Tag: Likud Party
Can Israel’s party leaders find a way out of third elections?
Israel’s election impasse doesn’t appear to be waning as the country is closing in on nearly two months since its second national election in September. In the past several days, various reports have emerged...
Discord between Blue and White, Likud erode hope for national unity government
Coalition talks continue with Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz, who is trying to use the most of the 28 days that Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has given him to form a coalition....
Lieberman calls Likud MKs ‘chickens,’ says they’ve ‘buried Netanyahu alive’
Likud Knesset members are “a bunch of chickens” who have already begun to eulogize Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu behind his back, Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman said on Wednesday.
Netanyahu announced on Monday his...
Report: Rivlin unlikely to extend Netanyahu’s mandate to form coalition
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin is not expected to grant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an extension to form a majority government and will likely pass on the mandate to Blue and White leader Benny Gantz,...
Lieberman plan calls for Netanyahu to be first premier, but without right-wing bloc
Yisrael Beiteinu Party head Avigdor Lieberman presented his plan on Wednesday evening for a government consisting of his own party added to the Blue and White Party, and the Likud Party.
According to his proposal, ...
Lead attorney misses last two days of Netanyahu hearings, leaving critics crying foul
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s four days of hearings with the state prosecution are coming to an end, and all indications yield that the attorney general will move forward with his decision to indict...
Likud up to 32 seats, UTJ down to seven after election panel amends results
Israel’s Central Election Committee announced late on Tuesday night that it was amending the final election results following an investigation into electoral fraud, bumping the Likud Party from 31 to 32 seats, and the...
With Netanyahu and Gantz in political deadlock, Lieberman says only ‘one option’ remains
Following his completion of meeting with party representatives, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin hosted Israeli Prime Minister and Likud Party head Benjamin Netanyahu, and Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz, in an attempt to...
Only 10 Joint List MKs back Gantz (not 13), putting Netanyahu back in the...
The Joint Arab List clarified on Monday that while the bloc is backing Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz to create the next Israeli government coalition, one faction, the Balad Party, will not...
Likud, Yamina parties and UTJ form joint coalition-negotiation bloc
As the dust began to settle in the wake of Tuesday’s general election, Likud officials on Wednesday worked on two primary messages: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be ousted as head of...