Far-right Ben-Gvir to be Israel's National Security Minister
2 years ago

Far-right Ben-Gvir to be Israel's National Security Minister

The Hindu  

Extremist politician Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has a long record of anti-Arab rhetoric and stunts, will become Israel's next Minister of National Security, according to the first of what are expected to be several coalition deals struck by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party. Ahead of Israel's November 1 election, Mr. Ben-Gvir grabbed headlines for his anti-Palestinian speeches and stunts, including brandishing a pistol and encouraging police to open fire on Palestinian stone-throwers in a tense Jerusalem neighborhood. As head of the ministry, Mr. Ben-Gvir would oversee the police and the paramilitary border police which operate alongside Israeli soldiers in Palestinian population centers. Mr. Ben-Gvir's closest political ally, Religious Zionism leader Bezalel Smotrich, is conducting separate negotiations with Likud, which emerged as the largest party in the elections.

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Israel: Security minister revolts but Netanyahu govt’s budget clears Knesset test by 59-57 vote
1 week ago

Israel: Security minister revolts but Netanyahu govt’s budget clears Knesset test by 59-57 vote

Firstpost  

The 59-57 vote in the Knesset, or parliament, to pass the wartime austerity budget in its first of three readings underscored divisions within the coalition that heavily relies on ultra-Orthodox and far-right parties. Israeli lawmakers narrowly approved the 2025 state budget in its initial reading, with a 59-57 vote, despite fractures in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition partners. The wartime …

Israel’s Netanyahu strengthens his hold on office by adding a rival to his Cabinet
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel’s Netanyahu strengthens his hold on office by adding a rival to his Cabinet

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed a former rival, Gideon Saar, as a member of his Cabinet on Sunday, expanding his coalition and strengthening his hold on office. He was once a rising star in Netanyahu’s Likud party, but angrily left it four years ago after accusing the prime minister of turning it into a “cult of personality” …

Israel’s prime minister appoints a former rival to strengthen his hold on office
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel’s prime minister appoints a former rival to strengthen his hold on office

LA Times  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Sunday a former rival, Gideon Saar, as a member of his Cabinet, expanding his coalition and strengthening his hold on office. He was once a rising star in Netanyahu’s Likud party, but angrily left it four years ago after accusing the prime minister of turning it into a “cult of personality” as he battled …

Foreign Secretary David Lammy blasts Israeli minister over 'deliberately provocative' visit to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque as Britain joins international condemnation of hardliner Itamar Ben-Gvir
4 months, 1 week ago

Foreign Secretary David Lammy blasts Israeli minister over 'deliberately provocative' visit to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque as Britain joins international condemnation of hardliner Itamar Ben-Gvir

Daily Mail  

The Foreign Secretary today criticised a 'deliberately provocative' visit by an Israeli minister to Jerusalem's most-contested holy site. David Lammy spoke out against Itamar Ben-Gvir's actions in making a trip to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound - known to Jews as Temple Mount - yesterday. He added Britain's voice to international condemnation of the Israeli national security minister during a time …

Israeli Minister visits Al-Aqsa Mosque risking Gaza truce talks
5 months ago

Israeli Minister visits Al-Aqsa Mosque risking Gaza truce talks

The Hindu  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a surprise visit to troops in southern Gaza on July 18, his office said, just days before he was set to give a speech to the U.S. Congress. Mr. Netanyahu’s visit to the southern city of Rafah was announced hours after Israel’s far-right national Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, visited Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site. …

Who is Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right minister who visited a contested Jerusalem holy site?
5 months ago

Who is Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right minister who visited a contested Jerusalem holy site?

