Television polls published Wednesday indicated that Labor leader Avi Gabbay’s public termination of his partnership with Tzipi Livni’s Hatnua party damaged his party’s standing in the eyes of the Israeli public.
TEL AVIV – Former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz turned down an offer from Zionist Union chief Avi Gabbay to take over as head of the opposition, Israeli media reported Tuesday.
Benny Gantz, the former IDF chief of staff who led the army during the last war with Hamas, is set to form his own political party, Israel’s Channel Two reported on Wednesday.
TEL AVIV – A majority of the Israeli public across the political spectrum were in support of the recent protests against legislation denying surrogacy rights for gay couples, a recent poll by Channel 2 news found.
A TV poll Tuesday indicated that the Likud party is gaining public support, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s flip-flop on an asylum seeker resettlement deal with the UN’s refugee agency.
Israeli Arab lawmakers on Saturday voiced support for the Palestinian protesters on the Gaza border and joined left-wing calls for an investigation into the Israeli military response to the clashes, as the leaders of other center-left opposition parties squarely backed the Israel Defense Forces.
TEL AVIV – Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid on Sunday morning vowed his party wouldn’t join a coalition with a prime minister who has been indicted on criminal charges. Lapid’s remarks come in the wake of criticism aimed at one
TEL AVIV – Leaders of the Israeli opposition are gearing up for early elections in light of news that a confidant of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed a state witness deal in a case that will possibly incriminate the prime
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a double-digit lead over his top potential challengers in a new Israeli general election, according to a poll released Monday.
The government announced on Sunday that there are no intentions to change the law and allow gay couples to adopt in Israel. In response to a High Court petition, the state said that it was opposed to allowing same-sex couples to adopt because it would place an “additional burden” on the child.
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s support for Israel has been bringing the winds of positive change into the corridors of the United Nations, Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon told Breitbart News in an interview.
TEL AVIV — President Donald Trump will push a “just and lasting peace” and self-determination for the Palestinians when he visits the region next week, the White House said Friday.
US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt met separately in Washington with two senior Israeli politicians: Education Minister Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home) and opposition MK Tzipi Livni.
TEL AVIV – Head of the opposition Isaac Herzog on Monday called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to set up an “emergency national program” in preparation for “waves” of Jewish immigration as a result of an ongoing upsurge of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States and France.
TEL AVIV – The Knesset announced on Tuesday that a ban on short skirts will remain in place but enforcement will be gradual, a committee of lawmakers and parliamentary staff ruled.
TEL AVIV – More than thirty parliamentary aides showed up to work at the Knesset Wednesday wearing miniskirts and dresses in protest after a few of their coworkers were barred from entering the building for being dressed “immodestly.”
Knesset members from across the political spectrum are calling for the government to cover all financial losses suffered by Israeli citizens from a rash of wildfires that spread across the country over the past week, regardless of whether the blazes were a result of intentional arson or not.
Israeli politicians from across the political spectrum criticized the approval Wednesday by a UNESCO panel of a controversial resolution that ignores Jewish and Christian ties to the Temple Mount, with opposition leader Isaac Herzog (Zionist Union) labeling it a “blood libel.”
TEL AVIV – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday rejected accusations of criminal activity as “hot air” and “lies,” saying he has full confidence that Israel’s attorney general would find no wrongdoing on his part.
HERZLIYA – Opposition leader Isaac Herzog slammed the governing coalition on Thursday, referring to the Netanyahu-led government as “Sponge Bob leaders.”
The Jerusalem Post reports: Opposition leader Isaac Herzog (Zionist Union) called on Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon (Kulanu) to pull out of the government on Monday after the cabinet approved Yisrael Beytenu’s entrance into the coalition.
TEL AVIV – A new poll shows that if Israel held elections held now, the ruling Likud party would remain in power while main opposition party Zionist Union would be reduced to only eight seats in the Knesset.
“He’s a magician, he’s a magician,” the partisan crowd chanted as a beaming Benjamin Netanyahu strode into his party headquarters a little over a year ago to declare a come-from-behind victory in Israel’s election.
TEL AVIV – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Isaac Herzog (Zionist Union) are planning to travel to Cairo to meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi in an attempt to resurrect the moribund Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
JERUSALEM (AFP) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is close to agreeing a unity government with the main opposition leader, Israeli media said Wednesday, in a move that could help revive peace talks with the Palestinians.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told France’s foreign minister on Sunday that Israel remained opposed to a French initiative for an international conference to try to revive peace talks.
TEL AVIV – Former London mayor Ken Livingstone abused the memory of the Holocaust for his own political needs, Israeli MK Merav Michaeli said on Sunday.
Ynetnews reports: Zouheir Bahloul, the only Arab MK in the Zionist Union, caused a furor on Thursday when he claimed the Palestinian who stabbed an IDF soldier in Hebron and was later shot dead by another soldier despite having already
A key Israeli minister said Thursday that the government is at risk of collapsing if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition is not enlarged soon. Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan’s comments came amid claims that talks have taken place between Netanyahu
Israel’s parliament gave initial approval on Monday to a bill that would allow members to suspend from the legislature colleagues whom they believe have supported Israel’s enemies or have acted against the state. The proposal was strongly criticized by opposition
TEL AVIV – Most Israelis believe that Jerusalem is a divided city and the model of a unified capital has failed, concluded a new poll conducted this week. The Israel Democracy Institute conducted the survey from February 28 to March 1
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed support on Wednesday for expelling the families of Palestinian terrorists to the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu sought Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit’s legal opinion on the matter just days after the latter came out in opposition to deportations. “Many
TEL AVIV – An Israeli lawmaker hinted Saturday that Israel was behind the assassination of Hezbollah terrorist Samir Kuntar. He also warned that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah would meet the same fate if he wasn’t careful. During a town hall meeting in Beersheba,
The Jerusalem Post reports: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must complete the security barrier around the settlement blocs, including the West Bank city of Ariel, opposition leader Isaac Herzog said Tuesday. “The residents of Ariel deserve the same protection as the
JERUSALEM, Feb. 14 (UPI) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made an unprecedented appearance in his country’s Supreme Court Sunday to defend a controversial natural gas extraction deal with U.S. and Israeli investors. The deal, signed in December between Israel
JERUSALEM (AFP) – Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog said Wednesday that no peace deal was possible for now and his country must begin unilaterally separating from the Palestinians “as much as possible” to restore security. Herzog made the comments while laying
Ynetnews reports: A poll ordered by Moshe Kahlon’s Kulanu party shows that MK Yair Lapid’s (pictured) party Yesh Atid is garnering more and more support, while the Likud party is losing its power. According to the poll, conducted three weeks ago,
The Times of Israel reports: Senior Zionist Union lawmaker MK Shelly Yachimovich leveled heavy criticism on her Knesset faction’s leader, Isaac Herzog, Sunday morning over his proposal to unilaterally disengage from West Bank territories rather than engage in talks with
An oped published on Wednesday in Commentary magazine claims that the Zionist Union party head’s declaration that the two-state solution is no longer viable marks a “sea change of major proportions” that is being ignored by the left and the Obama administration.
JERUSALEM (AFP) – Israeli authorities have dropped a probe into ex-military chief Gabi Ashkenazi over an alleged smear campaign, opening a path into politics for the potential challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reports said Thursday. Ashkenazi is a popular former
