Netanyahu finished neck and neck with his main opponent, former chief of staff Benny Gantz, and has number of political parties, many on the far right, willing to align with him to form coalition and assume leadership of the government... ..…
As of this writing, with 97 percent of the votes counted, Netanyahu’s Likud and its main challenger Blue and White (led by Benny Gantz) are tied at 35 seats each. ..…
Netanyahu’s political rivals. Likewise, Mr. Netanyahu was one of the first politicians to recognize Iran as the main threat to Israel’s survival, and fought fiercely in international forums to get the world’s attention to this problem. ..…
Netanyahu’s main rival, Benny Gantz, a centrist former military chief, appeared to come close to victory on Tuesday, but by early Wednesday, as vote counting progressed, Netanyahu appeared to have an edge and Gantz conceded. ..…
the crowd chanted as fireworks flared and Netanyahu kissed his wife Sara. ... Tel Aviv Stock Exchange main indexes were up nearly 1 percent in late trading on Wednesday, displaying confidence in a veteran prime minister who has overseen a humming economy and blunted various security..…
Netanyahu finished neck-and-neck with his main opponent, former Benny Gantz, and has number of small political parties willing to align with him to form coalition and assume leadership of the government. ..…
Israel’s Netanyahu Wins Re-election, Main Challenger Concedes Defeat . . ... JERUSALEM—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured a clear path to re-election on Wednesday, April 10, with parties on the right set to hand him a parliamentary majority and his main..…
Because of a constellation of complicated leftover vote sharing agreements, the final tally of seats could still shift slightly, but not in a way that will significantly alter the makeup of the two main blocs, center-left and right-wing. . . . . Likud: Netanyahu in ‘advanced talks’ after..…
JERUSALEM—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured a clear path to re-election on Wednesday, April 10, with parties on the right set to hand him a parliamentary majority, despite a close contest against his main centrist challenger, a vote tally showed. . With more than 97 percent of votes..…
Israel's conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared headed Wednesday for a record fifth term despite a neck-and-neck finish in parliamentary elections with his main challenger Benny Gantz, a centrist former military chief. . With nearly all the votes..…
Early exit polls from Israel's election suggest result, with both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main Benny Gantz, leader of the centre-right. ..…
Also in a tweet on Monday, the Iranian top diplomat slammed the decision by the US administration on labeling the IRGC a 'foreign terrorist organization', seeing Trump's close ties with Netanyahu as a main contributor to the gravely wrong move made by the US president ahead of the Tuesday..…
There were indications that turnout among Arab Israelis, who account for around 20 percent of the population, may have dived amid dissatisfaction over a split in the main Arab slate. Meantime, moves by Netanyahu’s government that were perceived as anti-Arab, such as the adoption of the..…
Netanyahu, Main Rival Gantz, Claim Victory in Israeli Election . . By . ... JERUSALEM—Both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz claimed victory in Israel’s election on Tuesday, with several exit polls giving the veteran right-wing..…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared victory in national elections as exit polls show his Likud party gaining ground on its main rival. . ... Benny Gantz, the main challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel's general elections, has cast his ballot,..…
But Netanyahu has had every incentive to plumb new depths.. His officials have stated that his main, Benny Gantz, general he once appointed as military chief of staff, is unstable. ..…