Feb 17, 2020
Polls cast doubt on 3rd Israeli elections
Two weeks from today on 2 March 2020, Israeli voters will head to the polls for the third election in just 11 months. All of the latest polls reveal the…
Feb 11, 2020
Gantz: Israel needs hardline defense policy
Several balloons rigged with explosives were sent into Israeli territory from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip today. The incidents included the discovery of an explosive device near a kindergarten in Kibbutz…
Jan 02, 2020
Netanyahu seeks immunity in graft cases
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared his intention to ask the Knesset for parliamentary immunity from being prosecuted in three corruption cases against him. Netanyahu made the announcement in a…
Jan 01, 2020
PM’s deadline to request immunity set to expire
The deadline for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to announce whether he intends to request Knesset immunity from state prosecution in the three corruption cases expires at midnight, upon expiration…
Dec 13, 2019
Israeli President urges public not to despair over political situation
The Israeli public has become increasingly frustrated with the political deadlock that resulted in the calling of a third round of national elections after two failed attempts by political leaders…
Dec 12, 2019
Timeline of Israel’s March to 3rd Elections
The 22nd Israeli Knesset approved its own dissolution on Thursday (December 12) and the holding of a new national election on March 2, which will be the country's third in…
Dec 11, 2019
Hours to dissolution of 22nd Knesset
As of this moment, there are less than three hours before Israel’s 120 lawmakers will be forced to vote on the dissolution of Jerusalem’s short-lived 22nd Parliament - unless an…
Dec 10, 2019
Who is to blame for third round of elections?
With less than two days ahead of the seemingly inevitable dissolution of the 22nd Israeli Parliament, or Knesset in Hebrew, Jerusalem’s political rivals are gearing up for their respective campaigns,…
Dec 04, 2019
Third Israeli elections Likely
Israeli Prime Minister and Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White Chairperson Benny Gantz held a short meeting in Tel Aviv yesterday evening, in last-ditch attempts to find a negotiate the…
Dec 03, 2019
Will Netanyahu be granted immunity?
Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit formally submitted his intended-indictment against Benjamin Netanyahu to Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein, beginning a 30-day period in which the Prime Minister is entitled to request…