Tag: New Hope
Netanyahu said to be preparing to fire Gallant, appoint Gideon Sa’ar as defense minister
Expanding Israel’s coalition government will help advance a hostages-for-ceasefire deal with Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday amid reports that he is considering replacing Defense Minister Yoav Gallant with New Hope...
Sa’ar breaks from Gantz, demands to join War Cabinet
Israeli Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced an end to his political partnership with Benny Gantz on Tuesday night, five months after their National Unity Party joined the country’s wartime government.
“I respect my friends, the representatives...
Religious Zionist Party officially endorses Netanyahu for prime minister
Israel’s Religious Zionist Party leader Bezalel Smotrich announced on Tuesday that he plans to recommend that Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin task Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with forming the next government.
“Based on the prime minister’s commitment that...
With Israeli coalition efforts underway, Likud sets sights on Gideon Sa’ar
With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party efforts to cobble together a coalition so far coming up empty, party officials say that they plan to do everything they can to convince New Hope...
Netanyahu, opponents have no clear path to governing majority, official election results show
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his opponents have no clear path towards a Knesset majority, Israeli election results show, indicating that the country’s political gridlock will continue.
The results of Tuesday’s election confirm that...
Yet another Likud MK bolts party to join Sa’ar’s New Hope movement
Likud Knesset member Sharren Haskel resigned from the Knesset on Wednesday and announced that she would be joining former Likud lawmaker Gideon Sa’ar’s New Hope Party.
“This past year has made it clear how big...