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, visited Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site on Thursday, a move that could threaten the delicate Gaza cease-fire talks. Itamar Ben-Gvir, an ultranationalist settler leader, said he had gone up to the contested Jerusalem hilltop compound of Al-Aqsa Mosque to pray for the return of the hostages “but without a …

Gaza: Netanyahu dissolves Israeli war cabinet in wake of opposition leader quitting
6 months, 1 week ago

Gaza: Netanyahu dissolves Israeli war cabinet in wake of opposition leader quitting

The Independent  

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Far-right minister who visited contested Jerusalem site has long history of controversy
7 months ago

Far-right minister who visited contested Jerusalem site has long history of controversy

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL — Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, visited Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site on Wednesday in what he described as a protest against the recognition of a Palestinian state by three European countries. Two years later, Ben-Gvir took responsibility for orchestrating a campaign of protests, including death threats, that forced Irish singer Sinead O’Connor to cancel …

Israeli minister proposes post-war plan for Gaza as government divisions burst out into open
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli minister proposes post-war plan for Gaza as government divisions burst out into open

CNN  

Tel Aviv and Jerusalem CNN — Rifts in the Israeli government emerged publicly on Friday as members of the cabinet argued over plans for the post-war future of Gaza and how to handle investigations into the security failings around Hamas’ October 7 attacks. In northern Gaza, he said the Israel Defense Forces’ campaign would encompass “raids, the destruction of terror …

Pressure on Netanyahu amid row over Israel’s plan for ‘day after’ Gaza war
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Pressure on Netanyahu amid row over Israel’s plan for ‘day after’ Gaza war

Al Jazeera  

As Israeli military pounds Gaza and conducts raids in occupied West Bank, Hamas says no deal on captives until ‘aggression’ stops. Netanyahu cancelled a meeting of Israel’s war cabinet on Thursday night that was meant to discuss the plan for the “day after” the war after fierce opposition to the meeting from far-right members of the coalition. National Security Minister …

Israel’s finance minister now governs West Bank. Critics see path to permanent control
1 year, 3 months ago

Israel’s finance minister now governs West Bank. Critics see path to permanent control

LA Times  

Campaign posters for far-right Israeli lawmaker Bezalel Smotrich, now finance minister, are strung across a road sign near the West Bank city of Nablus. With attention focused on its contentious judicial overhaul, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has quietly taken unprecedented steps toward cementing Israel’s control over the occupied West Bank — perhaps permanently. “If Smotrich keeps this position for …

Former leaders of Israel’s security services are speaking out against Netanyahu’s policies
1 year, 3 months ago

Former leaders of Israel’s security services are speaking out against Netanyahu’s policies

Associated Press  

HERZLIYA, Israel — They contended with bloody uprisings, destabilizing wars and even the assassination of a prime minister during their service. But for dozens of former Israeli security commanders, the policies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government are the biggest threat yet to the country’s future. In unprecedented opposition, more than 180 former senior officials from the Mossad, the …

Who is Israel’s far-right, pro-settler Security Minister Ben-Gvir?
1 year, 3 months ago

Who is Israel’s far-right, pro-settler Security Minister Ben-Gvir?

Al Jazeera  

Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has gone from being a fringe, Palestinian-hating, religious far-right provocateur to holding a key position in the Israeli government. Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has said “The right of me, my wife and kids to travel around the West Bank is more important than that of the Arabs.” This is an open …

Ben-Gvir says Israeli rights trump Palestinian freedom of movement
1 year, 4 months ago

Ben-Gvir says Israeli rights trump Palestinian freedom of movement

Al Jazeera  

Minister’s comments slammed online, seen as an open admittance of Israeli apartheid. Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has openly admitted that his right to move around unimpeded is superior to the freedom of movement for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, sparking outrage. Directly addressing journalist Mohammad Magadli, who is a Palestinian citizen of Israel, Ben-Gvir said, “Sorry, …

Road to normalising ties with Saudi Arabia ‘still long’: Israeli official
1 year, 4 months ago

Road to normalising ties with Saudi Arabia ‘still long’: Israeli official

Al Jazeera  

Members of Israel’s hard-right government have ruled out concessions to Palestinians as part of any deal with Riyadh. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s national security adviser says the road to normalising ties with Saudi Arabia is “still long” as members of his far-right government rule out concessions to Palestinians as part of any deal. “I can identify with what the …

Analysis: Why does Israel’s Ben-Gvir want a ‘national guard’?
1 year, 8 months ago

Analysis: Why does Israel’s Ben-Gvir want a ‘national guard’?

