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Israel to dissolve parliament, call 5th election in 3 years
Israel's weakened coalition government announced Monday that it would dissolve parliament and call new elections, setting the stage for the possible return to power of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or another period of prolonged political gridlock.
Israel backs US return to UNESCO: Blinken
Israel, which withdrew from the UN cultural agency UNESCO with the United States over alleged bias in 2019, has no objections to a US return, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.
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Putin's letter will provoke a new international conflict?
In a letter to the Prime Minister of Israel, Naphtali Bennett, the President of Russia requested that the Alexander Nevsky Church in Jerusalem's Old City be immediately transferred to Russian ownership.
Trump in foul-mouthed tirade on old ally Netanyahu: Report
Former U.S. president Donald Trump spat an expletive about his old ally, Israel's ex-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for congratulating Joe Biden on his victory in last year's election, according to a new book.
Trump lashed out in an interview for a book on U.S.-Israel relations during his presidency, author Barak Ravid wrote on the Axios website on Dec. 10.
Bulgaria is Struggling to Exit an Era of Political ‘Kings’
If the word "interregnum" had to be explained with present-day examples in a European textbook, Bulgaria could well be used to describe what is essentially a (potentially dark) period between two regimes.
Serbian City Cherishes Memories of Israeli Leader’s Ancestors
Yair Lapid rocked the world when his coalition unseated Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu - but far from Tel Aviv, in Serbia's Vojvodina province, many Jews still remember his Novi Sad-born father.
Israel’s Lapid begins 'historic' UAE trip
Israel's top diplomat Yair Lapid on June 29 began the first-ever official visit by an Israeli minister to the United Arab Emirates, after the two nations normalized ties in September.
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Op-ed: In memoriam Ambassador Arye Mekel
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After 12 Straight Years of Netanyahu Rule Israel Has New Government
A coalition of ideologically divergent parties ousted on Sunday the hawk Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister, and formed a new government in a seismic shift in the country's turbulent politics.
Israel’s Netanyahu ousted as ’change’ coalition forms new govt
A motley alliance of Israeli parties on June 13 ended Benjamin Netanyahu's 12 straight years as prime minister, as parliament voted in a new government led by his former ally, right-wing Jewish nationalist Naftali Bennett.