The peace plan, which Trump said was already supported by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival Blue and White head Benny Gantz, would give Israel full control of the settlements and its undivided capital in Jerusalem. . ..…
Rivlin’s decision to offer Netanyahu the first go at forming a government came on the day that official results from last week’s election were finalized, showing that the prime minister’s Likud party had secured one seat fewer in the Knessett, Israel’s parliament, than the rival Blue..…
But this time, the religious-nationalist bloc fell short of a majority in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, winning only 56 of the 120 seats. . ... Several of the main liberal parties — Blue and White, Yisrael Beytenu and the Democratic Union — ran on a secular platform,..…
Israel’s main TV stations, Channel 12 and 13, carried unofficial results showing Netanyahu’s Likud and Gantz’s Blue and White parties tied with 32 seats each. ..…
In the final polls before Tuesday's vote, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud is again running neck and neck with Blue and White, party launched this year and led by Benny Gantz, former military chief of staff. Israel's main commercial news channels, Channel 12 and Channel..…
In fact, Netanyahu’s main rival in this election, Gen. Benny Gantz of the centrist party Blue and White (the colors of Israel’s flag), has publicly declared his intention to form a governing coalition with Netanyahu’s party, the Likud. ..…
Get The Times of Israel's Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign Up . Likud’s main rival in the election, the Blue and White party led by Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid, won 25.94% of the vote, which would also give it 35 seats, but had insufficient support..…
Early exit polls from Israel’s election suggest a close result, with both incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival Benny Gantz, leader of the centre-right “Blue and White” bloc, claiming victory. . In Israel’s coalition-based parliamentary system, much..…
If he wins, Netanyahu, 69, will become the longest-serving prime Israel's 71-year history this summer.. Exit polls on two of Israel's three TV channels showed that main Benny Gantz's Blue and White Party won slightly more seats that Likud in the parliament, while third..…
Lastly, two essays discuss Israel. Pinchas Landau believes that the emergence of the centrist party 'Blue and White as the main to Netanyahu's Likud highlights the gulf between Israel and the democracies of West. ..…
ISIL Occupies New Region in Deir Ezzur after US Blue-on-Green Strike on SDF . . . . . . . . Senior Iranian Advisor: Israel Main Loser of War in Region . TEHRAN (FNA)- Advisor to the Iranian Parliament Speaker Hossein Amir Abdollahian condemned Tel Aviv’s aggression against Syria..…