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Netanyahu’s Rival Gantz Accepts Mandate to Form Israeli Government (VIDEO)
Former military chief Benny Gantz received an official mandate on Wednesday to try to form Israel’s next government, but with no easy path to ending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s long hold on power, Reuters reports. After inconclusive […]

Netanyahu Concedes He Can’t Form Government, Rivlin to Tap Gantz
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has informed the country’s president that he is unable to form a government, following nearly a month of political wrangling to save his position as premier. President Reuven Rivlin is now […]

Lieberman Presents Outline of Unity Government
Yisrael Beiteinu chair Avigdor Lieberman yesterday published his plan for a unity government between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz, reported Haaretz. The paper stated: “At the heart of Lieberman’s plan, is an initiative to […]

New Israeli Parliament Sworn in despite Political Deadlock
Israeli members of parliament were sworn in on Thursday, despite deadlock in the country with two political heavyweights vying for the premiership. The Knesset could be dissolved soon as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party and Benny Gantz’s […]

Why Israel is Struggling to Find a Way out of Its Political Deadlock
By Jonathan Cook It would be a grave mistake to assume that the continuing political deadlock in Israel – with neither incumbent prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his main rival Benny Gantz seemingly able to […]

Netanyahu to Meet Gantz in Last-ditch Bid to Form Unity Government
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will make a final effort this week to salvage a deal from talks to form a unity government with his centrist election rival, he said on Sunday according to a […]

Netanyahu’s Likud Gains Additional Seat but Israel’s Deadlock Remains
Israel‘s election committee published final results from last week’s election on Wednesday that gave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud an additional seat. Despite the gain, however, the country’s political deadlock remains. The final results from […]

Arab Parties Endorse Gantz to Remove Netanyahu (VIDEO)
Israel‘s main Arab political parties endorsed ex-military chief Benny Gantz for prime minister, breaking a nearly 27-year-long standard of not endorsing a candidate in the hope of removing current leader Benjamin Netanyahu. The leader of the […]

Israelis Have Shown Netanyahu the Door. Can He Inflict More Damage before He Exits?
By Jonathan Cook For most Israelis, the general election on Tuesday was about one thing and one thing only. Not the economy, nor the occupation, nor even corruption scandals. It was about Benjamin Netanyahu. Should […]

Netanyahu Urges Gantz to Form Unity Government with Him
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Thursday on his main rival, former general Benny Gantz, to join him in a broad, governing coalition after Israel’s election ended with no clear winner, Reuters reports. A spokeswoman for Gantz, […]

Netanyahu Breaches Election Law with Radio Interview on Election Day
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu broke Israeli election laws by giving a radio interview on election day. The premier, who is seeking a fifth term despite corruption allegations against him, gave an interview to Galey […]

Gantz to Accept Coalition with Likud, but without Netanyahu
The leader of Israel’s Blue and White (Kahol Lavan) party, Benny Gantz, is planning to propose a bill which would ban the prime minister and other ministers from staying in office while they are being […]

New Poll: Majority of Israelis Will Repeat April Election Vote in September
A majority of Israelis plan to vote in September’s elections in the same way that they voted in April, according to the results of a new i24NEWS–Israel Hayom poll. Israelis are gearing up to vote for the […]

Almost 50% of Israelis Support Efforts to Cancel September Elections
Almost half of Israelis support efforts to cancel the fresh elections scheduled for September, according to a poll conducted by i24NEWS and Israel Hayom. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly been recently exploring ways of canceling the elections […]