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Israel’s Gantz urges army to hasten preparations for annexing West Bank
Israel’s defense minister urged the military on Monday to hasten preparations for the country’s planned annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank, ... Middle East -
Israel’s Benny Gantz nominates himself as parliament speaker
Israel’s ex-military chief Benny Gantz, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main rival, submitted himself on Thursday as a candidate for speaker of ... Middle East -
Netanyahu election lead less than thought, could be another election
Israel appeared headed into another political stalemate on Wednesday after nearly-complete results indicated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had ... Middle East -
Israeli exit polls show Netanyahu leads Gantz
Victory in a cliffhanger Israeli election on Monday seemed to be within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s grasp, with exit polls showing him ... Middle East -
Israel’s Gantz vows to form government without Netanyahu, Arab parties
Israeli opposition leader Benny Gantz is vowing to form a government that will include neither the indicted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor the ... Middle East -
Israel’s Gantz praises Trump peace plan, pledges to implement it after poll
Israeli centrist party leader Benny Gantz on Monday praised US President Donald Trump for drafting a Middle East peace deal and committed to help ... Middle East -
Israel’s Gantz says to meet Trump on peace plan
Israeli centrist party leader Benny Gantz said on Saturday he has accepted an invitation to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday to ... Middle East -
Israeli court declines to rule on Netanyahu’s eligibility
Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday declined to weigh in on whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can return to his post now that he has been ... Middle East -
Israeli parliament approves new election for March 2
The Israeli parliament approved on Thursday a motion to hold a new national election on March 2, the country's third in less than a year. ... Middle East -
New election in Israel after parliament votes to dissolve itself
Israel headed on Wednesday towards a third national election in less than a year with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing the fight of his life ... Middle East -
Israeli lawmakers table bill to dissolve parliament
Israeli legislators submitted a bill on Tuesday that would dissolve Parliament and trigger an unprecedented third national elections in less than a ... World News -
Israeli PM’s challenger proposes unity government rotation
The chief challenger to Israel’s embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is proposing to lead a unity government with Netanyahu’s ... Middle East -
Israel’s Netanyahu faces calls to quit but is defiant in crisis
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced calls to resign over a corruption scandal on Friday, as senior government colleagues publicly declared ... Middle East -
Israel braces for bitter fight after Netanyahu indictment
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s indictment is expected to sharpen the battle lines in Israel’s already deadlocked political system and ... Features -
Netanyahu calls for ‘broad’ gov’t, ahead of talks with rival
Israel’s prime minister says he wants a “broad national unity government” amid political deadlock over forming a government ... Middle East -
Gantz receives official mandate to try to form Israeli government
Former military chief Benny Gantz received an official mandate on Wednesday to try to form Israel’s next government after Prime Minister ... Middle East -
Netanyahu rival Gantz to be named Wednesday to try to form Israeli government
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin will on Wednesday task centrist politician Benny Gantz with trying to form the next coalition government after Prime ... Middle East -
Rivals call off Israel unity government talks with Netanyahu
The party of Israel’s ex-military chief Benny Gantz on Tuesday pulled out of planned talks on forming a unity government with main rival Prime ... Middle East -
Israel’s Gantz rules out joining govt with PM facing serious indictment
Israel’s Benny Gantz on Wednesday ruled out his Blue and White alliance joining a government led by a prime minister facing serious indictment, ... Middle East -
Israel’s president asks Netanyahu to try to form a government
Israel’s president tasked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday with forming a new government led by his right-wing Likud party after ... Middle East -
Netanyahu, Gantz in unity talks; may rotate as Israel PM
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival Benny Gantz launched negotiations on Monday over a proposed Israeli unity government and a key ... Middle East -
Arab lawmakers in Israel endorse Gantz for PM
The Arab bloc in Israel’s parliament has endorsed Blue and White party chairman Benny Gantz for prime minister. With that nod, Gantz looks to ... Middle East -
Israel vote deadlock confirmed by near-complete official results
Near-complete official results Friday confirmed a deadlock in Israel’s general election this week, putting Benny Gantz’s party as the ... Middle East -
Gantz says he should be PM in Netanyahu-proposed unity government
Benny Gantz, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main opponent in the country’s general election, said Thursday he should be prime ... Middle East -
Israel president to start consultations on Sunday on next PM
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin will begin consultations on Sunday to decide who should form the next government following this week’s general ... Middle East -
Dutch court to hear case against Israel’s Benny Gantz
A Dutch court will consider on Tuesday a request to hear a civil suit seeking damages from former Israeli armed forces chief Benny Gantz, who is ... Middle East -
Israel exit polls show Netanyahu, Gantz in tight race
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in a battle for political survival after exit polls following Tuesday’s election showed the race too close ... Middle East -
Israel heads to election as Netanyahu fails to form government
Israel’s parliament voted to dissolve itself early Thursday, sending the country to an unprecedented second snap election this year as Prime ... Middle East -
Israel’s president starts consultations on prime minister nomination
Israel’s president began post-election consultations on Monday with political parties that will lead to his appointment of a candidate to form a ... Middle East -
Israel’s Netanyahu wins re-election with parliamentary majority
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured a clear path to re-election on Wednesday, with religious-rightist parties set to hand him a ... Middle East