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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.

17/03/2015

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

17/03/2015

Israel

Palestinian expectations low for Israeli elections

The Israeli elections come at a tough time for Palestinians with Israel withholding more than 100m dollars in tax revenue as well as continued settlement building.

17/03/2015

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

16/03/2015

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.

16/03/2015

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

14/03/2015

Israel

Livni and Herzog merge in Zionist Union to oust Netanyahu

Running mates former justice minister Tzipi Livni and Labour Party leader Isaac Herzog are not an obvious electoral alliance teaming up against Prime

13/03/2015

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

12/03/2015

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

05/03/2015

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

04/03/2015

Israel

Netanyahu: Fears and lies

Benjamin Netanyahu is currently Washington’s uninvited guest, deciding the electoral boost back home is worth the White House snub. In any case

03/03/2015

Israel

Israel warns 'bad Iran deal' could spark Middle East nuclear arms race

As world powers seek an agreement in the Iran nuclear talks, Israel says it will try and thwart any deal that it believes undermines its security

19/02/2015

France

Full Interview: Israel's Bennett urges Europe to get tougher on terror

11/01/2015

Israel

Netanyahu expected to easily win Likud party primary ahead of elections

Israel’s election race is taking off with a primary vote for Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party. The Prime Minister is widely expected to

31/12/2014

USA

Palestinian resolution fails at UN Security Council

Palestinians express disappointment after failing to get a UN resolution approved which would have called for Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian land

31/12/2014

Israel

Netanyahu fires two Israeli ministers as early elections loom

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sacked two of his ministers and announced he wants to dissolve parliament “as soon as possible”

03/12/2014

Israel

Netanyahu sacks ministers paving way for early Israeli elections

Israel looks to be heading for early elections after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked two senior ministers from his coalition government. He

02/12/2014

Israel

Israeli cabinet backs bill which critics describe as 'undemocratic'

24/11/2014

West Bank

Far behind the wall: fighting for hope in Nablus

05/09/2014

World

Former Sharon advisor thinks he 'regretted Sabra and Shatila'

13/01/2014