Al Jazeera  

Palestinians and Israeli opposition worry about formation of an armed force directly under the far-right minister’s control. The conclusion of this is that the moment there are protests against the state, this will be the force that will send people home.” For Rafi Reznik, a postdoctoral fellow at Jerusalem’s Van Leer Institute, the national guard may be a response to …

Israel advances national guard force for right-wing minister
1 year, 8 months ago

Israel advances national guard force for right-wing minister

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Sunday gave preliminary approval for the creation of a national guard overseen by an ultranationalist Cabinet minister with a long record of anti-Arab rhetoric and stunts. Netanyahu agreed to move ahead on the force last week after he postponed a contentious government plan to overhaul the judiciary as a …

Israeli cabinet approves Ben-Gvir’s ‘national guard’ plan
1 year, 8 months ago

Israeli cabinet approves Ben-Gvir’s ‘national guard’ plan

Al Jazeera  

Critics warn the far-right security minister could use the 2,000-strong force specifically against anti-government demonstrators and Palestinian citizens of Israel. The Israeli cabinet has authorised plans for a controversial “national guard” sought by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to deal with unrest in Palestinian communities in Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Sunday that the cabinet approved …

Israel’s outgoing army chief rebukes far-right government
1 year, 11 months ago

Israel’s outgoing army chief rebukes far-right government

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel’s outgoing army chief on Friday warned against plans by Benjamin Netanyahu’s new coalition to grant more control to pro-settler lawmakers and make other changes to the Israeli security establishment, joining a loud chorus of criticism against the most right-wing government in the country’s history. In several interviews with Israeli news outlets just days before he steps down, …

Arab nations condemn Itamar Ben-Gvir's visit to al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem
1 year, 11 months ago

Arab nations condemn Itamar Ben-Gvir's visit to al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem

ABC  

Israel's far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has briefly visited the compound that houses the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, a move condemned by Palestinians as provocative and despite warnings it could lead to violence. Key points: A picture on Itamar Ben-Gvir's Twitter account showed him strolling at the periphery of the compound The Palestinian foreign ministry strongly condemned Mr Ben-Gvir's …

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu returns as PM with hard-right cabinet set to expand settlements
1 year, 11 months ago

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu returns as PM with hard-right cabinet set to expand settlements

ABC  

Benjamin Netanyahu has been sworn in as Israel's prime minister again in a comeback as the head of a hard-right cabinet that promises to expand Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and pursue other policies criticised at home and abroad. Key points: The 73-year-old had been sworn in for his sixth term as the prime minister of Israel His …

Who are the ministers leading Israel’s new far-right government?
1 year, 11 months ago

Who are the ministers leading Israel’s new far-right government?

Al Jazeera  

Benjamin Netanyahu returns as Israeli prime minister for a sixth time, despite being embroiled in a corruption trial. Here is a list of the top members of Netanyahu’s cabinet: Parliament Speaker Amir Ohana Former minister Amir Ohana is Israel’s first openly gay speaker of parliament. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich An illegal settler in the occupied West Bank who heads the …

Netanyahu closer to far-right Israel gov’t with new legislation
1 year, 11 months ago

Netanyahu closer to far-right Israel gov’t with new legislation

Al Jazeera  

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu has moved one step further towards establishing a government after parliament approved divisive legislation that will benefit his far-right and ultra-Orthodox coalition partners. Soon after the legislation was passed, Israel’s Supreme Court said it would hear an appeal against Deri’s appointment by a group of scientists, academics and former diplomats called “Democracy’s Bastion”. The second …

