Netanyahu and Gantz should rotate as PM, says former coalition chairmanDavid Bitan called Gantz's acceptance of support from the Arab Joint List a big mistake, even if the faction doesn't officially join his coalition. September 23, 2019
Amazon takes next step in Israel by offering local service to customersAmazon's website site is currently available in English to Israeli customers. September 23, 2019
Anti-Zionism is glue that holds radically different parties of Arab List togetherThe four parties of the Joint Arab List differ politically and religiously, but their anti-Zionism is what holds them together. September 23, 2019
Israel pays millions to Bedouin in massive protection racket under guise of ‘school security’NGO Regavim uncovered a racket in which the Bedouin are paid off not to damage property they wrongly claim as their own. September 23, 2019
WATCH: IDF helps to speed up Israeli-Palestinian tradeThe IDF is taking actions to help speed up Israel-Palestinian trade and make the transport of goods to Israel easier, i24NEWS reports. September 23, 2019
‘Incitement’: Controversial film about Rabin assassin Yigal Amir will compete at OscarsIsrael's Minister of Culture and Sport Miri Regev is unhappy that the film on Rabin's assassination will be the country’s submission to the Oscars. September 23, 2019
Netanyahu: ‘It’s happening just as we warned, the Joint Arab List wants Gantz’Netanyahu said his predictions were coming true and that Blue and White would establish a government with anti-Zionist Arab parties. September 23, 2019
Three Arab members from Joint List refuse to back GantzBalad, one of the parties making up the Joint List, will not be endorsing Gantz. September 23, 2019
Arab bloc endorses Gantz for prime ministerThe Arab bloc in Israel's parliament endorsed Blue and White party chairman Benny Gantz for prime minister on Sunday evening. September 22, 2019
Fallen IDF hero in Gaza battle gone wrong awarded posthumous military awardDefense Minister Avigdor Liberman mourned the death of the slain IDF soldier, only known as Lt. Col. M. September 22, 2019
Will Israel’s next government rely on Arabs for its majority?As the Joint List agrees to endorse Gantz, it's worth looking back at the days of Yitzhak Rabin, the only other time an Israeli government relied on Arab MKs for its majority. September 22, 2019
Jewish member of Arab party incites against IDF, accuses gov’t of ‘crimes against humanity’Ofer Cassif, the only Jewish member of the Joint Arab List in the Knesset, continues the same inflammatory tone he used in the past. September 22, 2019
Report: Blue and White promised Arab party to repeal law against rampant illegal Arab constructionBlue and White denied the report. President Rivlin begins consultations on who should lead the new Israeli government. September 22, 2019
Highway robbery in the Knesset? MKs get paid a bundle for very little work'Ever heard of a workplace that will pay you NIS 350,000 for showing up for three partial days?' September 22, 2019
Israel detonated nuclear bomb 40 years ago but US covered it up, says reportThe explosion was recorded by an American satellite but the Carter administration didn't want to publicize the event. September 22, 2019
The real kingmaker: President Rivlin to be ‘dominant figure’ in coalition effortsRivlin will have more say this time in the coalition talks than he did after April's election. September 22, 2019
WATCH: Post election scenarios – who will lead Israel’s next government?i24News examines some of the possible scenarios that could lead to a new Israeli government. September 22, 2019
Kingmaker Liberman says ultra-Orthodox parties are ‘not the enemy’Liberman said in a Facebook post on Friday that Haredi religious parties are only "political rivals" and "not the enemy." September 20, 2019
Religious parties reportedly weigh Blue and White allianceIn a major about-face, Israel's haredi factions said they were weighing a coalition with Benny Gantz's centrist secular party. September 19, 2019
Gantz rejects Netanyahu’s unity appeal; Blue and White calls it ‘cynical ploy’'Bibi [Netanyahu] hGantz said he wouldn't take up Netanyahu's offer. 'Blue and White won the elections. Blue and White is the biggest party,' he said.as decided to go to a third election. He is already trying to put the blame on us,' said the senior Blue and White member, cited by Ynet. September 19, 2019
