Tag: Israel Government
Cracks in Israel’s Government Coalition, Opposition
Some instances from the beginning of Israel’s new government:
Likud has picked on a law of family reunification in order to embarrass, and perhaps defeat the Bennett-Lapid government. It’s a law that prevents Palestinians, who...
Nine ‘firsts’ you should know about Israel’s new government
For the first time in 12 years, Israel’s Likud Party and its head, Benjamin Netanyahu, have moved from the prime minister’s seat to the opposition in the Knesset.
The new government, sworn in Sunday night,...
Ending a year of political paralysis, Gantz and Netanyahu poised to form unity government
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin and his main challenger, Blue and White leader Benny Gantz, moved toward establishing a unity government on Thursday after agreeing that the latter would serve as the new Knesset speaker.
If...
Why Netanyahu must not step down
“ … 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...
Gantz has no government, and he knows it
Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz doesn’t need the bills his faction presented on Monday to render Benjamin Netanyahu ineligible to continue to serve as Israel’s prime minister. Having received the mandate to form a government from...
If Israeli prime minister, Gantz promises to ‘embrace all streams of Judaism’
Blue and White leader Benny Gantz said on Tuesday that if he succeeds in becoming Israeli’s next premier, he will “embrace all streams of Judaism.”
Addressing Jewish leaders from around the world at the Jewish...
With ball in Gantz’s court, he’s shooting for support wherever he can find it
Benny Gantz and the Blue and White Party are hard at work trying to find other parties to join his coalition to give him the 61 mandates needed to form a government. Much talk...
Likud, Blue and White negotiators meet for coalition talks
Negotiators from the Likud and Blue and White parties met on Sunday for the first time since Blue and White leader Benny Gantz was given the mandate by Israeli President Reuven Rivlin to form...
A unity government in Israel?
There are signs that Israel will be spared the nightmare of a third election. The politicians of the two major parties may be coming to their senses. Prime Minister Netanyahu, who engineered the second...
Knesset approves first reading of bill to dissolve government
In a vote of 64-44, the Israeli Knesset on Monday night approved in its first reading a bill to disband the legislature.
Second and third readings will likely be held Wednesday night if Israeli Prime...