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Far-Right Ben-Gvir to Be Israel’s National Security Minister

Extremist politician Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has a long record of anti-Arab rhetoric and stunts, will become Israel's next minister of national security, according to the first of what are expected to be several coalition deals struck by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party. Likud announced the agreement with Ben-Gvir's…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Far-right Ben-Gvir to be police minister in Israeli gov’t

The deal will give considerable power to a figure known for his anti-Palestinian views.

Al Jazeera

Israel’s Netanyahu agrees to legalise West Bank settler outposts

Incoming Israeli PM promises far-right ally Ben Gvir that illegal settler outposts will be legalised.

Al Jazeera

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Israel Swears in New Parliament, Most Right-Wing in History

After nearly four years of political deadlock and five elections, Israel on Tuesday swore in the most right-wing parliament in its history. Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu is working to cobble together a far-right and religious governing coalition in the 120-seat parliament, or Knesset. Jewish left-leaning parties — long the champions…

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Benjamin Netanyahu Accepts Mandate To Form Israel’s Next Government

The Likud party leader has promised to take the country to greater heights

Zenger

Anger Among Likud Leaders Over Netanyahu's Ministerial Concessions

Likud party leaders expressed anger over an expected lineup of a new cabinet led by Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu after realizing that major ministerial portfolios could not be allocated to their party members. Israeli media said that the party's leadership was infuriated after reports that Shas party leader Aryeh Deri…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lapid Survives As Opposition Leader, But Challenges Ahead

Following the defeat at the polls, coalition members are furious that Lapid took mandates at their expense

Zenger

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Hebron’s Jewish settlers take heart from far-right polls surge in Israel

The triumph of extremist parties in recent elections is a cause for celebration in the birthplace of the settlement movement

The Guardian - UK

Israel's Netanyahu given chance to form far-right government

Israel’s president has asked former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new government, presenting the longtime leader currently standing trial on corruption charges with the chance to end an era of political instability and elections in Israel with his partners on the far right

The Independent UK

Israel election: what history can tell us about the prospects for stable government under Bibi Netanyahu

After a brief stint in opposition, Benyamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and their far-right allies have bucked the pollsters’ predictions of an electoral stalemate and look set to take power with a majority in the Knesset (the Israeli parliament). It will be the most right-wing government since the founding of the…

The Conversation

Israeli Leaders Warn Of Nation Divided At Ceremony Marking Yitzhak Rabin’s Death

Both President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Yair Lapid suggested at the ceremony that Israel's democracy is under threat.

Zenger

A stunning political comeback for Israel’s Netanyahu may give way to governing nightmare ahead

Israel’s political magician has done it again.

The Conversation

Netanyahu Awaiting Results of US Midterm Elections Before Forming Govt

Israel's Likud party chief Benjamin Netanyahu met with the leaders of his allied right-wing and religious bloc in Jerusalem on Sunday for talks on forming the country’s next government. However, political sources close to him said the former PM is waiting the results of Tuesday’s US midterm election before deciding…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Settlers Have High Hopes After Netanyahu Election Win

High atop a rocky hill in the occupied West Bank, Israeli settlers exhilarated by a resounding right-wing election triumph surveyed a landscape dotted with Palestinian villages, scouting new spots to put down roots. The Nov. 1 ballot saw Religious Zionism, a hard-line settler party, soar to third place in parliament,…

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British PM Abandons Plan To Move Embassy To Jerusalem

It's almost exactly 45 years since Anwar Sadat addressed the Knesset, recalled PM Sunak promoting Arab-Israel normalization

Salon

Alarm as Netanyahu moves further right

"The election's biggest surprise is the resounding success of the radical right-wing Religious Zionism coalition"

The Guardian - UK

Netanyahu begins coalition talks to form Israeli government

Veteran leader and his far-right allies win decisive 64 seats in 120-seat Knesset

Al Jazeera

Turnout low, and Palestinians divided, after Israel elections

Some 55 percent of eligible Palestinian voters in Israel participated in parliamentary elections.

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Key Steps In The Formation Of Israel’s Next Government

Netanyahu is all set to occupy the Prime Minister's office again.

The Guardian - UK

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu comeback brings despair for leftwing parties

Outgoing coalition suffers poor election result as some parties of the left lose voice in Knesset altogether

Al Jazeera

Israel’s US backers face ‘moment of reckoning’ as far right rises

Experts say Israel supporters in Washington will have more trouble defending its policies as gov’t moves further right.

The Guardian - UK

Israel’s Yair Lapid congratulates Benjamin Netanyahu on election victory

Longest serving prime minister, who is still facing corruption charges, is expected to lead far-right coalition

Al Jazeera

Analysis: The fall and rise of Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu was able to return to power by utilising the far right, a side of Israeli politics that had been shunned.

The Conversation

Israeli elections: Benjamin Netanhayu set to return – with some extreme new partners

It looks very much as if Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, Benyamin (Bibi) Netanyahu, will soon be back in office. The results of the 2022 elections (the fifth in four years) give his bloc a clear lead in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament.

Zenger

Netanyahu: ‘We’ll Return Israel To Its Place As A Rising Power Among The Nations’

Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to be the next Israeli PM based on exit poll forecasts

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