Netanyahu’s pre-indictment hearing is fast approaching: What are his options?Will the prime minister escape a trial? Make a plea bargain? Get immunity? All are possible. September 19, 2019
Ayelet Shaked-led Yemina faction dissolves hours after electionsThe right-wing faction that joined together in a technical bloc splits into its three separate parties. September 19, 2019
Arab Joint List becomes 3rd largest party; pundits say it has Netanyahu to thankThere is a consensus in Israel that the prime minister’s anti-Arab campaign rhetoric boomeranged, leading to the Joint List's success. September 19, 2019
Trump hasn’t called Netanyahu, ‘our relations are with Israel’'His comments Wednesday underscored Trump’s penchant for separating himself from political allies once they become weakened,' writes The Washington Post. September 19, 2019
WATCH: How does forming a coalition work in Israel?Israel's president will select a candidate who is most likely to be able to pull together at least 61 Knesset seats. But building a coalition takes time, ILTV explains. September 19, 2019
Three-peat? Israelis contend with prospect of third electionTwo days after an unprecedented repeat election, the country’s two main political parties appear deadlocked. September 19, 2019
Netanyahu invites Gantz to meet: Let’s build a broad national governmentNetanyahu invited Gantz to meet on Thursday, calling for a 'broad unity government.' September 19, 2019
Iranian judo team suspended for refusal to compete against IsraelisInternational Judo Federation rules that Iran can't compete after pressuring its top athlete to throw a match. September 19, 2019
95% of vote counted: Blue and White leads Likud by single seat, 33-32With 95% of the vote counted, Blue and White leads Likud by one seat. But the two major blocs are even at 56 seats. September 18, 2019
To thwart ‘dangerous anti-Zionist’ coalition, Netanyahu aligns with right-wing, religious partiesIsrael's prime minister says he will seek to lead a ruling coalition with religious and right-wing allies, despite falling short of a parliamentary majority in Tuesday's elections By Associated Press Benj... September 18, 2019
Day after election Labor just happy to be aliveThe party was saved 'from death,' says Yoram Marciano, a leading Labor activist cited by the Israel Hayom newspaper. September 18, 2019
Israeli journalist Ben Caspit: ‘It’s beginning of the end for Netanyahu’On the morning after elections, a popular anti-Netanyahu journalist predicts that the prime minister’s political career is over. September 18, 2019
Otzma Yehudit blasted for wasting right-wing votes as leader blames everyone else for failureYemina’s Smotrich slammed Otzma leader Itamar Ben Gvir a 'puffed up peacock.' Ben Gvir says the right-wing machine sabotaged his party. September 18, 2019
Arab Joint List may recommend Gantz-led governmentAhmed Tibi of the Joint List said the party is considering recommending to President Rivlin that Gantz be allowed to form a government. September 18, 2019
Gantz: ‘We wish Israel a good and desirable unity government’On election night, the Blue and White leader called on 'political rivals to leave the disagreements aside and work together to create a fair and equal society.' September 18, 2019
Netanyahu’s Likud Party Down 32-31 with 90% of Votes CountedLikud and Blue and White are tied. More importantly, the right-wing bloc has one additional seat than the center-left bloc.t September 18, 2019
Netanyahu: We will never permit a government that relies on anti-Zionist Arab partiesNetanyahu remained defiant in the early hours of Wednesday morning as exit polls showed Blue and White beating Likud. September 18, 2019
WATCH: Orthodox Jew attacked in BrooklynA hasidic Jews was attacked on Tuesday at 10:00 p.m. by a number of African-Americans in Brooklyn, N.Y.'s Williamsburg. The assailants have not been apprehended. September 18, 2019
Liberman set to play ‘kingmaker’ after tight race, demands unity governmentLiberman says there is only 'one option' for the country: a unity government that includes his camp and the two largest parties. September 18, 2019
Israeli exit polls show tight race but only if Arabs are counted with left blocExit Polls show center-left and right-wing blocs close. September 17, 2019
