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Gantz: I Stand With Netanyahu Against Iran
Speaking on sidelines of Munich Security Conference, main Netanyahu rival says his government would act to reach sustainable peace
Netanyahu Appoints Acting Foreign Minister
The move followed a court challenge over the number of ministerial posts held by the prime minister
This Netanyahu Corruption Case Is the Gravest Threat to Israel’s Democracy
Politicians, media, money and mafia-like conduct: An indictment in Case 2000 may include charges of bribery or breach of trust – but the corruption it represents goes much deeper
Gantz and Lapid in Talks to Run Together in Upcoming Israeli Election
Head of country's largest labor federation leaving post to join former army chief's Hosen L'Yisrael party
The Knesset Candidate Who Says Zionism Encourages anti-Semitism and Calls Netanyahu 'Arch-murderer'
Few Israelis have heard of Dr. Ofer Cassif, the Jewish representative on the far-leftist Hadash party's Knesset slate. On April 9, that will change
Labor Party's Shabbat Bus Ruled Illegal by Election Committee
Election board chairman says proposed campaign push for public transport on Saturday constitutes 'gift' to potential voters
Ad Company Pulls Anonymous Attack Campaign Against Gantz, Funded by Likud
Taboola promoted negative articles on the closing of a company formerly chaired by Benny Gantz but later nixed the campaign claiming it does not publish political content
Analysis There's No Line Netanyahu Won't Cross on His Way to a Fifth Term as Prime Minister
With a week remaining for the parties to finalize their slates, Gantz hits Netanyahu where it hurts
Opinion Heads of Israel's Labor, Meretz Parties Falling Victim to Chronic Leftist Syndrome
This pathology grows stronger in the face of the stability of right-wing rule, especially the imperial kind like that of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Openly Gay Ex-mayor, ultra-Orthodox Woman Among New Candidates Joining Gantz's Party
Netanyahu's rival Benny Gantz is continuing his bid to establish a strong slate for his party Hosen L'Yisrael
Results Announced in Israeli Left-wing Party Meretz's First-ever Primaries
MK Ilan Gilon, MK Michal Rozin, and MK Esawi Freige retain place in top five of party ticket, while Ali Salalha, a school principal in a Druze village, will be fifth
Israeli Arab Parties on Verge of Disbanding Alliance, Prepare to Run Separately in Election
A lack of trust and conflict between Hadash, Balad, Ra'am and Ta'al may lead the parties to stand apart in the face of the challenge of reaching the electoral threshold
Analysis Boxed in on Left and Right, Meretz Holds Primary Election
The left-wing party should have been doing well in April’s election, but polls show differently – can Thursday’s vote save it from years of decline and an unpopular leader?
Analysis One Thing Netanyahu Said This Week May Have Killed Trump's Peace Plan
The ‘ultimate deal’ won’t be between Israel and the Arab world but between Netanyahu and his right-wing coalition partners; he will protect their settlements, and they will protect him as he fights possible indictments
Opinion Bibistan vs. Israel
In Netanyahu's eyes, the media, the military and the courts are all in on the plot against him
Opinion Israel Labor Party's Shmuli and Shaffir, the Merciful Ones
How is it possible to be so compassionate and so conscientious, and ignore absolute evil?
