Surprisingly, Gertler submitted the documents that got him into trouble while he was receiving legal counsel from top lawyers in Israel. In the arbitration, Gertler is represented by attorneys Dori Klagsbald and Boaz Ben Zur. The latter is also former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s defense attorney in the so-called Case 4000, in which Netanyahu is accused of offering favors for positive media coverage.
Archiv: Reuven Rivlin
Bennett Government Begins Work as Ministers Take Office
The ministers of the newly sworn-in Bennett-Lapid government met with President Reuven Rivlin Monday to take the traditional photograph of the prime minister and his new cabinet.
Throughout the day, the ministers will be assuming their new posts at their respective ministries.
Isaac Herzog Wins Israeli Presidential Election, Defeating Miriam Peretz
The son of Israel‘s sixth president, former Labor Party leader Herzog will replace outgoing President Reuven Rivlin next month
Israeli Lawmakers to Vote for New President in Secret Ballot on Wednesday
Front-runner Isaac Herzog, chairman of the Jewish Agency and former head of the Labor Party, is also the son of a previous president, Chaim Herzog. He is expected to win backing from legislators of both the right and the left after he amassed the signatures of 27 MKs representing all the parties in the Knesset, except for the Arab ones.
Israels Parlament wählt neuen Staatspräsidenten
Israels Parlament wählt heute einen neuen Staatspräsidenten. Kandidaten sind der frühere Oppositionsführer Yitzhak Herzog und die Aktivistin Miriam Peretz. Der oder die Siegerin übernimmt am 9. Juli das Amt des bisherigen Präsidenten Reuven Rivlin. Die Wahl findet kurz vor einer erwarteten Ablösung des langjährigen rechtskonservativen Ministerpräsidenten Benjamin Netanyahu statt.
Lapid Prepares to Tell the President He Has Formed a New Government
Following overnight efforts, the negotiating teams of the parties opposing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have made progress in formulating an agreement for a unity government, officials from the parties said Tuesday morning.
The teams from Yesh Atid, Yamina, New Hope and Yisrael Beiteinu will reconvene in Kfar Hamacabiah in the afternoon in an effort to seal the agreements.
Israel president warns of civil war as Jewish-Arab clashes spread
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the “anarchy” must stop, and border police reservists were called to reinforce police in mixed Arab-Jewish towns. President Reuven Rivlin described the worst communal violence in years as “civil war”.
After Netanyahu Failed, Lapid Tasked With Forming Government
After receiving the mandate, Lapid wrote that „after two years of an endless political nightmare, Israeli society is reeling. The unity government is not a compromise – it is the objective.“
He added that a unity government will include „the right, left and center working together to address economic and security challenges.“
Israels politische Krise – Netanjahu scheitert mit Regierungsbildung
Rivlin könnte nun einen anderen Politiker, möglicherweise Oppositionsführer Jair Lapid, mit der Regierungsbildung beauftragen. Oder er könnte die Angelegenheit dem Parlament überlassen, das dann direkt einen Ministerpräsidenten wählen könnte.
Netanyahu Trial: PM Aides Vetted Senior Appointments at News Site, Key Witness Says
The testimony of former Walla CEO Ilan Yeshua, who alleges that Benjamin Netanyahu sought favorable coverage in exchange for regulatory relief for Walla‘s owners Bezeq, is set to continue in the third day of the prime minister‘s trial, just 24 hours after President Reuven Rivlin reluctantly tasked him with forming a government.
Israel Election Results: President Rivlin Tasks Netanyahu With Trying to Form Government
“I know the position held by many, that the president should not give the role to a candidate that is facing criminal charges,” Rivlin added, noting that this was “not an easy decision.” The charges facing Israel’s longest-serving premier – including bribery, fraud and breach of trust – posed an extraordinary choice for the Rivlin over whether “morality” should be a factor in who should lead a government.
