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Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz (right) visits Bnei Brak, Sept. 06, 2020. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.

Gantz’s ultimatum: ‘Pass a 2021 budget by November or we’ll go to elections’

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Monday vowed to dissolve the government if a state budget for 2021 isn’t passed by the end of October. “If there is no budget, we’ll go to elections,” Gantz...
Yamina leader Naftali Bennett speaks during a Knesset plenary session at the Knesset in Jerusalem on August 24, 2020. Photo by Oren Ben Hakoon.

Is a ‘New Right’ ascending in Israel?

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A constant stream of political polls gives clues to the stability of Israel’s current unity government anchored by Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party and challenger Benny Gantz’s Blue and White Party. The two opposing parties...
Knesset member Yehuda Glick at an Education Committee meeting discussing proposed legislation on children's rights and guardianship at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Jan. 17, 2018. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Temple Mount activist eyes Israel’s presidency

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This summer, when Israeli President Reuven “Rubi” Rivlin’s term as president comes to a close, the Knesset will convene to elect his successor. It appears likely that Jewish Agency chairman Isaac Herzog will throw...
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin speaks at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on Sept. 25, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

In Knesset speech, Israel’s president blasts government over budget crisis, disunity

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In his address to the opening of the 23rd Knesset’s winter session on Monday, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin launched a fierce attack on the coalition government for its failure to pass a state budget...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz at the weekly Cabinet meeting, at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on June 28, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Knesset to approve budget deadline extension, averting government collapse

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Israel’s Knesset Finance Committee on Monday morning approved a final version of a bill to extend the deadline for parliament to pass a state budget. The new date is Dec. 23, the Knesset said in a...
The heads of the Arab-Israeli parties Hadash, Ta’al and UAL seek a joint list, July 27, 2019. Credit: Hadash.

Report: Growing discord may dissolve Joint Arab List

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Internal conflicts plaguing Israel’s Joint Arab List could soon spell the end of the road for the faction, Israeli media reported over the weekend. Formed ahead of the 2015 elections, the alliance, comprising the Arab...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, head of the Likud Party, attends an event with other party members after the release of initial voting results in the Israeli general elections, at the party headquarters in Tel Aviv, on Sep. 17, 2019. Photo by Gili Yaari/Flash90.

Netanyahu names veteran Mideast reporter and best-selling author as strategic adviser

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Aaron Klein, a veteran Middle East reporter and New York Times best-selling author, has been retained by Israel’s Likud Party as a strategic and communications consultant to party leader Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
The first government conference of the new Israeli unity government, headed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the Likud Party and Benny Gantz of the Blue and White Party at the Knesset, May 17, 2020. Photo by Alex Kolomoisky.

New unity government pledges to continue corona response, apply sovereignty in Judea and Samaria

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After more than 500 days of political instability and three consecutive national elections, Israel’s 35th government was officially sworn in. The installation of a unity government on Sunday concludes months of intense political battles that...
Israelis watch a Supreme Court session on petitions filed against the proposed unity government, outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, on April 3, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Supreme Court validates Netanyahu government weeks after attempted putsch

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On Wednesday, Israel’s Supreme Court unanimously rejected eight separate petitions filed against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the coalition agreement he signed with former challenger Benny Gantz. The ruling paves the way to the...
Israelis watch a Supreme Court session on petitions filed against the proposed government, outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, on April 3, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel’s High Court hears petitions against Netanyahu’s continued rule

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Israel’s High Court of Justice began hearing petitions on Sunday seeking to bar incumbent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from forming a government, including a national-unity coalition with Blue and White leader Benny Gantz,...