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1 – 10 of 215For the first time since 2009, Netanyahu is facing a formidable challenge from a new centrist party, Blue and White, established by Benny Gantz, a former military chief of staff…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242166
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Netanyahu is beginning negotiations with the aim of forming a new coalition government after the April 9 general election, which saw right-wing and religious parties that are…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243479
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This will be the second general election in the space of less than six months after Netanyahu abandoned efforts to form a coalition following April’s vote. That leaves the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244368
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The country has been without a permanent government for close to a year after elections in April and September failed to produce a coalition; another snap poll is now scheduled…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249603
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The polarisation between opponents and supporters of the reforms has provoked a widespread street protest movement, which implemented a ‘Day of Paralysis’ yesterday. It has also…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB277959
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However, the bloc of right-wing and religious parties, most of whom are already members of Netanyahu’s current ruling coalition, have secured a majority of Knesset seats.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243160
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This followed the deaths of three Palestinians in an Israeli army incursion there on August 6, emphasising that the major two-day military assault on Jenin in early July failed to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281297
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That comes after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last month announced a dramatic change to US policy on West Bank settlements, declaring that the State Department no longer…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249271
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Fearing an early collapse of the fragile coalition government inaugurated in May, all constituent parties initially sought to avoid any controversial decisions over Jewish…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266054
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The heightened legal pressure on Netanyahu comes immediately after his management of a crisis over access to the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem exposed him to strong public…