Israel’s Netanyahu says deal agreed with far-right to form gov’t
2 years ago

Israel’s Netanyahu says deal agreed with far-right to form gov’t

Al Jazeera  

Benjamin Netanyahu’s agreement sees him return to power as head of the most right-wing coalition in Israel’s history. Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu said he has secured a deal to form a new government with hardline religious and far-right political partners, which will see him return to power as the head of the most right-wing coalition in Israel’s history. Minutes before midnight, …

Netanyahu informs Israeli president he has formed government
2 years ago

Netanyahu informs Israeli president he has formed government

CNN  

Jerusalem CNN — Benjamin Netanyahu has officially informed Israeli President Isaac Herzog that he has successfully formed a government, his Likud party said Wednesday. In what was a last minute announcement, Netanyahu tweeted 10 minutes before the deadline expired, “I have managed.” Netanyahu, who had already served as prime minister for 15 years until being ousted last year, had until …

Israel’s Netanyahu moves closer to forming far-right cabinet
2 years ago

Israel’s Netanyahu moves closer to forming far-right cabinet

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel’s designated prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, reached a coalition deal Thursday with an ultra-Orthodox party, bringing him a step closer to forming what is expected to be the most right-wing and religious government in the country’s history. Netanyahu already has reached coalition deals with three far-right factions whose agendas include expanding West Bank settlements, tougher punishment for Palestinian …

Israel’s Netanyahu reaches coalition deal with far-right party
2 years ago

Israel’s Netanyahu reaches coalition deal with far-right party

Al Jazeera  

Religious Zionism Party will be given authority to oversee illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories as part of the new deal. Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu has reached a coalition deal with the far-right Religious Zionism Party – which supports illegal settlements on the occupied Palestinian territories. The hardline Religious Zionism Party will be given three portfolios, including the …

Israel’s Likud signs coalition deal with anti-LGBTQ radical
2 years ago

Israel’s Likud signs coalition deal with anti-LGBTQ radical

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has struck a coalition deal with a small ultranationalist faction leader known for homophobic rhetoric and disparaging remarks about non-Orthodox Jews, a sign of the prospective government’s hardline makeup. Netanyahu’s Likud party announced Sunday that the agreement names Noam faction leader Avi Maoz as a deputy minister whose portfolio includes an office …

Far-right Ben-Gvir to be Israel’s national security minister
2 years ago

Far-right Ben-Gvir to be Israel’s national security minister

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Extremist politician Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has a long record of anti-Arab rhetoric and stunts, will become Israel’s next minister of national security, according to the first of what are expected to be several coalition deals struck by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party. Ahead of Israel’s Nov. 1 election, Ben-Gvir grabbed headlines for his anti-Palestinian speeches and …

Far-right Ben-Gvir to be police minister in Israeli gov’t
2 years, 1 month ago

Far-right Ben-Gvir to be police minister in Israeli gov’t

Al Jazeera  

The deal will give considerable power to a figure known for his anti-Palestinian views. Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu’s conservative Likud party has signed its first coalition deal with the far-right Jewish Power party, giving ultranationalist leader Itamar Ben-Gvir the police ministry and a seat in the security cabinet. Under the terms of the deal, Ben-Gvir – who until last …

Far-right Jewish nationalist Itamar Ben-Gvir to be Israel’s national security minister
2 years, 1 month ago

Far-right Jewish nationalist Itamar Ben-Gvir to be Israel’s national security minister

LA Times  

Far-right Israeli lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives at the scene of an explosion at a bus stop in Jerusalem on Wednesday. Extremist politician Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has a long record of anti-Arab rhetoric and stunts, has been promised the post of national security minister in Israel’s new government under terms of the first of what are expected to be several coalition …

