The longest-serving tenure of a prime minister in Israel’s history looks likely to end, as a slim majority of Israeli lawmakers have nominated Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz to replace multi-term Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. While Israeli President…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday made it clear that the unveiling of United States President Donald Trump’s “Deal of the Century” peace plan would happen this week—with Netanyahu further saying the two leaders would together “make history” this…
With just days remaining for Israel’s Blue and White political party to form a government and a third consecutive round of elections looming on the horizon, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin pleaded for both Blue and White and Likud to form…
Israel’s second round of elections have been a complex but ultimately straightforward math problem: the ruling Likud party plus their allies equals less than a majority. The opposition Blue and White party plus their allies equals less than a majority.…
The ballots have been cast and there is no clear winner in the Israeli elections. Neither major party—Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud or the Blue and White party led by former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz—has a clear majority in the…