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Israel Election 2021

Sorry, but as an Arab, Israel's New Government Doesn't Make Me Happy

As Bennett assumes power, Palestinians find it hard to believe much will change
Islamist party signed a coalition deal, but that won’t earn them a place in Israeli history

Bibi's Gone? Time to Thank the Joint List, and Work for True Jewish-Arab Partnership

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The New Israeli Government’s Liabilities Are Also Its Greatest Strengths

Israel's New Interior Minister Vows to Push for Repatriation of 'Infiltrators'

Palestinians Hail 'End of Dark Chapter' With Netanyahu's Ouster, but Warn Bennett

U.S. Jewish Schools Applaud as Alumni Bennett, Herzog Assume Posts

Bibi Raised, and Betrayed, a Generation of Politicians. Yesterday They Dethroned Him Bibi Raised, and Betrayed, a Generation of Politicians. Last Night They Dethroned Him

Latest Headlines

Turning Back on Bennett, Netanyahu Embodies Trump Until the Very Last Minute

Netanyahu Nixes Handover Ceremony for PM Bennett

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Netanyahu: We Will Topple the 'Fraudulent' Bennett Government

Israel Will Remember Netanyahu for Stopping at Nothing to Halt His Corruption Trial

The Axioms of the Bibist Movement

Bennett, Biden Speak Two Hours After Swearing-in, Agree to 'Consult Closely' on Iran

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Benjamin Netanyahu during a military helicopter flight above the Jordan Valley in 2019.

Netanyahu’s Gains Were Israel’s Losses

Joe Biden takes part in a press conference near Newquay, Cornwall, Sunday.

Biden 'Fully Committed' to Working With Bennett and Lapid's New Government

Naftali Bennett shakes hands with Yair Lapid at the Knesset, Sunday.

U.S. Jewish Groups Welcome New Israeli Government Helmed by Bennett and Lapid

Israelis celebrate the establishment of a new government at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, on Sunday.

Bennett Sworn in as Israel's Prime Minister, Ending 12 Years of Netanyahu Rule

Yair Lapid, Foreign Minister-designate, is seen at the Knesset in Jerusalem today.

Renewing Palestinian Ties, Biden, and Iran: The New Foreign Minister's To-do List Renewing Palestinian Ties, Cozying Up to Biden, and Iran: The New Foreign Minister's To-do List

Naftali Bennett, Prime Minister-designate, at the Knesset in Jerusalem today.

FULL TEXT: Incoming Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's Speech in the Knesset

Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Knesset, Sunday.

Netanyahu Evokes Holocaust to Attack Bennett: 'Who's Going to Say No to Biden?' Netanyahu Evokes Holocaust to Attack Bennett on Iran: 'Who's Going to Say No to Biden?'

Naftali Bennett speaks to the Knesset, Sunday.

Bennett Says Resuming Iran Nuclear Deal Would Be Mistake in Knesset Address Incoming PM Bennett Says Resuming Iran Nuclear Deal Would Be Mistake in Knesset Address

United Torah Judaism Knesset faction chair MK Yitzhak Pindrus

Netanyahu Ignored Request by ultra-Orthodox Party to Step Aside, Lawmaker Says

Bezalel Smotrich interrupts Naftali Bennett's speech in the Knesset, Sunday.

Netanyahu Allies Heckle Bennett in Chaotic Knesset Scene Ahead of Confidence Vote

The Balfour protest

'Great Joy but Even Worse Anxiety': One Last Night With anti-Netanyahu Protesters 'Great Joy but Even Worse Anxiety': One Last Night With the anti-Netanyahu Protesters

Avigdor Lieberman with Benjamin Netanyahu in the 1990s.

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The Man Who Ended the Netanyahu Era – and It's Not Naftali Bennett

Labor head Merav Michaeli.

Bennett's New Government: 27 Ministers, Nine of Them Women

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How 12 Years of Netanyahu Reshaped Israel

Naftali Bennett addresses the Knesset ahead of a confidence vote, on Sunday.

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Bennett Sworn in as Israel's Prime Minister, Ending Netanyahu's 12-year Rule

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the recent Gaza flare-up in the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, last month.

Bennett-Lapid Gov't Is Entirely Netanyahu's Own Doing

Yamina chairman Naftali Bennett with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a meeting of right-wing parties in the Knesset, last year.

Netanyahu’s Legacy Will Haunt Bennett. He Must Put His Base on the Back Burner

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Election Day at his Liked party headquarters in Jerusalem, three months ago.

