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Israel's new Labor Party leader Merav Michaeli, at a polling station in Tel Aviv on Jan. 24, 2021. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Israel’s new Labor Party leader pulls out of unity government

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Newly elected Labor Party leader Merav Michaeli announced Monday that her party is pulling out of Israel’s unity government, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Michaeli, who won the party primaries on Sunday with 77 percent of...
Labor-Gesher Party chairman Amir Peretz speaks during a vote on a bill to dissolve the Knesset in Jerusalem on Dec. 11, 2019. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Labor Party to join Netanyahu-Gantz government

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Israel’s left-wing Labor Party, headed by Amir Peretz, on Sunday agreed to join the Netanyahu-Gantz unity government following a majority vote in favor by its central committee. Though veering from campaign promises against joining a...
Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Gantz to supporters: ‘I share your pain and disappointment’

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Blue and White leader Benny Gantz told supporters in Tel Aviv on Monday night that he shared their “pain and disappointment” as exit polls indicated a convincing win for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and...
Labor Party chairman Amir Peretz visits a monument dedicated to late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in Tel Aviv on July 1, 2019. Photo by Roy Alima/Flash90.

Knesset member Amir Peretz wins Labor Party leadership

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Despite the lowest voter turnout in the history of Labor Party primaries, Knesset member Amir Peretz was chosen Tuesday to lead the once-powerful faction as it gears up for elections in September. Just 46 percent...