A guide to the perplexed: What happens if Netanyahu fails to form a government?
A new prime minister? Another election? A minority government? All the scenarios that could unfold over the next few days.
Tag: Likud
The final stretch
The two major sticking points holding up a new coalition are haredi conscription and the justice minister appointment. Despite what ...
Progress reported in coalition talks between Likud, Yisrael Beytenu
The two major sticking points in negotiations to form a new government are haredi conscription and a proposed law that ...
On pins and needles
In two weeks or so, Likud officials will wait outside the Prime Minister’s Office to learn what role the prime ...
Central Election Committee head seeks probe into suspected voter fraud
Likud representatives cites irregularities at a number of polling places in Arab communities, including one that reported a suspicious 97% ...
Rivlin: I will ask Netanyahu to form the next government
In broadcast remarks on Tuesday, president says Likud leader "now has a majority of Knesset members" behind him.
'Israel can only rely on itself'
Likud voters think that victor is in the bag, so they don't need to vote. That would be a serious ...
The 1981 election as a cautionary tale
In 1981, the elite tried to separate Israel of the "second tier" from the leader they had voted into office, ...
'It doesn't matter how many generals you have – you need diplomatic daring'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is putting out a distress call: "If Likud voters don't wake up, we'll lose the election" ...
Netanyahu: We're on the brink of losing the election
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells Israel Hayom that in the home stretch of a particularly brutal election campaign, a victory ...