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Netanyahu to meet with Labor leader

Shelly Yachimovich says she will not change her tune on refusal to join coalition

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Netanyahu will have to deal with a strong opposition

The prime minister’s call for a broad coalition may be masking his fear of a front united against his policies

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Labor head has no regrets about saying no to Netanyahu

‘I didn’t hear from the PM the economic equivalent of his two-state solution concession,’ says Yachimovich

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Opposition calls emergency meeting in defense of democracy

Parties reject plans to raise elections threshold, accuse brand new government of bullying

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Likud MK Rivlin joins opposition’s ‘emergency meeting’

Ousted Knesset speaker criticizes decision to raise electoral threshold, but emphasizes he isn’t defecting from the coalition

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Bill seeks annual ‘state of the nation’ speech for PM

Legislation would also obligate other senior officials to deliver yearly addresses to strengthen public trust

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Opposition rejects compromise on contentious bills

Labor head Herzog says PM’s offer to extend discussions by one day is ‘too little too late,’ boycott by opposition MKs still on

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A boycott in Jerusalem

The Knesset leaves the Klos-C in its wake as the opposition decides to boycott the Knesset

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PM: Prospects for peace agreement fading

Palestinian official accuses Israel of ‘escalation and provocation’ over recent deaths in West Bank

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Governance Bill is a game-changer for Israeli politics

Behind the scenes and into the weeds of Tuesday’s passage of the most dramatic electoral reform in decades

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Hatnua’s Amram Mitzna urges party to leave coalition

MK with Livni’s centrist faction says he will move to break up government, accuses Netanyahu of leading Israel toward isolation

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How Rivlin nearly lost the presidency, and why it matters

Rivlin may be president, but it was Meir Sheetrit’s stunning showing that highlighted the raw power of the new Herzog-Livni axis and revealed where the political winds are blowing

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Opposition head rallies behind war: ‘It’s a battle for our home’

Isaac Herzog praises Israeli ‘national concensus,’ denies ‘North Korea-like level of public support’ hurts democracy

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Facing extinction, Israel’s Arab parties move toward unity… and growth

A raised Knesset ‘threshold’ means all three Arab parties could disappear in the next elections. But running together, they could win unprecedented support. Their leaders are doing the math

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What’s wrong with Netanyahu’s coalition?

On the first day of the Knesset’s winter session, a unified, effective governing coalition was nowhere in sight

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Israel’s unstable, fractious politics: It’s the voters’ fault

The coalition wasn’t felled by ego or inexperience alone, and the political volatility that characterized the past 18 months isn’t going away

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In call for elections, Netanyahu gets personal

The prime minister understands better than most that Israelis no longer vote for ideology, but for the candidate

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Liberman says he won’t join Netanyahu coalition

Yisrael Beytenu leader to quit as foreign minister, calls PM’s future government ‘opportunist,’ says his party chose ‘principles over cabinet seats’

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Likud lashes out at Liberman for choosing opposition

Official calls Israel Beytenu head ‘cynical'; Kahlon and Deri urge broader coalition

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Bennett said to demand Foreign Ministry after Liberman exit

Jewish Home holds late-night meeting following Shas coalition deal, FM resignation; party head charged with leading negotiations

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