Explainers

Everything you need to know about the Israeli government that will replace Benjamin Netanyahu

The new government will be an unprecedented alliance of political right and left, Jews and Arabs, all dedicated to one goal: ending the Netanyahu era.

By Ben Sales June 2, 2021 4:43 pm

A TV screen broadcasts the exit poll results of the Israeli election in Tel Aviv on March 2, 2020. After more than a year of political deadlock, Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz have agreed to form a government together. (Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)

Explainer

5 key takeaways about the Gantz-Netanyahu deal and Israel’s new government

Netanyahu remains in power, his chief rival is set to take over and more from a multifaceted agreement that ended a year of political stalemate.

April 21, 2020 5:07 pm

Yuli Edelstein, the speaker of the Israeli Knesset, shown on an official visit to Warsaw in 2017. (Maciej Gillert/Getty Images)

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Israel is going through a constitutional crisis

It has to do with the coronavirus. Kind of.

March 24, 2020 5:32 pm

Explainer

What the killing of the top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani means for Jews, the US and Israel

By Ron Kampeas January 4, 2020 11:48 am

Explainer

How Britain’s huge upcoming election affects Jews

By Cnaan Liphshiz December 6, 2019 2:44 pm

Blue and White party chairmen Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid during a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, Nov. 18, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Explainer

Israel might be headed to a third round of elections in less than a year

By Marcy Oster November 20, 2019 5:18 pm

Explainer

Netanyahu didn’t win Israel’s election. So why is he getting the chance to form a government?

By Josefin Dolsten September 26, 2019 11:44 am

The Trump-Ukraine controversy, and the Jews involved, explained

By Ron Kampeas September 24, 2019 12:35 pm

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Netanyahu’s push to annex the Jordan Valley, explained

By Ben Sales September 10, 2019 4:33 pm

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Here we go again: A beginner’s guide to Israel’s 2nd election in 2019

By Ben Sales September 9, 2019 4:20 pm

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