Netanjahu mit Regierungsbildung beauftragt
Angesichts des Korruptionsprozesses gegen den Regierungschef sei es keine leichte Entscheidung gewesen, ihn erneut mit der Regierungsbildung zu beauftragen, sagte Rivlin.
Israel Election Results: President to Announce Who Will Form Government Tuesday
Netanyahu was recommended by 52 lawmakers, Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid was recommended by another 45 lawmakers, and Naftali Bennett was recommended by his party Yamina‘s seven lawmakers
Israel Election Results: President Rivlin Finally Has the Chance to Take on Netanyahu
This is the fifth time since becoming president in 2014, and the fourth time in the last two years, that Rivlin is forced to engage in this process.
Israel Election Results: President Meets Party Heads to Decide Who Forms Government
So far, Likud and the ultra-Orthodox parties Shas and United Torah Judaism have thrown their support behind Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Kahol Lavan and Yesh Atid recommended the latter‘s chairman, Yair Lapid, and Naftali Bennett‘s Yamina, courted by both blocs, put forth its own chairman as their candidate.
After consultations with Yamina, Rivlin, who stressed his difficulty to see a clear path to a stable coalition, said he may pass on the mandate to form a coalition to the Knesset.
Outlast Bitter Rival Netanyahu or Taint the Israeli Presidency: Rivlin‘s Post-election Dilemma
In the past, Rivlin has set about consulting with party leaders immediately. This time, for an unexplained reason, he will start the consultations only on Monday, just two days before the deadline. This despite the fact that the new Knesset has no fewer than 13 parties, the highest number during his presidency.
Could the timing have anything to do with the fact that Monday is also the day when Netanyahu is finally due back in court, for the first testimony from a witness for the prosecution in his criminal trial?
Rivlin to Austrian counterpart: Israel needs help to combat Iranian threat
“This is where we need the intervention of the international community,” Rivlin insisted – “not in the field of international law, which is being cynically exploited for political means in order to weaken the State of Israel.”
Van der Bellen: Israels Iran-Sorgen ernst nehmen
„Wir teilen die Sorge um die Sicherheit Israels und wir teilen das Ziel, die Entwicklung und den Erwerb von nuklearen Waffen durch den Iran auszuschließen“, so Van der Bellen.
Der Bundespräsident plädierte gleichzeitig für einen „Weg zurück an den Verhandlungstisch“. Er verwies in diesem Zusammenhang darauf, dass im Gegensatz zu Österreich Israel dem Wiener Iran-Atomabkommen von 2015 skeptisch gegenübersteht.
Israelischer Präsident Rivlin zu Besuch in Wien
Von Wien aus reist er nach Paris weiter, wo er am Donnerstag Frankreichs Präsident Emmanuel Macron trifft.
Im Mittelpunkt von Rivlins Europa-Tournee steht laut israelischen Medienberichten der Iran-Atomdeal sowie die jüngst angekündigten Ermittlungen des Internationalen Strafgerichtshofs (IStGH) zu Kriegsverbrechen in den Palästinensergebieten. Rivlin wird auf der Reise vom israelischen Generalstabschef Aviv Kohavi begleitet.
In Germany, Rivlin says he trusts Europe will ‘stand by us’ against ICC probe
“We trust that our European friends will stand by us in the important fight on the misuse of the International Criminal Court against our soldiers and civilians,” he said.
IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi, who accompanied Rivlin on the trip, said Israeli soldiers “do everything” to avoid harming innocent civilians.
Steinmeier: Vertrauen Israels ist Freude
Israel will bemerkenswerte Erkenntnisse zum Corona-Impfstoff haben. Es gibt Hinweise darauf, dass der Impfstoff von Biontech-Pfizer Geimpfte vor der Weitergabe des Virus schützt.
Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier hat den israelischen Staatspräsidenten Reuven Rivlin empfangen. Steinmeier ist besorgt um die Sicherheit Israels – insbesondere mit Blick auf den Iran. Rivlin betont: „Wir verlassen uns auf unsere Freunde in Europa.“
25,000 Candles Lit at Tel Aviv Ceremony for 25th Anniversary of Rabin Assassination
Twenty-five-thousand memorial candles were lit to commemmorate the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in Tel Aviv Thursday.
