Benjamin Netanyahu

US defence chief visits Israel to discuss Iran

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin will meet with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to possibly discuss US arms supplies to Israel.

Israeli president nominates Netanyahu to try and form government

The charges facing Israel’s longest-serving premier posed an extraordinary choice for the country’s president over whether “morality” should be a factor in who should lead the government.

Israel is angered by UN grilling despite getting a free ride for decades

Does the United Nations have a bias against Israel? Israel seems to think so despite the fact that it has never been held accountable for the crimes it is accused of.

Israeli elections: Jewish Power is in as Arab parties see a fall in support

One of the most far-right anti-Arab parties will enter parliament as Arab-Palestinian parties succumb to in-fighting amidst a poor showing.

Exit polls indicate no clear winner in Israeli election

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party is on track to win the most seats in the country's fourth election in two years, but without any guarantee that it can form a governing majority.

Israel election: Voters decide Netanyahu’s fate in fourth poll in two years

Tuesday’s election takes place after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu triggered the collapse of a unity government he had formed with his rival Benny Gantz following the three previous inconclusive elections.

"Bibi go home": Thousands protest PM Netanyahu ahead of Israeli polls

The grassroots protest movement believes Netanyahu cannot serve as prime minister while he is on trial for multiple corruption charges with many also objecting to his handling of the coronavirus crisis.

The ICC’s new probe into Israeli war crimes changes everything

After six years of painstaking investigation, the ICC is finally moving to probe Israeli violations of human rights and international law, which could lead to the prosecution of both Israelis and Palestinians.

Debate over ‘Jewishness’ intensifies ahead of Israeli elections

New adverts promoted by Orthodox Jewish groups have compared Israeli Reform Jews to dogs, sparking outcry from progressives.

Poll: Many Jewish youth ‘hate’ Arabs, want to strip them of rights

Israeli Jewish youth are staunchly and increasingly right-wing. What does this imply for the future of Israel?

Are Biden and Netanyahu on a collision course over Iran?

US President Joe Biden’s goal of bringing Tehran to the negotiating table will be hard for Bibi to swallow.

With four elections in two years, Israel has a consensus problem

Between entrenched social divides, the lack of a contesting left and increasingly virulent political rhetoric, Israel is struggling with political fragmentation.