November 21, 2019 Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu accuses opponents of 'attempted coup' after corruption charges Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is accusing his opponents of trying to carry out an "attempted coup" against him Thursday after being formally charged in a series of corruption cases.
November 19, 2019 With Israel's next government unclear, Netanyahu vows to annex Jordan Valley after US policy change One day after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the U.S. government will ease its stance on Israeli settlements, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to immediately pass a decision to annex the Jordan Valley, which makes up about a quarter of the West Bank, if a unity government is formed.
November 18, 2019 Netanyahu pushed US policy change on settlements for months, report says Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed for a United States policy change on settlements for months, according to a report, which was published shortly after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s announcement on Monday that the U.S. government will ease its stance on Israeli settlements.
October 23, 2019 Benny Gantz tasked with forming Israel government after Netanyahu failure Israel's former military chief Benny Gantz is set to receive an official mandate to form the country's next government but has few options after last month's elections left him in a near tie with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
October 13, 2019 American-born Israeli woman, 26, sentenced 7.5 years in Russia for 9 grams of cannabis in luggage A 26-year-old woman with dual American and Israeli citizenship who has been jailed in Russia since April after authorities allegedly found nine grams of cannabis in her luggage, has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison, her sister said.
October 2, 2019 Benjamin Netanyahu and nemesis Avigdor Liberman to meet Thursday, discuss unity proposal: reports Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former ally-turned-rival Avigdor Liberman will reportedly meet on Thursday morning to discuss Liberman’s proposal for a unity government, as negotiations between the premier’s conservative Likud party and Benny Gantz’s centrist Blue and White party have stalled.
September 25, 2019 Benjamin Netanyahu given first crack at forming Israeli government The office of Israel's president says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been given the difficult task of forming a new government.
September 23, 2019 Netanyahu, Gantz agree to launch unity talks after meeting with Israel's president After a meeting with Israel's President Reuven Rivlin on Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz agreed to begin talks toward forming a unity government to break the country's current political deadlock.
September 22, 2019 Israel's Arab lawmakers back Netanyahu's rival, Gantz, for prime minister The Arab bloc in Israel’s parliament broke with tradition and recommended Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz for prime minister on Sunday, paving the way for the centrist party to get the first chance to assemble a coalition instead of incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu’s conservative Likud party.
September 19, 2019 Netanyahu's chief rival, Gantz, rejects PM's appeal for unity government in Israel Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's direct rival, Benny Gantz, rejected the leader’s appeal to form a unity government on Thursday as the country’s two main political parties remained deadlocked at the end of an unprecedented second election, with the prospect of a third looming.