Itamar Ben-Gvir | The rabble-rouser
2 years, 1 month ago

Itamar Ben-Gvir | The rabble-rouser

The Hindu  

November 20, 2022 12:52 am | Updated 05:58 pm IST In 1995, he stole the Cadillac emblem from the car of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, the Labour leader who signed the Oslo Accord with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat two years earlier. But in the March 2021 election, Mr. Ben-Gvir joined hands with the National Union’s Bezalel Smotrich to form the …

Netanyahu formally tasked with forming Israel’s new government
2 years, 1 month ago

Netanyahu formally tasked with forming Israel’s new government

Al Jazeera  

The veteran politician comes back with what is expected to be the country’s most right-wing coalition. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s former prime minister, was on Sunday officially tasked with forming a new government, paving the way for his comeback as the head of what is widely expected to be the most right-wing coalition in the country’s history. Netanyahu’s Likud party and …

Israel’s Netanyahu given chance to form far-right government
2 years, 1 month ago

Israel’s Netanyahu given chance to form far-right government

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel’s president on Friday asked former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new government, presenting the longtime leader currently standing trial on corruption charges with the chance to end years of political instability in Israel with his partners on the far right. His comeback in last week’s election, the nation’s fifth vote in four years, seemed to …

Netanyahu given chance to form most right-wing, religious government in Israeli history
2 years, 1 month ago

Netanyahu given chance to form most right-wing, religious government in Israeli history

LA Times  

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, celebrate after the first exit poll results in the Nov. 1 parliamentary elections. Israel’s president Friday asked Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new government, presenting the former longtime prime minister — who is currently standing trial on corruption charges — with the chance to end years of political instability in …

World is worried about far-right Ben-Gvir: Israeli president
2 years, 1 month ago

World is worried about far-right Ben-Gvir: Israeli president

Al Jazeera  

Last week’s Israeli election means that far-right lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir is set to join Netanyahu’s new government. Israeli President Isaac Herzog has been caught saying that “the whole world is worried” about newly elected lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir’s far-right positions. Ben-Gvir, who leads the far-right Jewish Power party, is expected to be in former PM Netanyahu’s new government following the victory …

The right and worse: The Hindu Editorial on Benjamin Netanyahu’s comeback
2 years, 1 month ago

The right and worse: The Hindu Editorial on Benjamin Netanyahu’s comeback

The Hindu  

Benjamin Netanyahu, after spending 17 months in opposition, has made a stunning comeback with his Likud Party and its right-religious allies taking a solid lead in Tuesday’s parliamentary elections. While Likud is set to become the largest bloc with 32 seats, the centre-right Yesh Atid, led by Prime Minister Yair Lapid, the architect of last year’s anti-Netanyahu coalition, is projected …

Opinion: What a Netanyahu comeback means for Israel – and the world
2 years, 1 month ago

Opinion: What a Netanyahu comeback means for Israel – and the world

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Aaron David Miller is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and author of “The End of Greatness: Why America Can’t Have Another Great President.” Miller was a Middle East negotiator in Democratic and Republican administrations. Indeed, the biggest star in the new political firmament wasn’t Netanyahu but the extremist Itamar Ben Gvir, whose bloc …

Analysis: The fall and rise of Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu
2 years, 1 month ago

Analysis: The fall and rise of Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu

Al Jazeera  

Netanyahu was able to return to power by utilising the far right, a side of Israeli politics that had been shunned. Rise of the far right For Netanyahu’s opponents, the shock has not so much been having him as prime minister – he has already served a total of 15 years in the position – but instead the stunning success …

Israelis vote again, as political crisis grinds on
2 years, 1 month ago

Israelis vote again, as political crisis grinds on

The Hindu  

For the fifth time since 2019, Israelis were voting in national elections on Tuesday, hoping to break the political deadlock that has paralysed the country for the past three-and-a-half years. After he cast his vote in the West Bank settlement where he lives, Ben-Gvir promised that a vote for his party would bring about a “fully right-wing government” with Mr. …

