Tag: Yamina
Yamina faces uncertain future following Bennett’s exit
Coalition lawmakers bid farewell to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Wednesday, shortly after he announced that not only was he not running in the next elections, but was taking a break from politics...
Coalition defector Orbach will only rejoin government if it regains majority
Knesset Member Nir Orbach (Yamina), who announced on June 13 that he will no longer vote with the government, has conditioned his return on the coalition regaining its majority, Israeli media reported on Wednesday.
In talks with...
Ex-Yamina MK Chikli vows to remain in Knesset after being declared defector
Former Yamina Party Knesset member Amichai Chikli said on Wednesday that he intended to remain in parliament despite being declared a party defector by the Knesset House Committee on Monday, at Yamina’s request.
Speaking to 103...
Eating Knesset candy and drinking the Kool-Aid
Photos that emerged last week of Israeli lawmakers munching on candy for two white nights in a row served as a perfect metaphor for the kindergarten-like atmosphere of the Knesset as a whole and...
Israel’s Interior Minister: ‘It will be easier for our government to work with the...
The past three months have been the stormiest of Ayelet Shaked’s political life. She broke promises, bucked norms, was protested against, shifted allegiances and sparked antagonism that only time and action might allay.
At the...
Why the Shin Bet chief isn’t so hush-hush anymore
Enemies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were relieved, if not thrilled, when Shin Bet chief Nadav Argaman broke his organization’s customary silence to bemoan the behavior of those virulently opposing the makeup of the coalition-in-formation.
“We...
Netanyahu: New Israeli government more dangerous than Oslo, Gaza disengagement
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu harshly criticized his political rival, Yamina Party leader Naftali Bennett, on Sunday, calling him a “habitual liar” and saying that the government he is forming together with Yesh Atid...
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...
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...
In fourth consecutive campaign, Netanyahu secures largest-ever electoral lead
The fourth attempt in two years to unseat embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to have failed once again, with Netanyahu securing his largest-ever electoral victory over his rivals. Exit polls show Netanyahu’s...