The Israeli parliament was officially dissolved, after the scheduled vote in the Knesset (Parliament), as broadcast by the French Agency. According to the report, early elections were announced for November 1st. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has announced to his party that he will not run in the upcoming elections, according to a statement issued […]
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Israel: Mutual Ruling Coalition Finally Crashes into Reality of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The only government in Israeli history backed by an Arab party formed to oust former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should have avoided divisive issues but clashed with the Palestinians. In June 2021, after more than two and a half years of political crisis that led Israel to four electoral contests, radical right-wing leader Naftali Bennett […]
Political stalemate in Israel: Government submits bill for dissolution of Parliament – Prime Minister Lapid
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, the two leaders of the ruling coalition, will submit a bill to dissolve parliament (the Knesset) to call for early elections. “After exhausting all efforts to stabilize the coalition, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and (…) Jair Lapid decided to put the bill (dissolution of […]
Bennett: Biden’s visit to help ‘integrate country into Middle East’
US President Joe Biden will help Israel strengthen its regional ties and take its alliance with Washington to a new high during his trip to the Middle East in July, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced today. The visit will help “integrate Israel into the Middle East,” the prime minister’s office said […]
Israeli Prime Minister’s surprise visit to Abu Dhabi
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett paid a surprise visit to the United Arab Emirates today to meet with President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, according to an Israeli statement. Bennett’s visit to Abu Dhabi – the third in recent months – had not been announced before. According to the statement, the two leaders, whose countries […]
Israel: Bennett calls on Israelis to support his government
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett today published an open letter to the people of the country asking for their support so that his governing coalition does not collapse for the sake of political stability and the proper functioning of the state. The letter was published on the first anniversary of the formation of Bennett’s coalition […]
Israel: Just $ 2 will cost every interception with laser air defense system, says Prime Minister Bennett
It will cost just $ 2 each to intercept a laser-based air defense system that Israel hopes to develop next year to neutralize enemy missiles and drones, Israeli Prime Minister Nafta said today. Israel is currently dependent on anti-aircraft missile launch systems, which cost tens of thousands to millions of dollars, to deal with these […]
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett: ‘Tehran’s asylum has ended’
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said today that Iran would not go unpunished for its attacks through third countries. The statement came a week after a Revolutionary Guards colonel was assassinated in Tehran. Hassan Sayad Hodai was accused by Israel of planning attacks on Israeli civilians around the world, was shot and killed in the […]
Putin apologized to Israel for Lavrov’s comments about Hitler
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had apologized for comments made by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that Hitler had “Jewish roots.” Mr. Bennett, after a telephone conversation with the head of the Russian state, stressed that he accepted his apology. Putin also thanked him for clearing up […]
Israel: Riots in Mosque Square shake Naftali Bennett’s coalition government
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s coalition government is shocked by a new wave of violence in Jerusalem Square. Early in the morning, hundreds of Palestinian protesters began collecting stones in the square before the arrival of Jewish believers at the site, the holiest site of Judaism and the third shrine of Islam, according to Israeli […]