"With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, …let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation’s wounds."
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“The public is in desperate need of reform and financial aid” regardless of politics, says Finance Minister Israel Katz • Coalition deal sets Aug. 15 deadline for the passing of a biennial budget.
By Israel Hayom
Reactions pour in from across political spectrum after landmark High Court ruling in favor of coalition deal • Former Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked: “Even the obvious must be stated: This isn’t law, it’s politics
By JoeSettler
Gantz is trying to hard to push a very left wing government onto Bibi, and it may backfire on him.
By Israel Hayom
Netanyahu told his rightwing partners not to believe the media reports about the portfolio distributions to Blue&White... they don't believe him.
Yair Lapid will be the head of the opposition.
By JoeSettler
For Blue&White, running the country is secondary to getting rid of Netanyahu.
The only way Blue&White can form a government is to rely on the anti-Zionist Arab party.
Several polls published in the last 24 hours project that Likud is in the lead with 35 seats, and Blue and White is right behind with 34 seats.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Likud says that Yair Lapid is behind the failure to form a unity government.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Netanyahu underscored that Arabs can be Zionists and support the State of Israel, but the Joint List MKs are not Zionists and do not support the State of Israel.
By JoeSettler
The unnatural alliance between Gantz and Lapid is what is preventing the formation of a government and may bring about new elections.
Netanyahu expressed surprise that Gantz refused to even meet him for talks.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Gantz’s political partners expressed anger that he did not share this information with them prior to its publication in the news.
Store owners have their blue and white paraphernalia ready for sale ahead of Israel's Independence Day this week. For some strange reason, balloon hammers have become part of the national tradition.