Israel‘s leaders have betrayed the public trust
On one hand, the prime minister says we are in the midst of a crisis not seen since the Dark Ages and on the other he abuses the crisis to try to escape his day in court.
How do our leaders expect us to cooperate during one of the worst crises Israel has ever known when our confidence in them is crumbling?
Netanyahu, Gantz Jointly Ask President to Extend Mandate as They Negotiate Unity Gov’t Into the Night
Rivlin agrees to give Gantz until Wednesday
Regierungsverhandlung in Israel: Gantz bekommt nicht mehr Zeit
Ausschlaggebend für die Weigerung des Staatspräsidenten war offenbar ein Gespräch mit Premierminister Benjamin Netanyahu. Dieser habe nicht bestätigt, dass er kurz davor sei, sich mit Gantz auf eine Koalition zu verständigen, teilte das Büro des Staatspräsidenten in einer Erklärung mit.
Gantz hatte seine Bitte um Fristverlängerung damit begründet, dass sein Bündnis Blau-Weiß und Netanyahus Likud-Partei sich bald einigen würden.
President Rivlin refuses Gantz request to extend mandate
If there is indeed no deal by the end of Gantz‘s mandate period, there will follow a 21-day window during which any Member of Knesset (MK) could form a government.
Israel‘s Rivlin: „It is our obligation to obey court‘s decrees“
This prompted the High Court to convene urgently to decide how to move forward, with proceedings seemingly set to extend into the night.
Netanyahu’s Coronavirus Coup: Israelis’ Basic Rights Are Now on Life Support
We are about to let the government gain absolute control over our lives – and thus know who we are, where we have been, when and with whom and who we speak to and when – without any form of consent or restriction.
Speaker Adjourns Parliament, Israeli President Warns Him Against ‚Undermining Democracy‘
By preventing the formation of the organizing committee, Speaker Yuli Edelstein also hampers the formation of the Knesset oversight committees on the coronavirus crisis
Rivlin warns Edelstein that adjourning the Knesset is ‚undermining Israeli democracy‘
Edelstein has effectively prorogued parliament and with a total coronavirus shutdown expected in Israel any day now, politicians and political commentators have argued that the speaker‘s actions have engendered one of Israel‘s severest constitutional crises ever.
Israel election: Gantz vows to form ‚broad‘ unity government within days
Benny Gantz – the main rival to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – has been given the chance to form a new coalition government in Israel.
Mr Netanyahu‘s Likud party won more seats than Mr Gantz‘s Blue and White in the general election. But Mr Gantz was backed by a thin majority of lawmakers.
Israel‘s president to tap Netanyahu rival Gantz to form government -statement
“Tomorrow, around midday, the president will assign the task of forming the government to head of (centrist Blue and White party) Benny Gantz,” President Reuven Rivlin’s office said in a statement.
The meeting between President Rivlin and chair of Kachol Lavan at Beit HaNasi has ended. Gantz updated the president on the coalition negotiations and discussed the president‘s outline in an attempt to prevent further elections. The two agreed to remain in touch as necessary.
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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
President Rivlin, What in the World Is a ‘Parity Government’?
On what planet is President Reuven Rivlin living?
Don’t Accept Rivlin’s False Symmetry
For almost a year, Israel has been in a state of political fog and a sense of governmental instability. However, despite the attempt to create symmetry in the endless blame game between the sides, this must be stated simply: The current crisis is a direct outcome of a multiyear right-wing regime of incitement and instigation, which is determined to destroy Israel’s democratic infrastructure and has delegitimized millions of citizens, whether minorities or political rivals.
So President Reuven Rivlin’s bid to forcibly mediate between the master inciter, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the opposition that arose as authentic resistance to the destruction he sowed, defeats the extremely important purpose the Israeli citizen now faces – to end the ongoing nightmare in which Israel is immersed.
