The Knesset (Israel Parliament) also passed a raft of legislative changes to the country’s semi-constitutional Basic Laws, paving the way for a government to be established after more than a year of political deadlock.
Archiv: Israel power struggle October 2019
Netanyahu’s Uninhibited Attacks Signal He’s Seeking Another Election, Gantz Says
„What has been happening in the past few days must be stopped,“ Gantz said. „It’s unacceptable that while we are talking about [forming] a government to rehabilitate diplomacy, to back the Israel Defense Forces, to empower the law enforcement institutions and safeguard a free press, Netanyahu, who is in charge of all these systems, is spreading blatant messages against them.“
Israel: Gantz, Joint Arab List leaders say coalition talks held in ‚positive spirit‘
Earlier on Thursday, a meeting between Blue & White’s representatives and Netanyahu’s Likud negotiating team ended with no major breakthrough, Hebrew-language broadcaster Channel 12 reported.
Third Israeli Election? Here’s the Political Calendar as Gantz Tries to Form a Government
President Reuven Rivlin is expected to task Kahol Lavan leader Benny Gantz to form the next government in the next few days, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed Rivlin on Monday that he was unable to do so.
Netanyahu Tells President He Can’t Form Government; Rivlin to Tap Gantz
Netanyahu rival and Kahol Lavan leader Benny Gantz will have 28 days to try to establish a coalition once Rivlin hands him the mandate, which the PM just returned
Gantz urges Netanyahu to hand coalition mandate back to president
Given by the Israeli president the first stab at forming a governing coalition, Netanyahu is expected to fall short of collecting the lawfully-required 61 votes as his 28-day coalition effort will end on October 24.
Netanyahu warns of ‚dangerous‘ minority gov’t led by Gantz
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“Gantz refuses unity,” he wrote, claiming that Blue and White’s leader Benny Gantz, his ally Yair Lapid and Avigdor Liverman, head of Yisrael Beiteinu party, refused to rule out a minority coalition.
Gantz reportedly looking to form minority government with Liberman’s backing
If tasked with assembling coalition, Blue and White chief plans to invite Likud to unity talks, knowing it won’t show up, and then move forward without majority support
Rivlin unlikely to grant Netanyahu more time to form government: report
Mandate to scrape together Knesset majority likely to pass to Blue and White chief Benny Gantz in less than two weeks, unsourced report says
Lieberman Implies Netanyahu Sent Investigators to Spy on Him, Calls Israel’s Culture Minister ‚Beast‘
Kingmaker and Yisrael Beiteinu Chairman Lieberman also bashes FM Katz as ‚pathetic liar‘ and says that Likud can ‚go to hell‘ if they offer him rotation agreement
Half of Israelis Oppose Unity Government Headed by Netanyahu, Poll Finds
Of the remaining respondents, 42 percent of Israelis support a unity government of Kahol Lavan and Likud headed by Netanyahu, and eight percent were undecided.
Trump’s Impeachment Meltdown Accelerates Collapse of Netanyahu’s Iran Strategy
The fatal flaw in Netanyahu’s game plan was obvious to anyone who took Trump’s measure from the outset. It wrongly assumed that the U.S. president could be a stable and dependable partner in advancing Netanyahu’s game plan. It posited that Trump recognized the threat Iran poses to both Israel and the U.S. and that his utmost priority would be to quell it. It did not take into account Trump’s isolationist tendencies or that his only real priority is promoting himself.
Gantz, the Hope Is a Government Without Netanyahu
The political whirlwind and the desire to avoid another election might cause Gantz to forget the reason his party won 33 Knesset seats and became the largest political party in Israel, namely that the people are sick and tired of Netanyahu. They are sick not only of the abundant criminal accusations now under review at a hearing, but also of his corrupt and cynical politics, which have put his personal survival above any other value, and in the name of which he has pitted parts of Israeli society against each other.
Binyamin Netanyahu’s last chance to avoid indictment
Even if he is indicted, Mr Netanyahu intends to stay on as prime minister. The law does not require him to step down until a final conviction.
Netanyahu reportedly backing away from proposed Likud party primary
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly shrinking away from a suggested Likud party primary proposal after close allies warned he has more to lose than gain in the contest.
Instead, Netanyahu is weighing a whether to hold an internal leadership contest next year after Foreign Minister Israel Katz made the suggestion Thursday evening, according to Israeli broadcaster Channel 12.
Netanyahu, Liberman fail to reach ‚breakthrough‘ after coalition talks
Netanyahu urged his political rival to join his right-wing coalition “as soon as possible” in order to establish the next Israeli government.
But despite the prime minister’s entreaties, “no breakthrough was achieved” during the discussions, the Likud party said in a statement.
Israel Election Results: Netanyahu Considers Snap Primary to Dispel ‚Rebellion Illusion‘; Likud Rival: I’m Ready
The party’s central committee will meet Thursday to discuss advancing the primaries.
Israel Election Results: In Netanyahu’s Party, Assassins Never Get to Sit on the Throne
Gideon Sa’ar is gunning for the top spot in Likud – and the premiership. But can he do it in a party where loyalty is the key to succession?
Israel Election: Gantz’s Party Nixes Negotiation Meeting With Netanyahu’s Likud Over Unity Government
Kahol Lavan, the party of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rival Benny Gantz, has announced that a delegation on its behalf will not meet with Likud’s negotiation team on Wednesday as it was scheduled to.