Gantz Blasts Netanyahu: Bragging About Secret Army Ops Could Endanger Soldiers
Hosen L'Yisrael chairman says the prime minister crossed 'a red line' and desecrated 'the holy of holies' by exposing Syria strike as war of words escalates
Former Tel Aviv Deputy Mayor Joins Benny Gantz's Hosen L'Yisrael
Meanwhile, Habayit Hayehudi announces that Yedioth Ahronoth journalist Yifat Erlich will be its number three
Likud Voting System Compromised, Allowed Anyone to Change Results
The votes were cast using paper ballots, but a recount was ordered due to irregularities. One tweet exposed the security breach
Among Newbie and Veteran Laborites, Primary Election Showed All Hope Is Not Lost – Yet
Voters in the Monday primary shared criticism of party chairman Avi Gabbay, but agreed that the old-time left-wing, social agenda of the party is still the only way to go
Gantz Videos Accuse Netanyahu of Paying Off Hamas, Evicting Jews
New Hosen L’Yisrael campaign videos slam Netanyahu for transferring money to Hamas, promise not to 'pay protection fees' to the organization
Slain Policeman's Family Mulls Suing Netanyahu for Using Video of Incident in Election Campaign
Campaign video promoted by PM accuses political rival Benny Gantz, a division commander at time of incident, of abandoning Madhat Yusuf, who bled to death near Joseph’s Tomb
Labor Party Primary Gives Party 2 or 3-seat Bump in the Polls
The party would now win eight seats, according to a poll by Channel 13 News, or 14 seats if it ran on a joint ticket with the left-wing Meretz party
Right-wing Leaders Fear U.S. Peace Plan Could Impact Next Israeli Government
Ayelet Shaked also says she's confident Benjamin Netanyahu will lead next Israeli government, dismisses former IDF chief Benny Gantz as unqualified to lead country
Right-wing Parties Will Merge Within Hours or Days, Israeli Far Right Leader Says
Controversial lawmaker Bezalel Smotrich says his National Union party is in talks with other outfits to run together in the general election on April 9
Battered in Polls, Finance Minister Kahlon Reverses Netanyahu Rhetoric
Projected to go down to four or five seats, finance minister says he will recommend Netanyahu to be PM again, boasts he will give him majority
Analysis Israel's Labor Party Just Elected a New King and Queen
Labor has ceased to be a ruling party – and five other takeaways from Monday's primary
A Feminist and a Communist, This Arab Lawmaker Is Fighting for Palestinians and Jewish Women
Arab lawmaker Aida Touma-Sliman, 54, freely admits she isn't in the Israeli parliament to make friends, but is willing to work with her biggest enemy if it advances causes such as women’s and workers’ rights
Analysis Will Labor’s Vibrant Primary Be Remembered as Turning Point – or Gala on the Titanic?
Labor’s diverse Knesset list is to Likud’s all-Ashkenazi male makeup as U.S Democrats are to Republicans, more or less
Opinion No, Lower Cheese Prices Isn't a Winning Message for Israel's Labor Party
Gabbay should explain that the right is leading us to annexation of the territories, and therefore to the establishment of a binational state, which means an end to the Zionist dream
Analysis In Campaign Against Rival Gantz, Netanyahu Sends Worrying Message to the Army
Netanyahu promoted a paid social media post falsely claiming that Gantz once left a border policeman 'to die.' Should the current commander of the West Bank forces now conclude that the government won't back him up?
Labor Primary: Three Women Make It to Top 5 as Party Seeks Revival
Itzik Shmuli elected to first place, followed by Stav Shaffir, Shelly Yacimovich, Amir Peretz and Merav Michaeli
Netanyahu Rules Out Forming Coalition With Gantz: 'It'll Be a Right-wing Government'
Remarks come after Bennett said 'Netanyahu's first phone call will be to Gantz... it's what he always does'
Israel Asks Dutch Court to Drop War Crimes Case Against Gantz
Justice Ministry says military investigation found Gaza airstrike in question killed militants, adding that Hague court lacks jurisdiction
Analysis The Top 10 Political Combos That Could Swing Israel’s April 9 Election
With 10 days left to submit their lists of candidates, parties on left and right are feverishly contemplating mergers and acquisitions that could redraw the political map
Explained: Labor Members Head to Primaries as Party Struggles to Survive
Public opinion polls forecast a grim future for Israel's founding party. This dismal horizon will have party newcomers scrapping for member votes, who appear to remain indifferent
The Women Fighting to Save Israel's Founding Party
While Merav Michaeli and Stav Shaffir campaign for Labor ahead of Monday's primary, both women already have their sights set on a post-Gabbay future
Was Israel's Budget Deficit Fake News in 2018? Or Will It Be in 2019?
Treasury officials have been trading charges about who is responsible for allegedly cooking the books and why they did it
Opinion The Israeli Left Should Learn From Trump
Contrary to the media propaganda against him, hated American president knows how to formulate new approaches that can change reality
Opinion Tibi, as an Arab Politician in Israel, You Can’t Be Half Pluralist
As election nears and with the Joint List splitting up, why should only one Arab party behave responsibly while the other is free of that burden?
