Israeli elections

Israeli legislators keep low profile on East Jerusalem construction plans

Most leftist legislators did not react publicly to reports over the government advancing plans for Jewish construction in East Jerusalem neighborhoods.

Mazal Mualem | Israel | Oct 15, 2021

An Israeli woman holds the Israeli flag at the entrance to Givat HaMatos, Jerusalem, Nov. 16, 2020.

Diverse Israeli cabinet produces unheard-of alliances

Members of the coalition are voting in favor of bills proposed by their partners, instead of following their own ideologies and political worldviews.

Afif Abu Much | Israel | Oct 14, 2021

Likud’s Edelsetein challenges Netanyahu over party leadership

The first to challenge former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Likud party leadership is former Health Minister and Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein.

Mazal Mualem | Israel | Oct 13, 2021

Tensions between Israel’s Gantz, Bennett threaten coalition stability

Defense Minister Benny Gantz is furious with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, over exposing a Mossad operation concerning long-years missing aviator Ron Arad.

Mazal Mualem | Israel | Oct 8, 2021

Israel's Defence Minister Benny Gantz (L) and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speak to each other at a Knesset (parliament) meeting during which Isaac Herzog, a veteran of Israel's left-wing Labor party, was sworn in as the Jewish state's 11th president, replacing Reuvin Rivlin, in Jerusalem, on July 7, 2020.

Fragile Israeli government braces for chill as Knesset winter term begins

The Knesset’s winter session, which opened yesterday, is expected to test the precarious coalition of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.

Mazal Mualem | Israel | Oct 5, 2021

Israeli ministers meet with Abbas in Ramallah

Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz, Regional Cooperation Minister Issawi Freij and Meretz Knesset member Michal Rozin met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Sunday, in an effort to establish cooperation between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, and campaigning to keep the concept of the two-state solution alive.

Rina Bassist | Israel | Oct 4, 2021

Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz, Regional Cooperation Minister Issawi Freij and Meretz Knesset member Michal Rozin meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Oct. 3.

Bennett keeps quiet on ministers' planned meeting with Abbas

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is keeping mum on two Meretz members from his cabinet planning to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

Mazal Mualem | Israel | Oct 1, 2021

Bennett’s government at work to expand Abraham Accords

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and his Cabinet are hard at work to upgrade the Abraham Accords for normalization, and extend them to more countries in the region.

Ben Caspit | Israel | Oct 1, 2021

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett addresses the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, United Nations headquarters, New York, Sept. 27, 2021.

Bennett’s UN speech stirs controversy in Israel over pandemic efforts

In his speech at the UN General Assembly, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett made it clear that he, not the health authorities, have the final say on the national campaign against the coronavirus.

Mazal Mualem | Israel | Sep 29, 2021

Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett addresses the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 27, 2021, at UN headquarters in New York City.

Israel offers EU new approach, constructive dialogue

The French visit of Emilie Moatti, Labor Knesset member and head of the Subcommittee for Foreign Affairs, reflects the new approach that Israel’s government now offers to the European Union: open and constructive dialogue.

Rina Bassist | Israel | Sep 29, 2021

Israeli Knesset member Emilie Moatti meets with Aurore Berge, a member of the French National Assembly, on her diplomatic trip to France on Sept. 27.

Israel’s Bennet makes first speech to UN

Contrary to former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett chose to deliver a straightforward, calm and gimmick-free first speech to the General Assembly.

Ben Caspit | Israel | Sep 28, 2021

Lapid's rhetoric divides Israel

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has abandoned his aspirations for leading the center-right, targeting instead the center-left camp.

Mazal Mualem | Israel | Sep 28, 2021

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is pictured during a press briefing with his Moroccan counterpart, in Rabat on Aug. 11, 2021.

Israel assesses frayed ties with US Jews, Democratic Party

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and his government are confronted with the double challenge of rehabilitating ties with the Democrat Party and mending the rift with the American Jewish community.

Ben Caspit | Israel | Sep 24, 2021

US President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 27, 2021.

US Iron Dome funding holdup feeds internal Israeli political dispute

Rivals of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett are using US delay in funding the Iron Dome defense system to present him as dangerously inexperienced.

Mazal Mualem | Israel | Sep 23, 2021

Netanyahu's dominance over Likud holds for now

Despite challenges from some Likud seniors, former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu retains his status as party leader and the right's most popular politician.

Mazal Mualem | Israel | Sep 21, 2021

Israeli elections

Israeli legislators keep low profile on East Jerusalem construction plans

Most leftist legislators did not react publicly to reports over the government advancing plans for Jewish construction in East Jerusalem neighborhoods.

Diverse Israeli cabinet produces unheard-of alliances

Likud’s Edelsetein challenges Netanyahu over party leadership

Tensions between Israel’s Gantz, Bennett threaten coalition stability

Fragile Israeli government braces for chill as Knesset winter term begins

Israeli ministers meet with Abbas in Ramallah

Bennett keeps quiet on ministers' planned meeting with Abbas

Bennett’s government at work to expand Abraham Accords

Bennett’s UN speech stirs controversy in Israel over pandemic efforts

Israel offers EU new approach, constructive dialogue

Israel’s Bennet makes first speech to UN

Lapid's rhetoric divides Israel

Israel assesses frayed ties with US Jews, Democratic Party

US Iron Dome funding holdup feeds internal Israeli political dispute

Netanyahu's dominance over Likud holds for now

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