Posts Tagged: likud
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...
Likud Minister Threatens to Block All Non-Coronavirus-Related Legislation
JNS.org - Israeli Cyber and National Digital Matters Minister David Amsalem (Likud) said on Friday that no laws would be passed in the Knesset this...
Israel’s Top Parties Agree on Goal of Cannabis Legalization
The Likud and Blue and White parties -- the two senior partners in Israel's current governing coalition -- issued a joint statement on Tuesday declaring...
Cabinet Post Disputes Delay Israeli Government Inauguration
The planned inauguration on Thursday of an Israeli unity government headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been postponed until Sunday, an official statement said, in...
At Long Last, Gantz and Netanyahu Sign Coalition Deal, Ending Israeli Political Impasse
After a year of electoral stalemate and weeks of on-and-off negotiations, Israel finally has a government, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former IDF Chief...
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...
Coalition Hits Another Roadblock Hours After Netanyahu, Gantz Said to Reach Unity Government Deal
After reports on Monday afternoon that a coalition government agreement had been reached, it was announced this evening that talks between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s...
Blue and White and Likud Near Deal to Have Unity Government by Passover
A day after it appeared that negotiations between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party and former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz’s centrist Blue...
Israel Faces Return to Political Crisis as Unity Government Talks Stall
Israel appeared to be teetering on the brink of a return to its year-long political impasse on Wednesday, with reports emerging of major difficulties in...
Is Netanyahu’s Significant Victory Sufficient?
JNS.org - Keeping in mind that the results of Israel’s Knesset elections are not final, the tally indicates that the attempt to oust Prime Minister...
With Netanyahu Victorious but Lacking Majority, Difficult Process of Forming a Government Begins
Following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s victory in Monday’s Knesset elections, the difficult negotiations to form a governing coalition got underway on Tuesday. Complicating the picture...
With Most Votes Counted, Official Israeli Elections Results Show Win for Netanyahu, but No Governing Majority
With 90% of the vote counted on Tuesday morning, official results in Israel’s 2020 elections showed a victory for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his...
Netanyahu Claims ‘Enormous Victory,’ Pledges to Form ‘Nationalist Government’
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed an "enormous victory" in the country's 2020 elections on Monday night, saying he planned to form a “nationalist government...
Netanyahu: Let’s Carry This Momentum Through
JNS.org - My fellow Israelis, we are very close to winning the elections. We need two more mandates to win the election, resolve the political...