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Netanyahu Won't Surrender So Long as His Trial Moves Forward

Yamina chairman Naftali Bennett in the Knesset, earlier this month.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett Has Nothing to Lose

Naftali Bennett speaks at a political conference in Jerusalem, in March.

Unprecedented: How the Bennett-Lapid Coalition Can Survive 'Unprecedented' Is an Understatement: How the Bennett-Lapid Coalition Can Survive

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara at their Jerusalem residence in 2018.

Bennett-Lapid Government Set to Assume Power. But When Is Netanyahu Moving Out?

Benjamin Netanyahu and Arye Dery at a Knesset meeting last year.

Was This the Mistake of Netanyahu's Life?

The leaders of the parties set to form the coalition meet in Tel Aviv, this week.

These Are the Deals Signed by the Parties in the Bennett-Lapid Coalition

Yair Lapid writing in the Knesset, on Monday.

All Parties in Bennett-Lapid Government Ink Coalition Deals

New Hope lawmaker Zeev Elkin on Monday.

Who Might Defect Back to Netanyahu? Watch This Guy

United Arab List party leader Mansour Abbas, Yamina party leader Naftali Bennett and Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid, sit together in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv

A Government of Extremists, but Responsible Ones

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, last year.

After CNN 'Election Fraud' Segment, Netanyahu Party Vows Peaceful Transfer of Power After CNN's 'Election Fraud' Comparison to Trump, Netanyahu's Party Vows Peaceful Transfer of Power

Palestinians protest Israel's planned evictions of Palestinian families from homes in Silwan, outside an Israeli court in East Jerusalem, on Thursday.

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Try as It May, Israel's New Government Won't Be Able to Skirt the Palestinian Issue

Yamina party leader Naftali Bennett, Jerusalem, June 2021.

With a New Government in Reach, Bennett's Kippa Becomes a Bone of Contention

Incoming PM Naftali Bennett and Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid.

Bennett-Lapid Coalition Deals Set to Be Finalized Friday, Ahead of Sunday's Vote Bennett-Lapid Coalition Deals Set to Be Finalized Friday, Ahead of Sunday's Confidence Vote

People march with Israeli flags in Jerusalem before the annual Flag March was postponed, last month.

Clash Over Jerusalem March May Create post-Netanyahu Government's First Crisis

Naftali Bennett last week in Jerusalem.

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Naftali Bennett, Don’t Be Tempted to Prove That You’re Right-wing

Shin Bet head Nadav Argaman and Benjamin Netanyahu

Shin Bet Chief Must Name 'Those Responsible' for Incitement

Matan Sidi and Naftali Bennett in the Knesset last month.

Incoming Israeli PM Bennett Has a Narrow Pool for Choosing Aides

Naftali Bennett gives a statement at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Sunday.

Israeli Ultra-orthodox Lawmakers Brand Incoming PM Bennett as a 'Wicked' Reform Jew

A woman taking a photo of Yamina co-leader Naftali Bennett at a press conference in Jerusalem on Sunday.

Is Bennett Getting Cold Feet or Is It All a Cunning Plan to Finally Oust Netanyahu? Netanyahu's Rivals Announced a Government – but Are in No Rush to Dethrone Him

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands next to his wife Sara as he waves to supporters following the announcement of exit polls in Israel's election at his Likud party headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel March 3, 2020

Netanyahu's Party Tells World Israel Is Turning Into Iran

Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett walk together in the Knesset in 2013

Israeli Lawmakers to Vote on New Bennett-Lapid Government on Sunday

Lapid and Bennett sitting in the Knesset plenum, last week

Israeli Lawmakers to Vote on Bennett-Lapid Government on Sunday

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Netanyahu Loyalists Know He Has Led Them Into a Political Deathtrap

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Bennett Presents: How to Establish One State Without Ruffling Feathers Israeli PM Presents: How to Establish One State With Millions of Palestinian Subjects Without the World Noticing

'God Tells Women: Enjoy Yourself First,' Orthodox Sex Educator Says 'God Tells Women, Enjoy Yourself First': The Educator Fomenting an Orthodox Sexual Revolution

Time for Jews to Admit: Other Gods Exist

9/11, 20 Years On: The Three Lessons We Americans Failed to Learn 'Israel Gave America 3 Tips for the War on Terror. We Ignored Them All'

I Was Terribly Worried About My Brother. I Had Good Reason How 9/11 Changed Your Life and Country: 15 Stories

Israel's New Leader Wants to 'Shrink' the Occupation. Meet the Man Behind the Idea Israel's New Government Wants to 'Shrink' the Occupation. Meet the Man Behind the Idea