To Fend Off Unity Government, Netanyahu Strives to Merge All Parties to the Right of Likud
Netanyahu needs 61 Knesset seats, made up of Likud, Shas, United Torah Judaism and the other ultra-Orthodox parties, or he will bid his seat goodbye
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Analysis Right Wing Starts to Sour on Netanyahu, but Can’t Replace Him
For first time in over a decade, prominent religious-nationalist pundits are openly questioning the prime minister's motives and effectiveness
Rejecting Criticism by LGBTQ People, Israel’s First Openly Gay Minister 'Not Certain We're a Community'
Ohana, who was booed at Jerusalem Pride, says 'the sharpest poisoned arrows came not from the right or from religious groups,' but from LGBTQ activists
Analysis Netanyahu’s Losing Rivals Need Open Primaries or Even a Reality Show: The Choice
In elections dubbed fateful, the center-left will make do with candidates such as Gantz and Lapid who were chosen only by themselves
Netanyahu Postpones Nomination of Justice, Education Ministers, Assumes Their Roles
After firing Shaked and Bennett, the premier said they would be replaced within 48 hours, but Likud says it wants to discuss with other parties before making a decision
Knesset to Select New State Comptroller Monday in a Litmus Test for Netanyahu's Political Clout
The premier's Likud party worries that its favorite candidate, Matanyahu Englman, will not get right-wing parties' support in secret ballot
Analysis Netanyahu Sacked Israel's Justice Minister Out of Spite, but Can't Be Rid of Her Forever
The premier fired Ayelet Shaked and Naftali Bennett out of long-standing vengefulness, but there's a chance he may need to put up with them in his next government
Senior Likud Minister Says Netanyahu Would Agree to a Unity Government With Gantz
Tzachi Hanegbi says he has 'no doubt' the premier would agree to a coalition with Kahol Lavan, but Likud brushes off his comments
Analysis One April Morning, This Man Woke Up and Decided Netanyahu Will Not Be Prime Minister
Throughout Netanyahu's tenure it was impossible to know when it would end, but one thing was certain: The person who would push him out would come from the right
Analysis Suddenly if Only Briefly, One Can Fantasize About a post-Netanyahu Israel
11 immediate and dramatic effects on Israeli politics and society – as well as Trump and American Jews – that amount to nothing less than a metamorphosis
Analysis Lieberman Must Be Prime Minister for Netanyahu's Crisis to Be Resolved
The animosity between the two is of no importance
Analysis The Real Obstacle to Forming a Government Is Netanyahu Himself
The combination of Netanyahu’s personality and the indictments awaiting him has turned him from the big victor of the 2019 election to the trampled doormat of the subsequent coalition negotiations
Despondent Over Left's Lack of Influence, Israeli Farmers Join Netanyahu's Party
As lobbying government officials hasn't been enough, hundreds have joined governing Likud in recent weeks over issues like water and foreign workers
Netanyahu Won't Try to Change Immunity Law but Will Go After High Court, Likud Sources Say
Likud associates believe the PM will focus on making it harder for the court to overturn legislation, while he mulls asking Knesset for legal immunity
Netanyahu to Push Immunity Law 'With Full Force,' Report Says
Netanyahu is facing possible criminal indictment in three separate corruption cases and is pushing a bill that would grant him immunity from criminal prosecution while he is prime minister
President Rivlin Gives Netanyahu Two-week Extension to Form Next Government
Yisrael Beiteinu chief Avigdor Lieberman, who recommended Netanyahu to build the next coalition, demands 'victory' rather than an arrangement for Gaza as condition for joining the coalition
Netanyahu to Ask President for Two-week Extension to Form Next Government
President Reuven Rivlin is expected to approve the request, meaning Netanyahu must complete the task by May 28
Ultra-Orthodox Party Looks to Secure Stronghold on Government Amid Coalition Talks
United Torah Judaism hopes to push its religious agenda, as Netanyahu signals he has no intentions of naming far-right settler leader Bezalel Smotrich as justice minister
Netanyahu Offers Kahlon to Stay on as Finance Minister if He Rejoins Likud
From the far right, Rafi Peretz to be education minister, while Netanyahu hopes Bezalel Smotrich will agree to an expanded housing porfolio as coalition talks continue
Netanyahu Party's Foreign Affairs Director Endorsed Spain's Far-right Party Vox – Then Apologized
Eli Hazan deleted the tweet in which he announced Likud supports Vox, which tapped a Holocaust denier for congressional candidate and is anti-immigrant and anti-abortion
In Bid to Secure Coalition, Likud Proposes Compromise on Haredi Draft Bill
Former Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who says he won't join government unless ultra-Orthodox men are drafted, could vote against amended bill - which is expected to pass even without his support