As Israel gears up for early elections, Netanyahu appears home free While it is unclear how easy it will be for Benjamin Netanyahu to form a stable government, there seems little doubt that he will remain prime minister.
Palestinian hunger strikers denied release Israel’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal for the release of two hunger-striking Palestinians.
Israel’s Knesset dissolved, new elections called for Sept. 4 Israel’s Cabinet agreed to hold early elections for the 19th Knesset on Sept. 4.