Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu’s record 12-year run as Israel’s prime minister ended on Sunday with parliament approving a new “government of change” led by nationalist Naftali Bennett,...
Israel’s Knesset to vote on new government, end Netanyahu’s record reign
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year hold on power was set to end on Sunday when parliament votes on a new government, ushering in an...
Netanyahu alleges Israeli election fraud, accuses rival of duplicity
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a newly formed Israeli coalition that is poised to unseat him was the result of “the greatest election fraud” in the...
Israel’s Netanyahu to be unseated as opposition declares new government
Israel‘s opposition leader moved closer to unseating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he officially told the country’s president that he has reached agreements with political...
Netanyahu legal challenge to rival’s PM bid is spurned
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party on Tuesday challenged the legality of a bid by a rival rightist to head a new Israeli government, but the...
Netanyahu will not go down without a fight, accuses opponents of committing “fraud of the century”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rivals on Monday sought to finalise a unity coalition that would unseat the veteran leader, as political commentators predicted a...
Sceptical president invites Netanyahu to form next Israeli government
A sceptical president invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday to form a new government, after another inconclusive election deepened political stalemate in Israel. The...
Netanyahu’s future unclear as exit polls forecast stalemate in Israel’s election
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s prospects for retaining power were uncertain on Wednesday after exit polls in Israel‘s fourth national election in two years projected yet another...
Netanyahu orders advancement of West Bank settler housing projects
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered on Monday that plans be advanced to construct some 800 homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, an official...
Israeli leaders locked in budget battle as economic crisis deepens
A stand-off between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main coalition partner over passage of Israel‘s budget threatens to trigger its fourth election in a little...