Political Deadlock: Israel Faces Government Formation Crisis November Deadline

President Herzog must tap candidate to form new government by November 11, with fraught negotiations likely to follow.

Dan Steinbock Informed Comment The attempt to discredit an election that Netanyahu could not win exposes a much darker project: the exclusion of its Palestinian citizens from democratic power, the …

Israel's democratic process highlights a stark contrast with Gaza, where generations have grown up without general elections.

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Israel's president calls on political leaders to compromise in order to establish a new government and avoid repeat elections after neither bloc achieved an outright majority.

After losing ground in Israel's election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must draw on decades of political capital and reckon with old foes if he is to build a governing coalition.

Whatever Israel's election produces, Washington and Europe should examine one data point before offering congratulations. The Israeli human rights organization Yesh Din reported that, 93.6 percent [···]

This Jewish ex-cop will represent an Arab party in Israel's newly elected parliament: AP report - Region - World

Israel's parliamentary elections have produced a political deadlock whose consequences extend far beyond the formation of the next government.

Thousands rallied in Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities on Saturday evening to demand a governing coalition involving Arab parties, while right-wing activists staged counter-demonstrations calling [···]

Manhattan: As congestion pricing rolls out across New York City, one neighborhood has been completely forgotten in the crosshairs: Roosevelt Island. Its residents face a unique geographic reality. [···]

Who bears responsibility for what happened on 7 October 2023 was the defining question of the Israeli election - what followed in Gaza hardly registered, writes Edmund Heaphy.

Israeli shares and the shekel fell as it emerged that the election would lead to a stalemate. The economy's legendary resilience is being put to the test again

Two elections, billions of opinions, and one overlooked lesson about AI, money, and the way we make decisions.

The Joint List has offered to support an alternative Israeli government without joining it, as Netanyahu's bloc falls short of a majority. Opposition and Arab-led parties together hold 67 seats, [···]

On the maths, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lost the election by a landslide. Yet, he looks most likely to form government due to a long-standing taboo in Israeli society.

After the results of Tuesday's election produced a stalemate, there are few options available to prevent another round of elections – a minority opposition government or a centrist unity government.

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To Israelis, the two leading contenders after the election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot, a former chief of staff, offer sharply different personalities, styles and even paths [···]

Give peace a chance': Israeli protesters urge opposition to ally with Arab parties Hundreds of Israelis took to the streets on Saturday to urge the opposition to ally with Arab parties to oust [···]

Thousands have demonstrated in Tel Aviv, calling for the participation of Arab parties in Israel's next government as the election result hangs in the balance.

Neither Netanyahu's bloc nor his opponents secured parliamentary majority, leaving Arab parties central to efforts to form government | Anadolu

Israeli opposition Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot is vowing to assemble a broad governing coalition to prevent another election.

Protesters in Israel are calling for the opposition to form an alliance with Arab parties to remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This follows gains by Arab-majority parties in recent elections.

Hundreds of Israelis took to the streets on Saturday to urge the opposition to ally with Arab parties to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has gone on the offensive against the minority [···]

The government belongs to those elected to lead it. The country belongs to all of us. I believe Rabbi Sacks would have recognized this as the essence of covenant.

This Jewish ex-cop will represent an Islamist party in Israel's newly elected parliament

SAKHNIN, Israel: A Jewish ex-cop and self-described Zionist might seem an unlikely candidate to represent an Islamist party in Israel's parliament. But Yoav Segalovitz will soon be seated in the [···]

L'Chaim Israel – after the elections | The

Demonstrations demanding a united government with Arab parties were held in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa and northern Israel, as right-wing pro-Netanyahu demonstrators rallied against cooperation with [···]

The hate speech, amplified by social media and AI, comes amid rising illegal settler violence in the occupied West Bank and limited accountability for attacks on Palestinians, the report says.

Israel's allegations of Qatari election interference rejected

Israel's Eisenkot vows to form broad new government after inconclusive election