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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Final polls show Israeli election is neck and neck — again

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

Netanyahu says he will annex Hebron and adjacent West Bank settlement

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