Is Netanyahu era coming to an end? Observers say it could be soonNetanyahu has been counted out before, but this time the end may really be on the horizon, observers say. September 17, 2019
WATCH: JNS hosts election night coverage from JerusalemAs Israelis go to the voting booths on September 17, JNS will offer ongoing coverage on a host of issues with live reports. WIN will be there and will be hosting the live stream right on this page. September 17, 2019
Netanyahu warns: Arab List surging to 15 seats, encouraged by PANetanyahu warns voters that the Arab Joint List will gain a massive number of seats if not stopped. September 17, 2019
To spur supporters, left and right claim other side is streaming to polls'Gantz and Lapid will be sitting here tomorrow,' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned. September 17, 2019
Israeli police close polling station after Arabs riot over Likud election observerArabs rioted at a polling station after a Likud election observer was caught filming people. September 17, 2019
President pledges to do utmost to prevent elections in case of stalemateReuven Rivlin says he will use every legal method at his disposal to avoid a Round 3 of elections. September 17, 2019
Shaked calls for voters – especially women – to strengthen her right-wing blocYemina’s party head is worried, admits that the Likud strategy is siphoning votes from the party. September 17, 2019
Netanyahu: Elections are going to be very closeNetanyahu says the elections will be tight as his Likud party is running even with opposition party Blue and White according to polls. September 17, 2019
Video surfaces of activists vandalizing EU office in IsraelThe mother of a terror victim was identified as one of the Israeli activists who painted "German money kill[s] Jews" on the European Union office's door. September 16, 2019
Analysis: What does Netanyahu’s annexation plan mean for the two-state solution?What does a potential annexation of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria mean for the internationally advocated two-state solution? September 16, 2019
Israelis vote Tuesday but will wait weeks for their new prime ministerThe complex Israeli post-election process means that when polling stations close, there could still be uncertainty over who the next prime minister will be. September 16, 2019
Likud pounces after Gantz pledges to carry out left-wing agendaNetanyahu says the Blue and White leader's comments prove he intends to set up a left-wing government. September 16, 2019
Netanyahu: Arabs stole the last elections and it could happen againThe prime minister bashes the head of the Central Elections Committee for not meeting with him to discuss the forgeries he says led to the Likud being unable to form a government. September 16, 2019
Ayelet Shaked accuses Netanyahu of bearing ‘personal enmity’ toward her'Netanyahu never really wanted us in his government. That's the truth,' Shaked added. September 16, 2019
IDF appoints new spokesperson Hidai ZilbermanOutgoing spokesperson Ronen Manelis filled the position for two and a half years. September 16, 2019
Netanyahu: I’ll annex Kiryat Arba and the Jewish community in HebronNetanyahu said he plans to annex Hebron and Kiryat Arba. September 16, 2019
‘German money kills Jews, EU get out,’ scrawled on European mission in IsraelVandals painted the entrance to the office of the European Union Delegation to Israel with a message alluding to the German government's alleged financial support for pro-terror Palestinian organizations. September 15, 2019
WATCH: Arab-Israeli communities plagued by violent crime, seek action from politiciansAs Israel's next round of elections looms, Arab-Israelis hope to exert pressure on politicians to confront violent crime in their communities. September 15, 2019
Israeli cabinet votes to approve Jewish town in Jordan valleyThe cabinet approved the Jordan Valley community, which had been considered prior to then an unauthorized settlement outpost. September 15, 2019
WATCH: Palestinian father shoots revolver near newborn son to prepare him for jihadThe Australian Jewish Association tweeted on Sunday a video of what it says is a Palestinian father shooting off a revolver by his newborn son to acclimatize him to the sound of gunfire. September 15, 2019
