Tag: Israeli Politics
November 4, 1995: Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin assassinated
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin is fatally shot after attending a peace rally held in Tel Aviv’s Kings Square in Israel. Rabin later died in surgery at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv.
The 73-year-old prime minister...
Report: Gantz’s call for polygraphs sparks outrage after closed-door talk leaked
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Monday demanded that lawmakers from his Blue and White faction undergo polygraph testing following a leak from a meeting during which he admitted he does not expect Israeli...
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...
Is a ‘New Right’ ascending in Israel?
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...
Temple Mount activist eyes Israel’s presidency
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...
In Knesset speech, Israel’s president blasts government over budget crisis, disunity
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...
Knesset to approve budget deadline extension, averting government collapse
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...
Report: Growing discord may dissolve Joint Arab List
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...
Netanyahu names veteran Mideast reporter and best-selling author as strategic adviser
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...
New unity government pledges to continue corona response, apply sovereignty in Judea and Samaria
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...