Likud Sanctions Lawmakers Who 'Broke Ranks' on Coronavirus, LGBTQ Rights Vote

Netanyahu backs move to remove head of the Knesset coronavirus committee, penalize others, saying 'Without discipline Likud can’t govern'

Netanyahu, Gantz Publicly Warn Against New Election While Budget Stalemate Continues

The prime minister demands one-year budget, but Gantz wants two-year budget, as laid out in coalition deal

Netanyahu Decides on November Election, Leveraging Political Chaos, Sources Say

Sources close to PM say he is convinced that ahead of the evidentiary stage of his corruption trial, a petition will be filed with the High Court to force him to declare he's unable to lead country and attend legal proceedings

Israeli Parliament Bans LGBTQ 'Conversion Therapy' in Preliminary Vote, Risking Coalition Crisis

Gantz's party breaks with coalition line to pass bill in a 42-35 vote that is threatening alliance with ultra-Orthodox parties

Political Chaos Looms as Israel’s Deadline for Passing Budget Nears

Netanyahu wants a one-year budget and Gantz a two-year one; at stake is who would become caretaker prime minister if their unity government fell

Netanyahu to Remove Head of Knesset Coronavirus Committee Over Her Opposition to Government

'I have come here for one purpose: to serve the Israeli people. If I am forced to pay a personal price for this, I will accept it with love,' committee head says

Government Plans to Require Israelis to Give State Their Phone Numbers, Email Addresses

Information would be accessible to public bodies ■ Improper use of details would not carry punitive measures ■ Stated purpose is improving mail delivery

Fearing Israeli Public Backlash, Likud Stalls on Funding Coalition Parties

Members of Likud are concerned that signing deals worth billions of shekels during the economic crisis caused by the pandemic could reflect badly on the party

Analysis As His Popularity Falls, Gantz Is Confronting Netanyahu to Justify His Political Existence

The target date for annexation is upon us, and it turns out that the Kahol Lavan chairman doesn’t really have an opinion on the matter

After Gantz Pours Cold Water on Annexation, Netanyahu Says Issue Not Up to Him

'The issue is not up to Kahol Lavan,' Netanyahu says of Gantz's party ■ 'Anything that is not related to the coronavirus can wait,' Gantz said earlier

Gantz on Annexation: Wherever We Apply Israeli Law, Palestinians Will Have Full Rights

Earlier Friday, Gantz blamed Palestinians for freeze in peace talks, and claimed that 'if they request to conduct serious negotiations, I'm willing to be in Ramallah tomorrow morning'

Mossad Chief Visited Jordan to Deliver Message From Netanyahu on Annexation

Yossi Cohen's visit to the Kingdom comes weeks after King Abdullah said Israeli annexation of parts of the West Bank would lead to a major clash

Analysis Gantz's Inexperience Gives Netanyahu an Opening to Call a New Election

Likud ministers are talking about another election as a plain fact. The only question, they say, is whether it will be held in the winter or spring

Analysis Inside Netanyahu's Smear Campaign Against the Justice System

Using Likud ministers and his son Yair to test the waters, Netanyahu is no less concerned about public opinion than about the court proceedings. The goal: Make the public believe he won't get a fair trial

Gantz Leaves Netanyahu Meeting After Minister Says He's 'Not Ready to Be Prime Minister'

In throwback to election campaign, Likud's Miri Regev takes a shot at government colleague Gantz over inexperience

Who Is Amiram Ben-Uliel, the Killer of the Dawabsheh Family?

21-year-old son of a rabbi spent several years with extremists in West Bank settlements, but had recently embraced Hasidic ultra-Orthodoxy.

After Year of Deadlock and Days of Delays, Knesset Swears in New Israeli Government

Met with opposition heckling, Netanyahu said now is the time for anyone who believes in 'our rights in the Land of Israel to join a government led by me to bring about a historic process together'

Israel's Biggest Gov't Ever Takes Oath: The Complete List of Ministers

Prime Minister Netanyahu's new government has 36 ministers and 16 deputy ministers ■ Benny Gantz set to replace him in 18 months

Gantz Resigns as Knesset Speaker for Second Time Ahead of Sunday's Swearing In

Benny Gantz withdraws resignation as Knesset speaker ■ Earlier, two senior Likud lawmakers announce they will boycott vote after being snubbed from receiving ministries

Analysis Netanyahu Struggles to Find Enough Ministries to Appease Disgruntled Lawmakers

Despite the right-wing bloc having 16 ministries in the new government, the prime minister does not have enough of them for all the senior officials who remain without an office. On the other hand, Gantz suffers from the opposite problem

Bennett Heads to the Opposition With Qualms as Ally Splits From Right-wing Slate

Netanyahu 'chose a path that isn't right,' defense minister hours before new government is sworn in, with Yamina's Rafi Peretz as Jerusalem affairs minister

Netanyahu Tells President: I Succeeded in Forming Gov't, Swearing-in Expected Thursday

Last-ditch effort between Netanyahu and Bennett to include Yamina in coalition fails as both sides tell different stories

Gantz Resigns as Knesset Speaker Ahead of Swearing in of New Government

Gantz is expected to receive a ministerial post in the new government; Yariv Levin of Likud is expected to succeed him as Knesset speaker

Edelstein to Serve as Health Minister in Netanyahu-Gantz Government

Former Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein of Likud will replace Yaakov Litzman in the government that is set to be sworn in Thursday

Bennett's Right-wing Party: We Will Not Join 'Leftist' Netanyahu Government

'We are preparing for the day after Netanyahu,' says party, who will join Lapid, Arab parties, Lieberman and left-wing Meretz on the opposition benches

Netanyahu's Lawmakers Must Now Vie for Seats in a Crowded Cabinet

Netanyahu's party has 15 ministers in the outgoing government. In the incoming coalition, they'll have a bit fewer. These are the MKs hoping to get their hands on portfolios

Opinion Break the Conspiracy of Silence Around Domestic Violence. It Can Save Lives

Knesset Amends Basic Laws, Clearing Path for Netanyahu-Gantz Government

On Wednesday night, the High Court of Justice ruled against petitions to bar a lawmaker with criminal charges from forming a government

Netanyahu and Gantz's Parties Amend Coalition Deal After High Court Hearing

Likud and Kahol Lavan shorten freeze on top government appointments, remove ban on non-coronavirus related legislation