Far-right Ben-Gvir emerges as key player in Israel
2 years, 1 month ago

Far-right Ben-Gvir emerges as key player in Israel

Al Jazeera  

As Israel faces its fifth poll in less than four years, uncertainty and rising tension are boosting support for the notorious politician. A settler in Kiryat Araba, one of the most radical settlements in the occupied West Bank, Ben-Gvir has been convicted of incitement to racism, destroying property, possessing a “terror” organisation’s propaganda material and supporting a “terror” organisation – …

Far-right ultra-nationalist Itamar Ben-Gvir emerges as key player in Israel elections
2 years, 1 month ago

Far-right ultra-nationalist Itamar Ben-Gvir emerges as key player in Israel elections

The Telegraph  

Israel is heading to the polls for the fifth time in less than four years on Tuesday, as the Jewish state chooses between a cautious, compromise-led incumbent or a return to the ultra-divisive rule of Benjamin Netanyahu. At Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, many Israelis seemed generally pleased with Mr Lapid's record as prime minister but were deeply concerned about …

Netanyahu bids for comeback in tight Israeli election
2 years, 1 month ago

Netanyahu bids for comeback in tight Israeli election

The Hindu  

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a tight race on Tuesday as he bids for a return to power in an election that could turn on support from a far-right party whose leaders call for those deemed disloyal to Israel to be expelled. Security and surging prices have topped the list of voter concerns in a campaign triggered by …

Israel’s Haredi voters drift hard right in leadership vacuum
2 years, 1 month ago

Israel’s Haredi voters drift hard right in leadership vacuum

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — One of Israel’s most extremist politicians, known for his inflammatory anti-Arab speeches and stunts, is attracting new supporters from a previously untapped demographic — young ultra-Orthodox Jews, one of the fastest-growing segments of the country’s population. Voting records from predominantly Haredi communities indicate that since Ben-Gvir entered politics in 2019, support for him in those areas has increased …

Netanyahu eyes extremist political support in comeback attempt
2 years, 1 month ago

Netanyahu eyes extremist political support in comeback attempt

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. We’re not really talking about cost of living, though Israel, like every other country is facing its own cost of living crisis,” said Anshel Pfeffer, The Economist and Haaretz correspondent who wrote a 2018 biography …

Extremist lawmaker surges ahead of elections in Israel
2 years, 3 months ago

Extremist lawmaker surges ahead of elections in Israel

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir calls his Arab colleagues “terrorists.” He wants to deport his political opponents, and in his youth, his views were so extreme that the army banned him from compulsory military service. “Over the last year I’ve been on a mission to save Israel,” Ben-Gvir recently told reporters. Ben-Gvir, for instance, calls Kahane “righteous …

The floundering of Israel’s uneasy coalition
2 years, 6 months ago

The floundering of Israel’s uneasy coalition

The Hindu  

On June 13, just as the government of Naftali Bennett commemorated its one year in office, it was on the verge of collapse. But Mr. Bennett’s anxiety to upstage former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led him to join this eight-member coalition that had a majority of one in the 120-member Knesset. But two days later, Mr. Bennett warned that the …

Who’s who in Israel’s new patchwork coalition government
3 years, 6 months ago

Who’s who in Israel’s new patchwork coalition government

Al Jazeera  

Israel’s new government is a hodgepodge of political parties that have little in common other than their opposition to former PM Netanyahu. Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year tenure as Israeli prime minister came to an end as the country’s parliament on Sunday approved a new coalition government led by right-wing nationalist leader Naftali Bennett. Here are the leaders who will be leading …

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu hits out at 'dangerous left-wing' deal to oust him
3 years, 6 months ago

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu hits out at 'dangerous left-wing' deal to oust him

ABC  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fought back against an agreement by his political opponents for a government of left-wing, centrist and right-wing parties aimed at unseating him. Key points: Mr Netanyahu has taken to Twitter to hit back at the "dangerous left-wing government" The prime minister has called for right-wing MPs to oppose the newly-formed alliance For the first …

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