Israel

  • Mar 18, 2020
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Israeli oversight debacle deepens political cleavages

Pushback is mounting after the cabinet bypassed the Knesset in approving phone-tracking to trace the spread of COVID-19

Israel
  • Mar 16, 2020
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COVID-19 may complicate Israeli opposition’s options

Opposition leader Benny Gantz has been tasked with forming the next government as the country grapples with coronavirus

Israel
  • Mar 6, 2020
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Rare Israeli opposition unity could pose a real threat

Despite lacking a majority for the last year, Netanyahu has survived because opposition factions failed to join forces

Israel
  • Mar 5, 2020
  • 7 min read

Israeli PM will rush to co-opt opposition lawmakers

After Netanyahu came first in the election, opponents are proposing legislation barring him from leading a government

Israel
  • Mar 3, 2020
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Israeli vote results point to another Netanyahu term

The incumbent prime minister finished top in yesterday’s election, although appears short of a majority for now

Israel
  • Feb 28, 2020
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Israeli right’s late poll surge is likely insufficient

Opinion polls in recent days show Likud overtaking Blue and White for the first time in months, just before the election

Israel
  • Feb 26, 2020
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Israeli premier's settlement move is election ploy

Netanyahu has dusted off a controversial plan for a new West Bank settlement just before the legislative election

Israel
  • Feb 25, 2020
  • 7 min read

Likely policy changes will boost Israeli house prices

The real estate market is in a holding pattern, awaiting a new government and expected changes in housing policy

Israel