Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is dogged by corruption charges and an election stalemate, denies wrongdoing and faces no legal requirement to leave the government if indicted if he remains the PM.
Can Arabs finally penetrate the halls of power in Israel?
As ten members of the Joint List threw their weight behind prime ministerial candidate Benny Gantz, experts are pessimistic about whether Arabs will be welcomed into Israeli political discourse.
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin gives PM Benjamin Netanyahu up to six weeks to form a coalition, and If he fails, his main challenger Benny Gantz will likely be given a chance. Gantz rules out joining government with PM facing indictment.
Arab-Israelis at odds of how far they should support former general Gantz
President Reuven Rivlin is expected to select the candidate he deems most able to form a stable coalition based on recommendations by PM Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud and Benny Gantz's Blue and White parties.
Gantz says he should be PM in Israel unity government
PM Netanyahu earlier called on Benny Gantz to join him in a unity government. Israelis face with the prospect of a third election two days after unprecedented repeat polls left the country's two main political parties deadlocked.
Israel's two main political parties deadlocked after election
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz emerge head-to-head after nearly over 90 percent of votes from the general election were counted, Israeli media reports.
Opinion polls put former armed forces chief Benny Gantz's centrist Blue and White party neck-and-neck with PM Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing Likud, and suggest the far-right Yisrael Beiteinu party could emerge as kingmaker in coalition talks.
Is this the end of the Netanyahu era?
18 Sep 2019
While frontrunners Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and rival, ex-military chief may be on the same side when it comes to questions of policy, in particular security, there is one key issue on which both men remain silent. Francis Collins reports.
Israel's Annexation Plan: OIC says plan to annex West Bank is 'racist'
18 Sep 2019
Israel is preparing for a snap general election. PM Netanyahu is the country's longest-serving PM, and wants to secure another term in office. But ahead of the polls, he's made a particularly controversial promise to appease his support base.
Israel approves new settlement two days before polls
The announcement approving the settlement comes despite an international outcry over Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's promise to annex the West Bank's Jordan Valley.
Israel hits Gaza after rockets disrupt Netanyahu rally
Netanyahu was hustled off stage when sirens warning of incoming rockets blared in the southern city of Ashdod late Tuesday, public television reported.
Israel Elections: Low turnout among Palestinian voters
12 Apr 2019
Well, the turnout among Palestinian voters was exceptionally low. Our reporter Assaid Baig is in Nazareth and looks at how some Palestinians view the election. #IsraelElections #IsraelElection #Israel
Netanyahu poised for fifth term as Israel PM as rival concedes
Palestinians are hardly a footnote in the Israeli election and those who get to vote are forced to make a choice between soft apartheid and a hard one.
Hundreds of fake Twitter accounts boost Netanyahu, watchdog says
9 Apr 2019
An Israeli watchdog group says it has identified a network of hundreds of fake Twitter accounts promoting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and attacking his opponents in the run-up to the elections. #Netanyahu #Israel #IsraelElection
Israeli exit polls show Netanyahu edging ahead of rival
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on a clearer path to victory in Israel's general election after updated exit polls showed him gaining ground on his main rival, despite corruption allegations against him.
Israel Elections: Race between Netanyahu, Gantz seen as tight
10 Apr 2019
Tuesday is election day in Israel, and more than six million Israelis are eligible to vote for the nation's next prime minister. Will Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party win again wooing its ultra-orthodox base?
Netanyahu, Gantz make final pledges before Israel election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival ex-military chief Benny Gantz are spending final hours before Tuesday's election exhorting voters.
Israeli Elections: Close contest of votes for next prime minister
10 Apr 2019
Will Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party win again -- wooing its ultra-orthodox base? Or is the new, centre-right Blue and White alliance popular enough to deny him a record fifth term in office?
Netanyahu's election rival says Israel should not control Palestinians
Israelis head to the polls on April 9 to choose parliament and a new prime minister from two candidates facing allegations of corruption: Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz.
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