Posts Tagged: Netanyahu coalition government

Lieberman, Netanyahu Sign Coalition Deal; Israeli PM Vows to Pursue ‘Opportunities’ for Peace
JNS.org - A deal to bring Avigdor Lieberman’s Yisrael Beiteinu party into Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition was signed Wednesday. Lieberman and fellow Yisrael...

Obama: Two-State Solution is ‘Absolutely Vital’ for Israel’s Security
Yahoo/AFP - Obama was speaking shortly after Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formed a new right-wing ruling coalition seen as likely to further strain already...

Rivlin on Netanyahu Coalition: ‘Even a One-Vote Majority is a Majority’
JNS.org - Asked if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's narrowly established 61-seat coalition government represented "what voters wanted" or "a missed opportunity," Israeli President...

Herzog Says He Won’t Join Netanyahu Coalition, PM Should Return Mandate
Arutz Sheva - Zionist Union chairman MK Yitzhak Herzog continued to insist on Thursday evening that he will not be joining Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's coalition. His comments came amid...

UK Election Results: Another Term for Israel-Friendly Conservative Government
JNS.org - U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative Party defeated its most formidable rival, Ed Miliband's Labour Party, in the May 7 British election. The Conservative Party garnered 331 parliament seats, five more...

Jewish Home’s Ayelet Shaked to be Appointed Minister of Justice, Member of Security Cabinet
Globes - Likud and Habayit Hayehudi coalition negotiating teams have reached an agreement: Knesset Member Ayelet Shaked will be appointed Justice Minister, and will head...

Israel’s Lieberman Resigns as Foreign Minister, Won’t Join Netanyahu Coalition
JNS.org - Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced that his Yisrael Beiteinu party will not be joining Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition, and...

Kulanu and United Torah Judaism Join Netanyahu’s Governing Coalition
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the leader of the Likud party, signed the Kulanu and United Torah Judaism parties into his governing...

Netanyahu Says He Will ‘Act to Mend the Rifts’ in Israeli Society
JNS.org - Based on the official Israeli election results and his consultations with political party leaders, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday granted Prime...

Netanyahu Extends ‘Hand in Peace’ to Palestinians; Says Real Peace Depends on Strong, Unified Israel
Times of Israel - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel extends its hand to the Palestinians in peace, but also said that peace — and...

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...