Tag: Israeli Politics
Israeli unity negotiations blow up as Gantz walks out
Two hours of talks to finalize a deal for a unity government fell apart Monday morning after Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz walked out of the meeting with incumbent Israeli Prime Minister...
Netanyahu and the ‘art of the possible’
Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), the German statesman credited with the unification of Germany (1871) and who served as its first Chancellor until 1890, famously defined “politics” as “the art of the possible.”
This is certainly true...
Pandemic and politics produce Israeli turmoil
There are several reasons to call this a commentary on extremes.
Most prominent is the coronavirus. We’re close to being locked in our homes, and it’s promised to get worse.
Unemployment has gone from less than...
Differences on key issues threaten to bog down Netanyahu-Gantz unity talks
While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and challenger Benny Gantz have agreed to work towards the formation of an emergency unity government to end a bitter political standoff and respond effectively to the coronavirus...
Yamina threatens to ‘topple Netanyahu’ if new government is not to their liking
As Israel’s Likud and Blue and White parties continue their efforts to cobble together a national unity government, many in the right-wing bloc expressed concerns about the large number of portfolios Blue and White leader Benny...
Israel’s democracy was never in danger
Israel’s yearlong coalition standoff appears to have finally ended, and not a day too soon. Without a permanent government in place—as opposed to the caretaker government that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has led for...
Netanyahu finally wins Israel’s elections, set to form large center-right government
In a key political victory, embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured an additional 18 months in office, as challenger Benny Gantz dismantled his Blue and White Party alignment and agreed to bring his smaller...
Whirlwind week ends with unity government in Israel, Netanyahu remaining at the helm
After nearly a year of political paralysis, Israel is finally on its way towards a national unity government as the nation battles against the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic. Benny Gantz, who has stood as Israeli...
Tension between Israel’s legislature and judiciary raises unprecedented questions
It really is all about the Benjamins. Pending any last-minute crisis, Israel may finally have an emergency unity government after a yearlong political deadlock and three elections. The new government—the precise terms of which...
Edelstein’s sudden resignation as Knesset speaker leaves country’s political future uncertain
Israel’s political chaos took another surprise twist on Wednesday when Speaker of the Knesset Yuli Edelstein suddenly resigned. The snap decision by Edelstein came after he rejected an order by Israel’s Supreme Court to...