New Israeli elections throw wrench in US peace plan

With a new Israeli government unlikely to be formed until late October, as the US 2020 presidential campaign heats up, the Trump administration is increasingly unlikely to present the political component of its peace vision before a second term, analysts and diplomats said.

Israel

Likud blindly obeys Netanyahu

The obedient vote by the Likud Party’s Knesset faction to dissolve the parliament, following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s needs and wishes, shows the current state of Israel’s ruling party — one of being in an era of a strongman who has turned the Likud into a one-man band.

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Intel: Why Israel is having an election do-over

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Why Israel is voting again

The history of the draft law that took down one government brought about a second election within one year, divided ultra-Orthodox and secular, and has served as a moral bone of contention and fuel for a political fire for decades.

Israel

The final round: Netanyahu versus Liberman

Yisrael Beitenu leader Avigdor Liberman, by standing firm on his one condition for joining a government by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has set the stage for what looks to be the last round in the political struggle between the two men.

Israel

Palestinians prove fraud, regain land after decades

Palestinians often struggle for years to recover land that Israeli companies confiscated through forged documents.

Palestine

Why Jordan is silent on Bahrain summit

Jordan has yet to officially announce its position on the US-sponsored Bahrain economic conference that is to kick off the long-awaited US Middle East peace plan.

Bahrain

Will Israeli Jewish and Arab politicians cooperate against Netanyahu?

The invitation extended by the Blue and White party to Arab Knesset member Ayman Odeh to address the opposition rally last week might reflect a change in its perception of Arab parties.

Palestine

War over vacating most expensive land in Israel

Sde Dov airport in the north of Tel Aviv, which serves hundreds of thousands of travelers in domestic flights every year, will soon close to benefit real estate ventures that will change the face of the city.

Israel

Why new elections won’t save Israel’s democracy

The mass rally last week against the anti-democratic legislation advanced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not reflect a change in the public opinion toward peace with the Palestinians.

Palestine

Palestinian Authority gearing up for unrest amid financial crisis

Israel has approved the transfer of light armored military vehicles to the West Bank amid fears of the Palestinian Authority's economic collapse.

Palestine

Why can't an Arab Israeli couple find a home in Jerusalem?

Jewish landlords are refusing to rent an apartment to a couple after determining that they are Arabs.

Israel