would make it harder to oust Netanyahu over corruption charges

  Lawmakers in the Knesset gave preliminary approval to the bill and is set to do the same with a broader plan to overhaul the country's legal system in defiance of mass protests.

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  Mar 13, 2023
  
• Israel election: Netanyahu on track to regain power, exit polls suggest

  Polls by three major Israeli TV stations indicated that the former prime minister and his allies would capture the 61-seat majority in parliament required to form a new government.

  World

  Nov 1, 2022
  
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• Israel to hold 5th election in 3 years as parliament to be dissolved

  The vote could bring about the return of a nationalist religious government led by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or another prolonged period of political gridlock.

  World

  Jun 20, 2022
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• Who is Naftali Bennett, Israel’s first new prime minister in over 12 years?

  Bennett will be severely constrained by his unwieldy coalition, which has only a narrow majority in parliament and includes parties from the right, left and center.

  Politics

  Jun 13, 2021
• Netanyahu rival Naftali Bennett seeks unity deal with opponents in bid to oust Israeli PM

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents on Sunday appeared to be moving closer toward a coalition deal that could end the 12-year rule of the longtime Israeli leader.

  Politics

  May 30, 2021
• Israeli president tasks Netanyahu to form new government

  Israel’s president handed Prime Minister Netanyahu the difficult task of trying to form a government from the country’s splintered parliament.

  World

  Apr 6, 2021
• Israeli PM Netanyahu wins leadership challenge from within party in landslide victory

  By easily fending off Likud lawmaker Gideon Saar, Netanyahu also kept alive his hopes of winning immunity from prosecution after being indicted last month on a series of corruption charges.

  News

  Dec 26, 2019
• Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu says he’s failed to form coalition

  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.

  Politics

  Oct 21, 2019