Posts Tagged: israeli coalition
Israel: Rivlin Meets With Lapid, Bennett After Netanyahu Returns Mandate
i24 News - Israel's President Reuven Rivlin met with Yesh Atid party chief Yair Lapid and Yamina head Naftali Bennett on Wednesday for consultations over...
Israel’s Coalition Government Has Turned Into a National Wound
The relationship between the Blue and White and Likud parties is dysfunctional. Blue and White leader Benny Gantz announced on Tuesday that he will support...
Israeli Cabinet Meeting Cancelled Amid Ongoing State Budget Dispute
JNS.org - In the most blatant sign so far of confrontation within the current Israeli government, differences between the two major coalition partners have caused...
Israel’s President Says He Won’t Extend Gantz’s Mandate to Form Government, Will Send Task to Knesset If No Coalition by Tomorrow
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said he won't extend Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz’s mandate to form a government, saying the job will instead...
Unity, a New Election, or a Last-Minute Surprise?
JNS.org - In an intense political arena such as Israel, politicians’ biggest enemy is a deadline. If the law didn’t stipulate how long a prime...
Netanyahu Granted Extension to Build Coalition Government
JNS.org - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a two-week extension from President Reuven Rivlin to finalize negotiations over forming Israel's next governing coalition. "We have made...
Naftali Bennett: Israel Will Never Divide Jerusalem, There Will Never be Palestinian State
Jerusalem Post - Economics and Trade Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday that a Palestinian state will never be formed, because Israel will...
Israel’s Yesh Atid Opposes Peace Treaty Referendum, Effectively Blocking Proposal
Ynet - The Yesh Atid faction, headed by Finance Minister Yair Lapid, decided on Monday to oppose Economy and Trade Minister Naftali Bennett's...
New Israeli Government Holds First Meeting, Picks Security Cabinet
Jerusalem Post - Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu presided for the first time over his third government Monday evening, holding a cabinet meeting in his...
Agreement Reached for New Israeli Coalition Government
At the culmination of a long, complex and nerve-wracking negotiation—lasting a whopping 39 days—the coalition agreements that will finalize the next Israeli government have come...
Israeli Government Coalition Talks Stall as Saturday Night Deadline Approaches
Jerusalem Post - Coalition talks remained at a near-standstill Tuesday, meaning that the government will most likely be sworn in next week. Likud Beytenu's hopes...
Ideologists: In Defense of Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid
In political parties and youth movements an ideology is taught to be sacred, as a way of life - something which is important, is a...
Right Wing Faction of Israel’s Jewish Home Party Supports Bennett-Lapid Alliance
Times of Israel - A hard right and religious faction of the nationalist Jewish Home party came out in support of party head Naftali...
Netanyahu Ready for Deal with Jewish Home, Yesh Atid
Times of Israel - Realizing that he cannot break an alliance between Yesh Atid and Jewish Home, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ready...
