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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press conference on the coronavirus pandemic, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on March 11, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Netanyahu: High Court disruption of unity deal could lead to ‘catastrophe’ of new elections

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he hopes Israel’s High Court of Justice does not interfere in the formation of a new government, saying that it could lead to the “catastrophe”...
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 election posters show leader Benny Gantz and Likud head Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israel's third round of elections within a year, Feb. 18, 2020. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Netanyahu, Gantz ink deal to form new government after year-long political impasse

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Blue and White leader Benny Gantz have signed a new coalition agreement to form a “national emergency government” ending a political deadlock that lasted more than a year. “I...
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin casts his ballot at a voting station in Jerusalem, during the Knesset elections, on March 2, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

After Gantz fails to meet deadline, Rivlin tasks Knesset with forming government

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Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Thursday informed Blue and White head Benny Gantz that his mandate to form a government would now pass to the Knesset, after Gantz failed to present a government by...
From left: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Reuven Rivlin and Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz shake hands at the memorial ceremony for the late President Shimon Peres, at the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, on Sept. 19, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Unity talks resume after Rivlin approves 48-hour mandate extension for Gantz

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After being granted a 48-hour extension of his mandate to form a government late Monday night, unity talks resumed between Blue and White Party head Benny Gantz and incumbent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,...
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin presents Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz with the mandate to form a new Israeli government after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s failure to form one, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, Oct. 23, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Gantz requests extension of mandate to form coalition

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With his 28-day mandate set to expire on Sunday night, Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz on Saturday requested a two-week extension in order to continue attempts to form a unity coalition with...
Blue and White Party head Benny Gantz speaks at an election campaign event a in Ramat Gan on Feb. 25, 2020. Photo by Gili Yaari/Flash90.

Report: Gantz ready to accept limited annexation in Judea and Samaria

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Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz is ready to accept a limited annexation of territory in Judea and Samaria, possibly bringing a unity agreement between Gantz and incumbent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz and Yisrael Beiteinu Party head Avigdor Lieberman hold a joint statement after meeting in Ramat Gan on March 9, 2020. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

New Russian Jewish group seeks to mend Israel-Diaspora ties

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Israel is currently battling two simultaneous crises: the first with the deadly coronavirus pandemic and another on the political front with advocates on both sides arguing that democracy is under threat. Amid the political fallout,...
A child watches as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a live press conference on the new government restrictions for the public regarding the COVID-19 crisis on March 19, 2020. Photo by Chen Leopold/Flash90.

Netanyahu urges Gantz to join unity government, vows ‘no shticks and tricks’

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday night that his Likud Party and rival Blue and White Party had reached agreement on the outlines of a national unity government, and called on Blue...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a Likud Party event in Lod, on Feb. 11, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Why Netanyahu must not step down

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“ … indictment is not evidence of guilt and does not detract from the presumption that the accused is innocent.” — Nathan Lewin, a leading U.S. attorney with more than 55 years of experience in trial and appellate...