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JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for a new law to allow the direct election of the nation's leader as a way to break the country's two-year political deadlock.
Shas Party leader urges MKs to support the measure as a way to break Israel's political stalemate • Yair Lapid calls to form “Israeli unity government.”
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Knesset speaker disqualifies Joint Arab List MKs’ oaths of office due to altered wording, after each lawmaker vows: “I pledge to fight the [Israeli] occupation, racism and apartheid.”
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s president on Tuesday handed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the difficult task of trying to form a new government, giving the embattled Israeli leader a chance to extend his lengthy term in office.
It calls for a national directorate to counter foreign influence and the amendment of a government resolution on women’s rights • Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid: “No sane prime minister could allow such a thing.”
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Reuven Rivlin expressed his frustration with Israel's deadlocked political system on Wednesday, saying he'll choose a candidate for prime minister he believes can overcome past grievances, forge “unconventional” alliances and is most likely to form a government.
“For 30 years, we’ve tried the path of isolationism, and it hasn’t gotten us anywhere. It’s time for a change,” says a senior member of the Arab-Israeli party.
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“We call on all members of the national camp to set aside their differences. Israel needs a solid, cohesive right-wing government,” says party leader Bezalel Smotrich.
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Reuven Rivlin announced Monday that he will begin consultations next week with Israel's political rivals in hopes of unraveling the country's post-election deadlock.
The New Hope Party leader must end his “foolish” boycott of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Likud officials say, as Yesh Atid enters coalition talks with Ra’am leader Mansour Abbas.
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- Tentative March 2 date set for unprecedented third Israeli elections
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