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Israel election result 'continues deadlock in Middle East'

Likud, in spite of predictions, came out of Israel’s elections ecstatic. What a party! Campaign headquarters went wild as its gains mounted. This

Israel

Palestinian statehood buried in the Israeli ballot box

After Benjamin Netanyahu’s surprise election victory the prospect of a peace deal with the Palestinians, elusive at best, looks to buried in the

Israel

Israel election winner Netanyahu seeks Knesset majority

Confounding his critics and the opinion polls, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is celebrating a surprise victory in Israel’s general election. His

Israel

Israel elections: reactions from Washington DC

The Israeli election result has been greeted with neither surprise nor irritation in Washington. The White House had said that President Obama

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Israel

Exit polls show Israel elections too close to call

Exit polls show Netanyahu and Herzog tied while another gives the outgoing PM a one-point lead, while Joint List, a grouping of Arab parties comes in third.

Israel

Netanyahu seeks fourth term in tight race

Millions of Israelis have voted in a tightly fought election with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing an uphill battle. A strong campaign by the

Israel

Israel election 2015: how the night unfolded

The Israeli elections appear to have left the two main parties, Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud and Isaac Herzog’s Zionist Union neck and neck so the

Israel

Israel goes to polls in tight election contest

The leaders of both main parties have voted in Israel's parliamentary election. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Likud vowed he would form the next government, while Isaac Herzog of the Zionist Un

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Netanyahu votes as polls open in Israeli election

The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has voted in the country’s general election, fighting to stay in office for a fourth term. He cast his

Israel

Israel's election teases left that power is within reach

This Tuesday (March 17th), Israelis are threatening to vote Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government out of office. Centre-left Zionist Union

World

As Israeli election nears, economic concerns take precedence over peace

International observers are keen to know what the election will mean for peace talks with the Palestinians.

Israel

Scramble for votes pits Netanyahu's Likud against rightist allies

Flagging in opinion polls before Tuesday’s Israeli election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to rally his country’s rightists by casting

Israel

How Netanyahu's American influence wavered

Benjamin Netanyahu — nickname ‘Bibi’ — was born on October 21, 1949, in Tel Aviv, but his family then lived in Jerusalem. They moved to Philadelphia

Israel

Anti-Netanyahu rally draws huge crowds in Tel Aviv

An anti-Netanyahu rally has drawn huge crowds to the Israeli capital Tel Aviv. An estimated 35,000 people gathered to call for the Prime Minister to

Israel

Netanyahu's Congress speech no election clincher say Israelis

Bibi's speech to Congress divides opinion in Israel, just like everything else in this fractious election campaign

Switzerland

Kerry warns of 'gaps' with Iran and rebukes Netanyahu

The US Secretary of State wound up talks in Switzerland on Iran's nuclear programme, saying that 'significant gaps' remain.

USA

Israeli PM warns US against Iran nuclear deal and paving way to a nuclear nightmare

Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has warned the US that it’s negotiating a bad deal with Iran that will pave the way to a “nuclear nightmare”. The

USA

Israeli PM's passion if not message is appreciated by both sides of US Congress

Much had been written ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the US Congress – most of it in wonder at the Israeli leader’s

USA

Pro- and anti-Netanyahu protesters cry out from Capitol Hill

Just before Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to the US Congress, several dozen protesters took to Capitol Hill expressing views both for and against the

USA

Netanyahu warns US Congress against Iran nuclear deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned the US Congress that the nuclear accord being negotiated with Iran would help the Islamic