Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Saturday night that he was giving opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot the first opportunity to form a governing coalition following elections on Oct. 27. Eisenkot, a former military chief, ran as the main challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leading a bloc of parties seeking to oust Israel’s longest-serving premier. […]
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Tel Aviv — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party alleged Thursday that Israel’s election earlier in the week was stolen by Arab-majority parties, helped by foreign funding that amounted to vote-buying, as final results showed Netanyahu’s bloc has lost its majority in Israel’s parliament, the Knesset. Israel’s Arab-majority parties had their highest turnout ever […]
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Tel Aviv — After three years with their country at war on multiple fronts, Israelis will go to the polls Tuesday in a hotly contested election that will shape their next government. Polls show it is an incredibly tight race, and as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fights to hold onto his job, there’s no guarantee of […]
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Israel’s Netanyahu vows major military operation, cordons off West Bank city after deadly attack on troops
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Tel Aviv — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that he had ordered a major military operation in the occupied West Bank and told troops to cordon off a large city in the territory after a shooting attack by two Palestinian men that left two soldiers dead. The Israeli military said forces killed the Palestinian […]
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U.K. and Israel appear to reach tense truce, but diplomatic feud highlights Israel’s strained ties with Europe
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London and Tel Aviv — The U.K. and Israel appeared Thursday to have narrowly avoided a major diplomatic confrontation, reaching a compromise to allow Britain’s nearly 200-year-old consulate in east Jerusalem to remain open, but under a new name and with a significantly reduced staff. Israel had threatened to shut the facility down completely in a […]
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Israel’s Saied Abu Farchi sent off for using corner flag in gun-firing goal celebration | Football
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Saied Abu Farchi scored his side’s equalising goal against Austria (Picture: AFP) Israel footballer Saied Abu Farchi was sent off for appearing to use the corner flag to simulate shooting a gun during his goal celebration. Israel were beaten 3-1 by Austria in their Uefa Nations League clash on Thursday night with Farchi briefly drawing […]
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Tel Aviv — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to address the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday as his country faces broad condemnation and growing isolation over Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank. Netanyahu arrived in New York early Thursday morning and is due to leave just a few […]
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Israel’s ambassador to U.S. says son is fighting for his life after car-ramming attack in West Bank
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The son of Israel’s ambassador to the U.S. was seriously injured in a car-ramming attack in the West Bank on Tuesday, according to his father and statements from the Israeli military and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Ambassador Yechiel Leiter posted on social media about his son, Neria Leiter, who is serving as a reservist in the Israel […]