Israeli election
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, right, tasks Benjamin Netanyahu with forming a government in Jerusalem, April 17, 2019. (Haim Zach/GPO)
April 18, 2019, 9:47 am
Netanyahu officially tasked with forming Israel’s next government
President Reuven Rivlin has officially tasked Benjamin Netanyahu, the current prime minister, with forming Israel’s next government.
Yaakov Litzman
April 11, 2019, 12:00 am
‘Extradite Leifer’ pleads voter
THE ongoing saga surrounding attempts to extradite Malka Leifer has impacted on the Israeli election, for one Australian oleh at least.
By Nathan Jeffay
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the media in Ramat Gan, Israel, Feb. 21, 2019. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
April 8, 2019, 11:31 am
Netanyahu says he will annex West Bank if re-elected
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a live television interview that he is considering annexing the West Bank if he is re-elected prime minister in this week’s national elections.
Bibi or Benny? Just days out from the Israeli election, front-runners Benny Gantz and Benjamin Netanyahu are neck and neck.
April 4, 2019, 12:00 am
Netanyahu vs Gantz: still neck and neck
BOTH of the top players still have everything to play for as Israel's voters prepare to go to the polls on Tuesday, to decide what is still a neck-and-neck race.
By Nathan Jeffay
An Israeli motorcyclist passes billboards put up by the Blue and White alliance featuring their candidate for prime minister, Benny Gantz, alongside his fellow party leaders next to a panel showing Benjamin Netanyahu and extreme right-wing politicians. On the right side the Hebrew translates as “Kahane lives” and on the left reads, “People of Israel live Blue and White”. Photo: EPA/Jim Hollander
March 21, 2019, 12:00 am
‘Bibi hacked Iranians, Iranians hacked Gantz’
BENNY Gantz's bid to become Israel's Prime Minister is in crisis, after it emerged that his phone was hacked and the content passed to Iranians. 
By Nathan Jeffay
Benjamin Netanyahu at the Menachem Begin Heritage Centre this week. Photo: EPA/Abir Sultan
March 14, 2019, 12:00 am
Bibi incurs wrath of Rivlin and Wonder Woman
Benjamin Netanyahu is under attack from both Israel's President and Wonder Woman for insulting Arab citizens.
By Nathan Jeffay
Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: EPA/Jim Hollander
March 7, 2019, 12:00 am
Bibi to be indicted
Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting for his political survival, in the throes of his biggest crisis since he came to power, after Israel’s top lawyer announced plans to indict him.
By Nathan Jeffay
March 27, 2015, 12:00 am
Reaction to Bibi victory
By Evan Zlatkis
March 12, 2015, 12:00 am
Israel votes: The view from Australia
By Gareth Narunsky
January 31, 2013, 12:00 am
Election defies pundits
THE Israeli election result flies in the face of media commentators and critics who had charged Israel with moving to the political right, local Jewish leaders say.
By Gareth Narunsky
January 17, 2013, 12:00 am
It doesn’t end with the poll
THE likely winner of Tuesday’s Israeli election has been known for a long time, but that doesn’t mean it’s a poll to ignore.
By Nathan Jeffay
January 17, 2013, 12:00 am
The Israeli election: A guide for the perplexed
January 7, 2013, 12:00 am
Arab MK clear to run in poll
There was anger in Israel’s front-running party Likud-Beitenu this week, after the Supreme Court overturned a decision to disqualify a controversial Arab MK from the January 22 election. The Central Elections Committee had ruled that Hanin Zoabi (pictured), who took part in the 2010 flotilla which tried to breach Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza, could not run for a further term in Knesset.
By Nathan Jeffay
January 4, 2013, 12:00 am
Likud-Beitenu could lose seats
BENJAMIN Netanyahu’s election list is losing support as polling day gets closer, according to public-opinion surveys published this week.
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