TEL AVIV — As he tries to cling to power, Benjamin Netanyahu is being buffeted by contradictory demands over the direction of the war in Gaza. His war cabinet is increasingly urging a cease-fire deal to be struck with Hamas — to secure the return of Israeli hostages — while lawmakers in his own Likud … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Ivo Daalder, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, is CEO of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and host of the weekly podcast “World Review with Ivo Daalder.” United States President Joe Biden starts 2024 in circumstances that any incumbent would envy. The economy is … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu faces a new crisis, this time involving his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, and War Cabinet member, as well as one-time political rival, Benny Gantz. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org The prime minister is under increasing domestic pressure due to security and intelligence lapses on … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. Israel’s top politicians sense a possible near-term election. And in their preparation, they have started complicating Israel’s war on Hamas, making relations with the country’s key Western ally, the United States, more difficult. In fact, currently, … Read more
The Likud Party would only earn 16 seats if elections were held today, according to a poll published by Channel 13 on Thursday evening. The poll additionally found that Benny Gantz’s National Unity party would earn 38 seats and Yesh Atid would earn 15 seats. Additionally, Shas would earn nine seats, Otzma Yehudit and … Read more
Israel’s emergency coalition was in danger of collapse on Wednesday evening after National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir pushed through plans to end Israel Prison Service commissioner Katy Perry’s term next month. Ben-Gvir’s decision caused uproar among ministers from Benny Gantz’s National Unity faction, which argued that the decision violated the emergency government agreement signed … Read more
Economy Minister Nir Barkat criticized the IDF’s policies on Sunday, saying that the army is being too nice. “I’m worried,” he said as the names of eight fallen soldiers were released. “Unfortunately, we’re too nice and too considerate. It’s inconceivable that we risk our soldiers and send them without cover into buildings that haven’t … Read more
Israel is close to reaching a “diplomatic solution” to move terror organization Hezbollah away from the northern border with Lebanon, KAN News reported Wednesday morning. Along with Israel’s main goal of moving Hezbollah forces north of the Litani River and away from Israeli civilians, discussions with European partners included the potential strengthening of the … Read more
