Posts Tagged: Yisrael Beiteinu

Israeli Political Parties Begin Meeting With Rivlin to Recommend Choices to Form Government
Representatives of the parties that will sit in the next Knesset began meeting with Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin on Monday to announce their recommendations for...

Lieberman Conceives Plan for Anti-Netanyahu Bloc: Report
i24 News - Yisrael Beiteinu’s chairman Avigdor Lieberman held over the course of Wednesday a series of talks with leaders of the so-called anti-Netanyahu bloc,...

Shock Israeli Poll Shows Support for Netanyahu Cratering Amid Coronavirus Protests
A new poll rocked the Israeli political establishment on Tuesday, showing that support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party appeared to be cratering, while...

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...

Third Elections Appear Inevitable in Israel, as Coalition Efforts Remain Stuck in Logjam
Israeli politics remained stuck in a logjam on Monday, with Yisrael Beiteinu head Avigdor Lieberman appearing to rebuff a call to join a right-wing coalition...

Blue and White, Yisrael Beiteinu Parties Reach Preliminary Deal in Israeli Coalition Talks
The centrist Blue and White and secular-nationalist Yisrael Beiteinu parties have reached preliminary agreements on several issues in ongoing coalition talks, amid Israel's ongoing political...

Israeli Political Parties Take Unexpected Positions in First Day of Post-Election Consultations With President Rivlin
A number of dramatic developments emerged on Sunday as Israeli political parties met with President Reuven Rivlin to make their recommendations as to who should...

Report: Behind Closed Doors, Lieberman Has Said He Will Recommend Gantz to Form Government
Yisrael Beiteinu party leader Avigdor Lieberman is reportedly already saying behind closed doors that he will recommend Blue and White head Benny Gantz to the...

Apparent Kingmaker Lieberman Says ‘Emergency Situation’ Requires Unity Government With Likud, Blue and White
Leader of the Yisrael Beiteinu party Avigdor Lieberman, who according to exit polls will play the kingmaker in the coalition negotiations following Israel’s Tuesday elections,...

Israeli Exit Polls: No Majority for Netanyahu, Blocs Essentially Tied, Lieberman Kingmaker
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's battle for political survival looked set to stretch on for days or weeks after exit polls following Tuesday's election showed...

Gantz: US-Israel Mutual Defense Pact Would Be Mistake
Israeli prime ministerial candidate Benny Gantz, a former IDF chief of staff, expressed opposition on Thursday to the idea of a US-Israel mutual defense pact,...

With Ehud Barak Back in Politics, New Poll Shows Israel’s Center-Left Bloc Could Eke Out Electoral Victory
Following Wednesday’s announcement by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak that he would return to politics as head of a new party, a poll showed...

Likud Is Paying the Price for Ignoring Lieberman’s Electorate
JNS.org - The Israeli Knesset may call an early election this week in light of the ongoing spat between the Yisrael Beiteinu and Likud parties....