Posts Tagged: Gideon Sa’ar
Israeli Government Skips Vote on Allowing Return of Palestinian Workers From West Bank
Israel's security cabinet on Sunday discussed but ultimately shelved a vote on whether to allow Palestinian workers from the West Bank to enter the country...
Jewish Sovereignty Is on The Ballot
JNS.org - Most of Israel’s commentators insist that Tuesday’s Knesset elections—the fifth in fewer than four years—are about the same thing the last four were...
Israel Joins Pan-European Group Against Human Trafficking
Israel has pledged to step up its efforts in the global fight against human trafficking in the face of the growing numbers of victims of...
Israeli Government Approves Plan for Five New Negev Communities
Following an at times stormy debate, the Israeli government approved on Sunday the establishment of five new communities in its southern Negev region. At the beginning...
Israel Appoints First Muslim Justice, Mizrachi Woman to Supreme Court
A remarkably diverse group of justices were appointed to Israel's Supreme Court on Monday, including the first Muslim man and first Mizrachi woman. The Judicial Appointments...
Israel to Pass Anti-Boycott Regulations Following Ben & Jerry’s, Amnesty Controversies
Israel’s justice minister approved regulations late on Saturday to sanction companies such as Ben & Jerry’s and its parent Unilever over their decision to boycott...
Israeli Minister Sees No Compromise on US Palestinian Mission in Jerusalem
Israel will remain opposed to Washington's plan to reopen a US consulate in Jerusalem that has traditionally been a base for diplomatic outreach to the...
Who’s Who in Israel’s New Patchwork Coalition Government
Israel's new government, due to be sworn in on Sunday, consists of a hodgepodge of political parties that have little in common other than a...
Breaking Week-Long Silence, Netanyahu Calls on Right-Wing Rivals to Form Next Government
i24 News - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on his right-wing political rivals on Wednesday evening to put aside their past conflicts and form...
Sa’ar Could Back Government Led by Lapid and Bennett in Rotation: Report
i24 News - Gideon Sa'ar, head of the New Hope party, is open to backing a government with Yesh Atid chief Yair Lapid and Yamina...
Israeli Experts, Ex-Officials Assess Shifting Election Math, Urge Avoiding New Elections
Israeli experts and former political officials weighed in Wednesday on the still-emerging 2021 election results, expressing hope that Israel’s politicians would manage to break the...
Israeli Elections 2021: With Most Votes Counted, Arab Party Ra’am Poised to Play Key Role as Netanyahu’s Advantage Slips Away
With 87% of the vote counted in Israel’s 2021 elections, the political ground appeared to shift on Wednesday, with Naftali Bennett’s Yamina party falling from...
New Poll Details Israeli Voters’ Picks for Next Government: Netanyahu for PM, Bennett for Defense, Sa’ar for Foreign
As Israel’s March 23 elections approach, polling has tended to show a deadlock between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc of supporters and the “anti-Bibi” bloc...
Yamina Party Head Bennett Predicts Solid Right-Wing Majority After Election This Month
Former Israeli defense minister and head of the right-wing Yamina party Naftali Bennett predicted a massive Knesset majority for the right following elections later this...
