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Former Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu to return to power? Here's what exit polls show

Israel's fifth election in less than four years exasperated many voters, but the turnout was reported at the highest levels since 2015.

Nov 02, 2022, 08:18 AM IST

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid forms coalition to replace PM Benjamin Netanyahu

Yamina leader Naftali Bennett, Lapid, and Ra`am (United Arab List) chairman Mansour Abbas signed an agreement at a meeting on Wednesday night at Ramat Gan`s Kfar Hamaccabiah Hotel, in the first coalition deal ever signed by an Arab party.

Jun 03, 2021, 11:00 AM IST

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu wins Likud party's leadership race

Israel`s Channel 12 TV news reported that initial results showed Netanyahu won a landslide victory with about 70 per cent of the votes while his rival, Gideon Saar, won about 30 per cent.

Dec 27, 2019, 08:10 AM IST

Netanyahu's strongest challengers form alliance in Israeli election

Netanyahu, 69, has been in power for the past decade, with Likud at the helm of a parliamentary bloc.

Feb 21, 2019, 11:27 AM IST

Israeli PM Netanyahu to be questioned over alleged corruption

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to be questioned on Monday over two separate corruption allegations, after the Prosecutor General`s Office asked the police to carry out an investigation.

Jan 02, 2017, 15:58 PM IST

Netanyahu govt at risk of collapse: Israeli minister

A key Israeli minister said today that the government is at risk of collapsing if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's narrow coalition is not enlarged soon.

Apr 07, 2016, 20:49 PM IST

Israel's interior minister resigns over sexual harassment allegations

Israel`s Interior Minister Silvan Shalom on Monday announced his resignation after he was accused of sexual harassment last week.

Dec 21, 2015, 17:09 PM IST

Israel's vice premier resigns amid sexual harassment allegations

Israeli Vice Premier Silvan Shalom, a veteran politician in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu`s right-wing Likud party, resigned on Sunday following allegations that he had sexually harassed several women during his career.

Dec 21, 2015, 10:27 AM IST

Israel extends military exemption for ultra-Orthodox Jews

The 2014 law was seen by many Israelis as amending the historic injustice of an exemption handed to the ultra- Orthodox in 1948, when Israel was created.

Nov 25, 2015, 05:37 AM IST