Israel’s top ministers to meet for first time in months, amid warnings on Iran
The Security Cabinet will convene Sunday for the first time in two months, amid cryptic warnings by Israeli leadership in recent days of a growing security threat.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel and Gulf states working on ‘historic pact’ to end conflict between them
Israel is reportedly negotiating with several Gulf states on a ‘non-aggression pact’ between them as they face off against an increasingly emboldened Iran. The deal, which Channel 12 news described as potentially ‘historic,’ aims to put an end to the state of conflict between the Gulf states and Israel, and reportedly provides for friendly relations, cooperation in a variety of fields, and no war or incitement against each other.
In pivot, Netanyahu considers proposal to set Likud primary for next year
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is weighing a suggestion by Likud minister Haim Katz to hold the Likud leadership vote in a year, signaling the premier is retreating from the prospect of flash primaries, an idea floated earlier on Thursday and met with a challenge by rival Gideon Sa’ar.
On 1st day of hearing, PM’s defense presents hundreds of pages of ‘new evidence’
The first day of the pre-indictment hearing in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s criminal cases stretched into the late hours Wednesday night, with discussions ending around 9:30 p.m., over 11 hours after they began.
Blue and White: We canceled meeting with Netanyahu to ‘weaken’ him
After a planned meeting between Blue and White leader Benny Gantz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was canceled, sources in Blue and White informed Israel Hayom that the cancellation had been strategic and designed to weaken Netanyahu.
Top Iranian Revolutionary Guards Commander Says Israel Surrounded on All Sides
A top commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, a designated terrorist organization, declared over the weekend that Israel doesn’t pose any threat to the Islamic Republic and has been surrounded to ‘the east, west, north, and south.’
Nasrallah: We are prepared to enter ‘occupied Palestine’
The leader of the Lebanese-based terror group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, claimed over the weekend that his organization was in possession of a large amount of military intelligence on Israel and warned that his forces were prepared to enter ‘occupied Palestine’ at any time.
Likud, Blue and White accept Rivlin compromise as basis for talks
Coalition negotiating teams from Likud and Blue and White will officially begin talks on forming a new government on Friday morning, amid low expectations on both sides.
Israel President Rivlin improvises as Gantz refuses to share power with Netanyahu
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has proposed a novel form of government to mitigate the power-sharing dispute between Benjamin Netanyahu and rival Benny Gantz.
Netanyahu Picked to Form New Israeli Government
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has decided to give Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the chance to form a new government after the recent elections left no clear winner.
Netanyahu said to have agreed Rivlin-proposed power share deal, Gantz refused
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to a compromise power sharing deal with Benny Gantz that was proposed by President Reuven Rivlin, but the Blue and White leader refused it, the Haaretz daily reported late Wednesday.
Trump: Mideast understands need for normalizing ties with Israel
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said there is a growing recognition in Middle East that countries must battle extremism, must have normalized relations between Israel and its neighbors.
Likud, Blue and White move ahead in unity talks as leaders agree to meet again
The negotiating teams for the two largest parties are holding their first meeting Tuesday to discuss forming a unity government at the request of President Reuven Rivlin, after the respective party leaders, Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz, held talks on the issue Monday night.
Gantz, Netanyahu agree to launch unity talks after meeting with Rivlin
Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz and Likud counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to launch talks toward forming a unity government to break Israel’s current political impasse, after a meeting with President Reuven Rivlin on Monday.
Kingmaker Lieberman: Next Israeli government shaping up to be “liberal, nationalist, broad”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emerged with the largest bloc of lawmakers supporting his continuation as premier Sunday following meetings with President Reuven Rivlin, but his position is far from secure.
‘Deal of the Century’ to be significantly delayed
In the weeks before the elections, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and other senior officials estimated that the so-called ‘Deal of the Century’, as the US peace plan for Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) has come to be known, will be published very close to election day.
Syria Ups Military Presence Along Israeli Border
The Syrian army sent military reinforcements consisting of tanks, vehicles, soldiers, ammunition, and weapons to the towns of Jamlah and Aabdyn near the Syrian border with the Israeli Golan Heights for unknown reasons, reported the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) on Saturday.
Netanyahu’s fears come true as Ayman Odeh likely to become first Arab opposition leader in Israel’s Knesset
High Arab voter turnout has slated the pro-Palestinian Joint List to become the main opposition party in Israel’s next Knesset.
Both Netanyahu and Gantz refuse to concede Israeli election
The two major parties in Israel’s Knesset are jockeying to form a ruling coalition after election results nearly mirrored April’s stalemate.
Netanyahu to Gantz: Let’s form a unity government
The Right cannot form a coalition and there should be as a unity government, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday morning, asking Blue and White leader Benny Gantz to meet.