Netanyahu tapped by Israel‘s president to form new government
Israel’s president tasked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday with assembling a new government after power-sharing talks with his strongest rival, Benny Gantz, failed following an inconclusive election.
Rivlin, President of the Jews – Not Israelis
Yes, this initiative of yours, Mr. President, is very grave indeed! You are dividing the country on an ethnic basis, you are placing one people above another, one public above another, one group above another, when your job is to say loud and clear: They are all my sons. And for this you do not have a mandate. You do not have a mandate to divide the country between Jews and Arabs. You do not have a mandate to exclude a fifth of the population.
Israel Election Results: Gantz Capitulates Without Battle
Less than a week after his impressive electoral achievement, the head of the largest Knesset faction, Kahol Lavan leader Benny Gantz, conceded his right to be the first to try and form a coalition government. The explanation given by “party sources” for this concession is that Gantz prefers to wait for Netanyahu to try first and fail.
Regrettably, this lame excuse is unconvincing. This move looks like a capitulation without a fight, an admission that the right wing’s long-standing tactic of delegitimizing parties representing Arab society succeeded.
Benny Gantz‘s Tactical Waiting Game Is Too Clever by Half
Netanyahu getting a first nod from the president would land a harsh blow on the center-left’s morale, which could facilitate Netanyahu’s plan to divide the party from within. The nightmarish vision of Netanyahu settling back in the driver’s seat and recklessly pushing the gas pedal to reach his target would make a mockery of his clear-cut defeat in last Tuesday’s election. While Gantz and his colleagues rejoice over sucker Netanyahu supposedly falling into their well-laid trap, their supporters will see them as naive novices who could soon add insult to injury by reneging on their main pledge not to participate in his coalition.
Gantz, Netanyahu meet at President Rivlin’s residence to launch unity talks
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) shakes hands with Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz (R) as President Reuven Rivlin looks on, at the President‘s Residence in Jerusalem, on September 23, 2019.
LIVEBLOG: Gantz leads in votes for next Israeli PM after first day of talks
September 22, 2019
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By the end of Sunday‘s consultations, former IDF chief Benny Gantz secured more recommendations than Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Hitting back at Joint List, Netanyahu vows to form ‚broad unity government‘
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu angrily fired back at the Arab Joint List for recommending rival Benny Gantz to be the next prime minister, insisting if given the mandate he would work to form a „broad national unity government.“
Israel‘s Arab parties on Sunday broke longstanding precedent by endorsing former IDF chief Benny Gantz for prime minister after last week‘s hard-fought elections.
Ayman Odeh: We Are Ending Netanyahu’s Grip on Israel
The Israeli government has done everything in its power to reject those of us who are Arab Palestinian citizens, but our influence has only grown. We will be the cornerstone of democracy.
Israel Election Results: Arab Alliance Endorses Gantz for PM, Lieberman Won‘t Back Anyone
Rare move by Joint List in bid to ‚end the Netanyahu era‘ could give Kahol Lavan leader first chance at forming coalition ■ Lieberman: ‚Joint List members are enemies‘
Israel Election Results: President to Start Consultations With Party Leaders to Designate Next PM
All eyes are on Yisrael Beiteinu‘s Avigdor Lieberman and the Joint List, comprised of four Arab-majority parties, in order to gauge Kahol Lavan leader Benny Gantz‘s chances at unseating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Neither parties have announced officially whether they would recommend Gantz to the president, and are expected to make their decisions public later Sunday.
Israel Election Results: Arab Party Must Recommend Gantz, or Netanyahu Will Be Back
In 1992, Knesset members from Hadash and the United Arab List backed Yitzhak Rabin, who wasn’t their cup of tea, as prime minister. This eventually led to the allocation of significant funds for the benefit of the Arab community – without mentioning the mutual recognition between Israel and the PLO, and the Oslo Accords.
Israel president to start consultations Sunday on next PM
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin will begin consultations on Sunday to decide who should form the next government following this week‘s general elections, a statement from his office said.