Herzliya Conference

Former Israeli defense minister Moshe Yaalon says he will run for prime minister

Yaalon said there are currently no existential threats facing Israel and accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of fear mongering to distract them from the nation's serious problems.

At security confab, Israeli coalition members split on West Bank policy

Speaking at the annual Herzliya Conference, senior Israeli government — including several top members of the ruling Likud Party — struck different and sometimes conflicting tones on Israel’s policy toward the Palestinians.

At Herzliya Conference, a split on importance of Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The big divide at the annual gathering of Israel’s policy elite is between politicians who prioritize addressing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and military officers who all but ignore it.

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