Israel

Netanyahu is six seats short of the required 61-seat majority in parliament

Israel held repeat elections last week after having gone to the voting booths just 5 months prior. It was the first time the country has ever had to hold consecutive elections, prompted by Prime Minister...

It potentially gives Gantz the edge over long-serving incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel’s second election in fewer than six months has ended in political deadlock, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing an uncertain future and paving the way for protracted coalition negotiations. As the official count filtered...

In the midst of his reelection campaign, fighting to maintain a lead in the polls, the Israeli prime minister has found a new rival to defeat: a TV drama. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged...

The reasons for and against a formal US-Israel defense pact bear thinking about, but this is nothing more than a hollow political stunt