Israeli President Reuven Rivlin early Tuesday extended by another 48 hours the mandate of centrist Blue and White faction leader Benny Gantz to try his hand at forming a long-awaited government. His announcement came as right-wing caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met into the early
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party was set to win the most seats in Israel’s general election, according to exit polls early on Tuesday, but his right-wing and religious bloc is predicted to fall short of the 61 seats necessary to have a parliamentary majority. The right-wing bloc including Likud, the far-right Yamina and the […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday expressed confidence that the border changes outlined by President Donald Trump’s peace plan could not be stopped, even if Trump himself was voted out of office in November. “Once the Trump plan is put forward, the goalposts will have been moved. “And it will be very difficult for […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday on was formally indicted in court on corruption charges after he withdrew his request for parliamentary immunity from prosecution. Netanyahu was in Washington for meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the release of Trump’s long-delayed Israel-Palestinian peace plan when Israel’s attorney-general filed the
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed the Justice Ministry on Thursday that he would give up his ministerial portfolios by Jan. 1, in light of corruption charges against him. In addition to the post of Prime Minister, which he would retain, Netanyahu currently acts as Minister for welfare, Diaspora Affairs, Agriculture and Health. UK election: […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced a new right-wing coalition government and is poised to begin an unprecedented fourth term as head of government. The announcement early Thursday, which was immediately denounced by the Palestinian leadership, comes after seven weeks of bargaining and less than two hours before a deadline that would have passed […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria on Friday congratulates Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on his victory in Tuesday’s general elections in his country. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the President said he looked forward to continuing to work with Netanyahu to further strengthen the existing cordial […]
