Politics

Netanyahu to skip UN General Assembly due to ‘political circumstances’

Netanyahu also is scuttling a meeting on the sidelines of the General Assembly with President Trump.

By Marcy Oster September 18, 2019 2:25 pm

5 things to watch after Israel’s too-close-to-call election

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and challenger Benny Gantz are neck and neck, but neither the right nor left have enough seats to form a government coalition.

September 18, 2019 11:22 am

Trump names hostage negotiator Robert O’Brien as national security adviser

O’Brien as part of the U.S. team at the United Nations in 2005 spoke out against one-sided resolutions condemning Israel.

September 18, 2019 10:42 am

The first exit polls for Israel’s Election Day are in. It’s close.

By Marcy Oster September 17, 2019 3:47 pm

ICE detention facility apologizes to Jewish protesters for holding meeting just before Shabbat

By Ben Sales September 17, 2019 1:20 pm

Israel’s president urges voters to go to the polls, says he’ll work to avoid 3rd election

By Marcy Oster September 17, 2019 6:21 am

7 things to look for in Israel’s elections on Tuesday

By Marcy Oster September 16, 2019 5:16 pm

Final polls show Israeli election is neck and neck — again

By Marcy Oster September 16, 2019 3:03 pm

Israel’s election campaign has been a religious war of words

By Sam Sokol and Ben Sales September 16, 2019 11:43 am

Netanyahu says he will annex Hebron and adjacent West Bank settlement

By Marcy Oster September 16, 2019 8:32 am

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