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/ 10 November 2022

Call for SA Jews to condemn far-right Zionist party in Israel’s coalition government

Inclusion of racist and homophobic extremists goes against the state’s Declaration of Independence’s vision of equality and justice

By Jewish Democratic Initiative

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/ 3 March 2020

Netanyahu claims Israel election win despite corruption charges

Monday’s election left the veteran right-winger in prime position to form a government and end a year of political deadlock, after similar votes in April and September proved inconclusive

By Ben Simon

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/ 10 April 2019

Netanyahu on path for victory in Israeli election

Netanyahu sought to portray himself as Israel’s essential statesman in the run-up to the vote and highlighted his bond with US President Donald Trump

By Mike Smith 1

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/ 9 April 2019

Israel election: What are the key issues for voters?

Security, corruption and the economy have been dominating the campaigns before Tuesday’s vote

By Mersiha Gadzo

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/ 8 April 2019

Netanyahu, Gantz make final pitches before Israeli vote

Ahead of Tuesday’s vote, opinion polls are giving Netanyahu’s Likud and Gantz’s Blue and White a similar number of seats in the 120-seat parliament

By Mike Smith 1

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/ 23 March 2009

Netanyahu recruits Shas party for Israel coalition

Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud signed a coalition deal with the ultra-Orthodox Shas party on Monday, bringing the leader closer to forming a government.

By Ori Lewis

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/ 16 March 2009

Israel’s Likud signs first coalition agreement

Israeli prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu signed his first coalition agreement overnight with the ultranationalist Israel Beiteinu party.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 27 February 2009

Last-ditch effort for broad Israel govt collapses

Last-ditch efforts to form a broad-based Israeli coalition failed on Friday, fuelling concerns about prospects for peace with the Palestinians.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 27 February 2009

Netanyahu meets Livni in fresh bid for coalition govt

Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu was making a fresh bid on Friday to persuade Tzipi Livni to bring her centrist Kadima party into an Israeli coalition.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 25 February 2009

Israel’s Netanyahu kicks off coalition talks

Benjamin Netanyahu, the hawkish leader of Israel’s Likud party, has not given up hope of forging a broad coalition government.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 20 February 2009

Israel picks Netanyahu to form government

Right-wing leader Benjamin Netanyahu will be asked to form the next Israeli government, the office of President Shimon Peres said on Friday.

By Joseph Nasr

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/ 19 February 2009

Israel’s Peres to pick government by Monday

The Israeli president was to hold talks with party officials on Thursday and decide within four days who will be tasked with forming a new government.

By Patrick Moser

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/ 13 February 2009

Israel braced for weeks of political uncertainty

Final results confirmed the Kadima party narrowly won the election but suggested Likud is better placed to form a government.

By Patrick Moser

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/ 11 February 2009

Disarray as Israeli election rivals claim victory

Israel faced on Wednesday what could be weeks of political uncertainty after an election that ended with clashing claims of victory.

By Dan Williams and Jeffrey Heller

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/ 3 February 2009

Israel’s Netanyahu vows to smash Hamas

Hawkish frontrunner Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday vowed he would smash Hamas if he becomes Israel’s prime minister after next week’s elections.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 29 January 2009

Netanyahu vows tough line against Hamas

Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas on Thursday of pursuing its ”terror efforts” despite a ceasefire in the Gaza war.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 26 January 2009

Netanyahu maintains edge in Israel election race

Front-runner Benjamin Netanyahu has moved quickly to deflect allegations his victory could mean conflict with new US President Barack Obama.

By Jeffrey Heller

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/ 26 October 2008

Israel’s Livni to call for early general elections

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni was expected to announce her failure to form a new government on Sunday and call for snap general elections.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 27 May 2008

Key witness testifies in Olmert bribery case

A United States businessman at the centre of a bribery case against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert testified on Tuesday he gave the Israeli leader cash-stuffed envelopes but without expecting any favours in return. ”I never expected anything personally. I never had any personal benefits from this relationship whatsoever,” Morris Talansky told court.

By Jeffrey Heller

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/ 23 May 2008

Israeli police quiz Olmert again in bribery case

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was questioned by police for an hour on Friday, the second time this month that investigators have quizzed him over allegations he took bribes from an American businessman. Investigators from the National Fraud Unit turned up early for a previously arranged appointment at Olmert’s official residence in Jerusalem.

By Joseph Nasr

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/ 12 May 2008

Olmert faces growing public mistrust over bribe scandal

Public mistrust is mounting against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, with an opinion poll on Monday showing a majority of Israelis think he should resign over a new probe into corruption allegations. Fifty-nine percent of Israelis want Olmert to step down, according to the survey published by the Yediot Aharonot newspaper.

By Charly Wegman

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/ 9 May 2008

Olmert resists calls to quit over bribery probe

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert faced a barrage of calls to resign on Friday after he admitted taking cash from an American businessman at the centre of a police investigation into suspected bribery. But Olmert, whose departure could disrupt peace negotiations with the Palestinians, continued with his duties.

By Avida Landau