Posts Tagged: Benjamin Netanyahu government
The Split in Israel’s Government Over Palestinian Policy
JNS.org - At the Cabinet meeting convened by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sept. 12, one week before he headed to New York to...
Netanyahu Struggles to Form Government Amid Talk of New Election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu embarked on Sunday on what he termed a "final effort" to break a deadlock on forming a governing coalition ahead...
Netanyahu’s Leadership, Government Handling of 2014 Gaza War Criticized in New Comptroller Report
Israel's politicians took aim at one another Tuesday following the release of a state report which criticizes the country's preparation and handling of the 2014...
Netanyahu Tries to Ease Concerns About Changes in Coalition
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought on Sunday to ease concerns over the expected entrance of a hardline nationalist party into his coalition, saying his...
Palestinians Protest Appointment of New Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry says talk of including hardliner Lieberman in Netanyahu’s government “confirms the lack of a peace partner in Israel.” The development “does not...
Jewish 100, 2015: Benjamin Netanyahu – Government
Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister of Israel As the prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu grapples with the toughest issues of the day. As the democratically elected leader...
Netanyahu Calls Iran Nuclear Threat ‘Biggest Challenge’ Facing New Government
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday called the Iranian nuclear threat the "biggest challenge" facing his newly formed government. "The biggest challenge...
To Survive, Netanyahu Must Broaden His New Government
Following weeks of unedifying horse trading, threats and extortions, compounded by personal malice, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has finally cobbled together an untenable coalition with...
Obama ‘Looks Forward’ to Working With Netanyahu’s New Government
JNS.org - The White House issued a congratulatory statement on Thursday in response to the last-minute agreement in Israel between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud...
In Israel’s ‘Game of Thrones,’ Netanyahu Coalition Continues to Twist and Turn
JNS.org - Weeks after the March 17 Israeli election and just hours before the midnight deadline on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party...
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...
Netanyahu to Request 14-Day Extension to Form Coalition Government
Times of Israel - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with President Reuven Rivlin Monday at the President's Residence to request an extension in forming...
Netanyahu Endorsed by 67 Knesset Members, Setting Coalition in Motion
JNS.org - Sixty-seven Knesset members endorsed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to remain the Israeli government's leader, giving him enough support to form a governing coalition. The...
Number of Israeli Ministers Expected to Rise in Next Government
JNS.org - Despite the decisive victory by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party in the March 17 Israeli election, the negotiations to build the...
