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What will be the impact of Gantz’s departure from the government?

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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...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-Defense Minister Benny Gantz at the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, June 28, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Netanyahu, Gantz agree on unity government

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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 Merav Michaeli, at a polling station in Tel Aviv on Jan. 24, 2021. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Israel’s new Labor Party leader pulls out of unity government

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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...
The first government conference of the new Israeli unity government, headed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the Likud Party and Benny Gantz of the Blue and White Party at the Knesset, May 17, 2020. Photo by Alex Kolomoisky.

New unity government pledges to continue corona response, apply sovereignty in Judea and Samaria

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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...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on March 25, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Netanyahu officially announces formation of new government

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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...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Jerusalem on May 13, 2020. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Pompeo arrives in Israel for talks on Iran, COVID-19, Mideast peace plan

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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

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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-Gesher Party chairman Amir Peretz speaks during a vote on a bill to dissolve the Knesset in Jerusalem on Dec. 11, 2019. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Labor Party to join Netanyahu-Gantz government

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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...
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin presents Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz with the mandate to form a new Israeli government, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on Oct. 23, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Netanyahu to meet with Gantz for unity government talks

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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...
The plenum hall of the Israeli parliament on the opening of the 22nd Knesset in Jerusalem, Oct. 3, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

At inauguration of 22nd Knesset, celebration was dampened by political deadlock

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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...