Netanyahu to meet with Labor leader
Shelly Yachimovich says she will not change her tune on refusal to join coalition
View ArticleNetanyahu 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
View ArticleLabor 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
View ArticleOpposition calls emergency meeting in defense of democracy
Parties reject plans to raise elections threshold, accuse brand new government of bullying
View ArticleLikud 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
View ArticleBill seeks annual ‘state of the nation’ speech for PM
Legislation would also obligate other senior officials to deliver yearly addresses to strengthen public trust
View ArticleOpposition 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
View ArticleA boycott in Jerusalem
The Knesset leaves the Klos-C in its wake as the opposition decides to boycott the Knesset
View ArticlePM: Prospects for peace agreement fading
Palestinian official accuses Israel of ‘escalation and provocation’ over recent deaths in West Bank
View ArticleGovernance 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
View ArticleHatnua’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
View ArticleHow 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
View ArticleOpposition 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
View ArticleFacing 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
View ArticleWhat’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
View ArticleIsrael’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
View ArticleIn call for elections, Netanyahu gets personal
The prime minister understands better than most that Israelis no longer vote for ideology, but for the candidate
View ArticleLiberman 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’
View ArticleLikud lashes out at Liberman for choosing opposition
Official calls Israel Beytenu head ‘cynical'; Kahlon and Deri urge broader coalition
View ArticleBennett 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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