Netanyahu's Likud Party to Lead Israeli Government

Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party have been asked to form Israel's next government, making Netanyahu prime minister. He was helped into power by backing from Avigdor Lieberman, the head of Yisrael...

Final Israel Election Results Confirm Stalemate

The final results are in from Israel's general election, with the Kadima party getting 28 seats and the Likud party with 27. This leaves Israel in a stalemate, as neither party can form a government alone. Both...

Israel Seals West Bank Ahead of Close National Election

In less than 24 hours Israel elects a new government, and in the hours beforehand the West Bank will be sealed down. Israel's hard liners surged ahead in public perception in the days leading up to the elections,...

Israeli Elections Too Close to Call after Recent Poll

Israeli's new government will be elected on February 10, and so far it is anyone's game. Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party has only a slim lead over Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's Kadima party, a lead that narrowed to two seats in the latest poll. Surveys of 1,000 Israelis...

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