US Coalition Kills 100 Pro-Assad Troops After ‘Unprovoked’ Attack on Kurd Allies By Middle East Eye, February 08, 2018 . . Israel Ruling Party Votes for Push to Annex Parts of West Bank By Middle East Eye, January 01, 2018 . . ..…

Five months ago, Rivlin gave the same coalition-building mission to Netanyahu, and the minister failed to win majority, crucially because Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu party refused to join forces with Netanyahu's ultra-Orthodox allies. ..…

Israeli and US officials warned Wednesday of a rise in attacks on Jews in western Europe and urged European Union leaders to stop funding organizations that support an international boycott of Israel, claiming they are encouraging anti-Semitism. . ..…

September’s elections, however, saw Labor and Gesher join forces, and Meretz team up with former prime minister Ehud Barak’s Israel Democratic Party and breakaway Labor MK Stav Shaffir to form the Democratic Camp. . ..…

“I accept the mission,” said Netanyahu, acknowledging the long struggle he is likely to face in building a majority coalition within Israel’s fractured political system. ... He could turn the matter over to a Knesset coalition. Or, he could admit failure yet again, setting..…

Palestinian populations Gaza and West Bank have skyrocketed over the 50 years, and Arabs comprise about 20 percent of Israel's population. Joint List, alliance of Israel's Arab political parties, won the third most seats parliament, trailing Gantz and Netanyahu's parties. ..…

when he lifted the Larry O’Brien Trophy over his head after his team won the NBA Championship. Tanenbaum also said he may take the team on a trip to Israel to celebrate the achievement. . • Stiffer homeschooling rules that came into effect in Quebec on July 1 were met with..…

With 33 seats in the Israeli Knesset – compared to Likud’s 31 seats – Gantz now needs a broad coalition to rule Israel. ... It is now likely that Gantz will seek a coalition government that includes the Likud, along with Avigdor Lieberman’s Yisrael Beiteinu. ..…

MEQ Speaking of Israel, in early 1996, you praised that country for tolerating Iraqi Scud missiles in 1991, noting that the coalition would have collapsed.2 What sort of response did your groundbreaking comment provoke.. ..…

Although Israel’s President, Reuven Rivlin, would have the final say in picking the person to lead a majority coalition in the Knesset, Netanyahu was all but assured of embarking on a record fifth term as prime minister. . . ... Opposition parties alleged The Democratic Union..…

In the current system, whichever party wins the most votes still has to create coalition of parties that together makes up majority of seats in Knesset, Israel's parliament.. ..…

That 57 percent majority also wants the coalition to support religious freedom in Israel. . Thirty-four percent of Israeli Jews disagree: They want the Orthodox parties in the coalition and are happy with current government policy, which gives Orthodox Judaism significant influence..…

Most importantly, the end of the war meant the departure of Soviet Union from Middle East that left Israel's Arab enemies enfeebled.. There was Israel that relations with U.S were cooling and we needed some new glue for the alliance, Efraim Inbar of Begin-Sadat Center..…

Blue and White, Likud, Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu, Orthodox parties and even Democratic Union and Labor-Gesher parties all face this same crisis. It's interesting, for example, that Israeli center-left party was called Zionist Union in the election and has exposing the..…