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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Yahalom unit of the IDF's Combat Engineers, Oct. 24, 2023 // Photo Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO/Times of Israel
October 25, 2023, 10:55 am
Public Trust in Gov’t Scrapes Bottom Amid Criticism of Inadequate War Response
Though Israel now has one of its largest cabinets ever, few of its 39 ministers are serving the country’s wartime needs, with most power centralized in Netanyahu.
By CARRIE KELLER-LYNN / Times of Israel
Dave Schechter
August 9, 2023, 1:20 pm
When Both Sides are ‘Pro-Israel’
Israel's judicial "reform" crisis may be baffling to some Jewish Americans.
By Dave Schechter
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid called Benjamin Netanyahu to congratulate him on winning Israel’s elections.
November 16, 2022, 11:54 am
New Israeli Government: More Religious and Right-Wing
For years, many Israelis have wryly described their country as one in which one-third of the population serve in the army, one-third have jobs and one-third pay taxes. The only problem, they say, is that it is the same one-third.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Sen. Robert Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, warned that a coalition government that includes far-right politician Itamar Ben-Gvir “could seriously erode bipartisan support in Washington.”
October 27, 2022, 10:30 am
Nov. 1 Israeli Election Could End in Another Stalemate
Political parties are split into sides “for” or “against” former Prime Minister Netanyahu.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
October 13, 2022, 10:51 am
More 2022 Interesting Books For Jewish Readers
New titles this month and over the last year reveal challenging titles that cover a wide variety of interests.
By Bob Bahr
“The students saw how small cracks can become big seizures. It’s quite an evolving series of things,” said Eli Sperling, the Israel Institute Teaching Fellow in the Department of International Affairs at UGA.
September 29, 2022, 10:58 am
UGA Students Get Real-Life Lesson on Israeli Politics
Thirty-five students at the University of Georgia were in the middle of a school project when their assignment was disrupted by the unpredictability of Israeli politics.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Naftali Bennett replaced longtime prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
December 22, 2021, 2:12 pm
YIR: Meet Israel’s New Prime Minister
June 2021: A new Israeli government without Netanyahu.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Naftali Bennett may be the next prime minister of Israel.
June 3, 2021, 3:47 pm
Israel May Soon Have New Government
If Knesset approves, Naftali Bennett may be next prime minister.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz will rotate being prime minister in the new unity government agreement.
April 22, 2020, 6:14 am
Netanyahu Remains PM in New Israel Government for Now
Israeli voters no longer face a fourth election while recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. Netanyahu will remain prime minister for the next 18 months.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
The majority of new Knesset members want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu removed from office.
March 18, 2020, 12:23 pm
Forming Government During Pandemic 
Blue and White leader Benny Gantz has 28 days to consolidate a government.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks to supporters following the announcement of exit polls in Israel's election at his Likud party headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel March 3, 2020 (photo credit: REUTERS/AMMAR AWAD)
March 5, 2020, 4:41 pm
Future of Israeli Government Remains Unclear After Election
For the third election straight, neither the right-leaning nor the left-leaning blocs mustered a majority 61 Knesset seats to form a viable government.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, supports President Donald Trump’s peace plan for the Middle East.
January 29, 2020, 10:47 am
Netanyahu is Formally Indicted
This week, after withdrawing his request for immunity for charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust, Netanyahu was formally indicted in three corruption cases.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Last month, Avichai Mendelblit announced indictments against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
December 23, 2019, 9:39 am
2019 Unprecedented in Israeli Political History
Few, if any, would argue with the charge that 2019 was the most dysfunctional in Israeli government history.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
December 17, 2019, 6:08 pm
Israeli Elections: If at First You Don’t Succeed…
... vote, vote again, has been Israel's slogan in 2019 as Israelis gear up for a third round of elections with a government still unformed.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Benny Gantz has until Nov. 20 to establish a government before the Knesset votes on prime minister.
November 13, 2019, 12:03 pm
Israelis Favor Blue and White Party Alliance
A recent survey by the Israel Democracy Institute indicated that 62 percent of Israelis support the parties they voted for joining a Blue and White Party-led government coalition
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
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