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By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
After severely criticizing Benjamin Netanyahu for his inaction on the removal of the illegal Arab outpost of Khan al-Ahmar, Bennett is seeking to further postpone the evacuation, adopting the same line of the Netanyahu government.
Source: Prime Minister Bennett wanted to demonstrate he can be “prime ministerial” like his predecessor, while President Biden needed to show that despite the Afghanistan crisis, he is able to conduct foreign diplomacy and that the U.S. is still important in the Middle East.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
According to a readout of the meeting from State Department Spokesperson Ned Price, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated the United States’ commitment to Israel’s security and emphasized the strong bilateral relationship between the two countries.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The Prime Minister’s Office stated that the two discussed “a broad range of bilateral, regional and international issues.”
Earlier in the day, Hamas launched dozens of terror balloon attacks.
Ze'ev Elkin threatened to blow up the coalition if a new, independent office for overseeing Area C isn't created.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The coalition agreements place both the Bedouin Settlement Authority and the Knesset’s Interior Committee, the key actors on the Negev issue, under the complete control of the left-wing bloc and the Islamic party Ra'am.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The initiative lacked the necessary support within the coalition-in-formation, and comes on the heels of Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid's announcement of his ability to form the next government.
By JoeSettler
Perhaps the race isn't really between the current party leaders at all...
The bill doesn't create a coalition, but does give legitimacy and a mandate to the winner that might convince the nay-sayers to join the coalition of the winner.
By JoeSettler
The good news is there won’t be a fifth election. The bad news is there won’t be a solid rightwing coalition either.
By JoeSettler
Netanyahu is right where he wants to be, with a choice of coalition partners to pick from.
Who should be making the decisions? Where is the Defense Minister?
What is needed is an alternative to this purposeless Right. If the most Right government there is, can't prevent an awful destruction like Amona, maybe it's really preferable to be in the opposition.
Early elections may be the consequence if Mandelblit decides against Netanyahu.
By JNi.Media
'we are in a narrow window of opportunity, it's our last chance before the world forces on us a terror state along Route 6.'
By JNi.Media
On the occasion of International Volunteer Day, December 5, 2016, Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics released selected data from its 2015 social survey about volunteering in Israel.
By JNi.Media
MK Gafni: Real news for the children of Israel. New law will help level playing field for poorer children.
By JNi.Media
"For 21 years, the Left has been trying to blame Netanyahu for the incitement. Over and over Netanyahu said we disagree, but there should be no incitement. And now you're trying to silence him."
By JNi.Media
A whopping 25 out of Netanyahu's 30 Knesset Members have signed a commitment to pass the Arrangements Act, which would force a war between the government and the high court.
By JNi.Media
Habayit Hayehudi is facing an existential dilemma these days, as many of its voters have said they'd rather see their elected representatives leave government than participate in the decision to uproot the Amona residents.
By JNi.Media
"The rules in the Middle East are sometimes counterintuitive," Bennett said. "To maintain peace here, we must be very strong. As soon a you're too soft in this neighborhood, you catch a blow."
By JNi.Media
Threatened residents are accusing the rightwing members of government, especially Bennett and Shaked, of a lackadaisical approach to Amona's impending doom
Bennett said that Israel's battle against global terrorism was being undermined by the international community pushing for a two-state solution.
By JNi.Media
Israel's consumer confidence is among the lowest in OECD countries, but in most of these countries, other than in Sweden, Denmark and Finland, consumer confidence has been negative.
By JNi.Media
Israeli media and political experts spent the past week trying to figure out what in God's good name Bibi's former defense minister was talking about.
By JNi.Media
Bennett pledged that his ministry would combat ethnic discrimination in the enrollment process of all educational institutions, particularly the ultra-Orthodox.
By JNi.Media
The fact that the first two of these organizations is completely Orthodox, while the third varies from one campus to another has irked many, in Israel and abroad.
By JNi.Media
Bennett was behind the popular notion that the Netanyahu security cabinet was unaware of the tunnel threat.
By JNi.Media
"We're talking about a new kind of terrorism, viral terrorism," Bennett explained.
By JNi.Media
“Israel is responsible to protect and strengthen Jewish identity and affinity for Israel among each and every Jew everywhere in the world."
By JNi.Media
Ahead of coalition reshuffle, Bennett revving up attacks on Netanyahu, Liberman urging calm.
By JNi.Media
The provision has been the subject of a tireless match of wills between the Supreme Court and the Knesset since 2004.
By JNi.Media
Only 22 countries around the globe have reached an average life expectancy greater than 80 years, so if one is planning to retire abroad, one should consider those countries most seriously.
By JNi.Media
The dynamo working tirelessly to promote a Likud-Labor coalition has been Finance Minister Kahlon, who is facing a serious challenge from his permanent foe Yair Lapid.
Revenue, profits and credit all rose in at least two main Israeli banks last year.
It didn't feel crowded because simultaneously more than 3 million Israeli citizens traveled abroad during the year.
By JNi.Media
During the year an estimated 176,700 babies were born, 74% Jewish, 23% Arab and 4.4% “other.”
By JNi.Media
To educate the BDS on what they are missing, and to give the rest of us something to kvell about, here are 53 amazing gifts Israel gave the world in 2015.
Bayit Yehudi will bear full responsibility for settlements. Herzog insists he will remain in the Opposition.
Jew Wars: Episode 7 - Revenge of the White House
The small right-wing parties will hurt their ideological allies and voters, unless they get past their egos and ideological perfectionism and help their side for a change.
I'm going to recommend Velcro or sticky strips to Minister of Economy Naftali Bennett. He's always checking to see if his Kipa fell off. In the photo are President of Israel, Ruby Rivlin (L) and Minister of Economy Naftali Bennett (R) during a "Outstanding Exporter" prize award ceremony held at the President's residence in Jerusalem […]
The coalition likes to survive by blood-letting.
