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Israel News After Bibi’s Failure, Gantz Will Try To Form Government. How Will That Work?
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will probably not look back on his 70th birthday, which took place on Monday, with much fondness. True, he did get a congratulatory phone call from Russian president Vladimir Putin, and an official letter from President Trump that included the hand-written addition “You are great!” תודה לך ידידי הנשיא טראמפ…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Will Get First Shot At Forming Government After Unity Talks Fail
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin announced Wednesday that he was assigning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the responsibility of going first in his attempt to form a governing coalition. Opposition leader Benny Gantz’s Blue and White alliance actually won one more seat in the Knesset than Netanyahu’s Likud party, but more elected Knesset members from all the…
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Opinion Stop Celebrating. Netanyahu Is A Symptom Of Israel’s Problem, Not Its Cause
When the polls closed after Tuesday’s election in Israel, and the 24-hour long Israeli closure of the occupied Palestinian enclaves came to an end, it was unclear who had won and who had lost. But now, it’s clear that the longest-serving prime minister in the country’s history, Benjamin Netanyahu, failed to secure a right-wing majority…
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Opinion Who Won The Israeli Election? American Jews
Tuesday was election day in Israel. But no winner has yet been declared. As of this writing, it appears that the parties committed to supporting Benjamin Netanyahu for prime minister will not win a majority in Knesset. At the same time, the opposition parties ostensibly committed to ousting him will also fall short of a…
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Israel News Netanyahu Fighting For Survival As Votes Continue To Be Counted
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in a battle for political survival after exit polls following Tuesday’s election showed the race too close to call and the Israeli leader’s decade-long grip on power weakened. Netanyahu’s main election challenger, centrist party chief Benny Gantz, said on Wednesday it appeared from the exit polls that…
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Opinion Who’s Going To Win Israel’s Election?
Tuesday’s election in Israel may seem like a straightforward choice, with right wing nationalist Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu challenged by the next biggest party, the head of the Center-Left bloc, Blue and White, helmed by Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid. But in truth, it’s a lot more complicated. As we saw in April, the…
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Opinion This Is The Least Important Israeli Election Ever
When you have seen as many Israeli elections as I have, patterns repeat. Every party spends a few months feeling out their electorate, dramatically overplaying the dangers of their opponents, and fighting internal battles for leadership. In the final month, you get TV ads, building-sized posters, overblown and suspiciously timed leaks, dramatic yet empty policy…
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News Submit Your Questions About Next Week’s Israeli Elections
Jodi Rudoren, the Forward’s brand-new Editor-in-Chief, covered not one but two Israeli elections (2013 and 2015) during her tenure as Jerusalem bureau chief of The New York Times. Now, with Israelis heading to the polls next Tuesday for the second time in less than six months, Jodi is ready to answer your questions about Israeli…
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