Tag: Unity Government
What will be the impact of Gantz’s departure from the government?
Barring any unforeseen events, War Cabinet member and Minister-without-Portfolio Benny Gantz is expected to take his eight-member faction out of the Netanyahu government on Saturday night. With his departure, the national emergency government and...
Netanyahu, Gantz agree on unity government
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Unity Party leader Benny Gantz reached a deal to establish a unity government on Wednesday, the fifth day of Israel's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
According to the...
Israel’s new Labor Party leader pulls out of unity government
Newly elected Labor Party leader Merav Michaeli announced Monday that her party is pulling out of Israel’s unity government, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Michaeli, who won the party primaries on Sunday with 77 percent of...
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...
Netanyahu officially announces formation of new government
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu officially announced on Wednesday evening that he had succeeded in forming a new government 18 months after the first of three rounds of Knesset elections was held.
Netanyahu sent letters...
Pompeo arrives in Israel for talks on Iran, COVID-19, Mideast peace plan
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Israel on Wednesday morning for a six-hour visit to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and discuss the coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration’s Mideast peace plan...
Pompeo scheduled to visit Israel, meet heads of new coalition government
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to visit Israel next week, according to media reports on Wednesday.
The scheduled 24-hour visit would be the first by a senior foreign official since Israel closed...
Labor Party to join Netanyahu-Gantz government
Israel’s left-wing Labor Party, headed by Amir Peretz, on Sunday agreed to join the Netanyahu-Gantz unity government following a majority vote in favor by its central committee.
Though veering from campaign promises against joining a...
Netanyahu to meet with Gantz for unity government talks
Blue and White and Likud party leaders Benny Gantz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet in the coming days to discuss the possibility of forming a unity government, the parties announced on Wednesday...
At inauguration of 22nd Knesset, celebration was dampened by political deadlock
A red carpet was laid in the plaza leading up to the entrance to the Knesset, Israel’s parliament building in Jerusalem, and a large sign welcoming members and guests to the inauguration of the...