Bayit Yehudi announced that NIS 65 million of government funding earmarked for Hesder and Haredi Yeshivas will be transferred before Rosh Hashanah. The money was supposed to have been transferred a while ago, but Yair Lapid's Finance Ministry has been holding up the transfer after they realized that Haredi Yeshivas would also benefit from this […]
The Yesh Atid party, chaired by Yair Lapid, continues to lose popularity in the latest poll, with Meretz picking up the pieces and Likud, Jewish Home and Labor holding on to their strength. If elections were held today, Lapid’s party would win only 12 seats, compared with 19 Knesset Members that it won in the […]
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Livni believes it is wrong and contrary to national interests to give funds to "secluded and dangerous settlements".
By Daniel Pipes
Now that Israelis humiliated themselves and Erdogan is rampaging ahead, some are awakening to the fact that this apology only made matters worse.
By Batya Medad
Drastic changes must be done gradually and with the cooperation of the affected sector of society.
By Barry Rubin
The problem of this government is more likely to be one of personalities, marginal issues that get blown up in importance, and jockeying for financial benefits for different constituencies.
By Batya Medad
Benjamin Netanyahu made his bed when he put pragmatic secular politics over Jewish values.
By Batya Medad
It's not that the various coalition partners don't trust Bibi, but that he doesn't really trust them.
By Batya Medad
I can't imagine a tougher challenge for Lapid. It's so much easier to complain from the outside.
By Batya Medad
I must admit that I really don't care which parties are in Bibi's government coalition anymore.
By Batya Medad
Bennett's pact with Yair Lapid, is not good for the country and is leading to fraternal hatred.
By JoeSettler
Israel might need to roll the proverbial dice again and go for new elections, because this atmosphere is simply too poisoned.
By Batya Medad
Like it or not, coalition or not, Netanyahu may continue as Prime Minister for quite a while.
By Batya Medad
One thing that Netanyahu does understand is that a Prime Minister should have as broad a coalition as possible to represent all sectors in Israeli society.
After failing to assemble a coalition within the legally allotted month, Prime Minister Netanyahu went back to President Shimon Peres on Saturday night to ask for an extension. Peres granted Netanyahu a two week extension, which is the maximum allowed by the law. If he fails to put together a coalition within two weeks, Peres […]
By Meir Indor
This is Torah. This is its rightful place in all our lives, both private and public.
By Batya Medad
Bennett shouldn't have trying to play chicken against a pro.
By Shalom Bear
Who's to blame for there being no religious bloc in the negotiations with the Likud?
It only took a month, but Likud-Beteinu finally managed to close a deal with its first coalition partner, Tzipi Livni's HaTnua party. Livni will reportedly receive the Justice Ministry and be an inner cabinet member. Amir Peretz will serve as environmental protection minister, and Amram Mitzna will be chairman of the Knesset House Committees. It […]
By Meir Indor
The Right is complacent, perhaps because everyone is busy with the Herculean task of assembling the next governing coalition.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not discounted the possibility of calling new elections, Likud sources say, according to the Israeli publication, Ma'ariv.
Nasty threats, mistreatment, rumors, and a general lack of trust define this government's coalition building attempts.
Not exactly what Jewish Home voters thought they would get on election day.
By Batya Medad
Inflexible 'principles' are for the opposition only, not the coalition.
Torah will probably flourish more with Shas out of the government and hopefully the Chief Rabbinate will revert back to a Rabbinate for all of Israel.
By Barry Rubin
After going along with Obama, it is now said in the United States that Netanyahu tried to undermine Obama or didn’t cooperate.
While Netanyahu reportedly has his hands full with Yair Lapid's coalition demands, Avigdor Liberman met with Naftali Bennett today to discuss Bennett's joining the coalition, according to Avigdor Liberman's Facebook page. Liberman said they discussed the political options currently on the table as well as the Chareidi draft issue. They agreed to continue talking. Bennett […]
By Batya Medad
The Israeli media are busy faux negotiating, publishing all sorts of possibilities.
Even though there will be an unprecedented number of religious Knesset members, Haredim are closer to being drafted than at any time in Israel’s history.
Two days after the elections ended, PM Netanyahu finally decided to call HaBayit HaYehudi (Jewish Home) head Naftali Bennett. The two did not set a time they would meet, and rumors from within the Likud before the elections said that Netanyahu would not include the "Jewish Home" party in his coalition. Netanyahu will not be […]
A little insulting but shouldn't the Temple become a central element in the public discourse?
Like Liberman before, Lapid will likely be Netanyahu's major partner as under almost any coalition figuration Yesh Atid can bring down the coalition.
By Adam Levick
The Guardian and other foreign media invested heavily in promoting their desired political narrative of a Jewish state lurching dangerously towards the right.
These are the final results for the elections to the 19th Knesset.
So my advice is, don't try to outsmart anyone. You will just be shooting yourself in the foot. Vote for the party you want to see lead the country.
By Rafi Farber
Bibi wants the smallest Likud possible while still maintaining his PM seat.
By Tzvi Fishman
By sitting in a Netanyahu-led government the Jewish Home would be an accomplice to the theft of the Land of Israel.
The Channel 10 report included the fact that none of the Likud's district candidates would get in and even MK Carmel Shama could be on the chopping bloc.
Apparently it was due to criticism of Netanyahu after the Migron evacuation.
By Barry Rubin
Netanyahu’s impending victory is due to the fact that the prime minister has done a reasonably good job, the economy is okay, terrorism is low, he’s kept out of trouble.
July 10, 2026 
