President of Israel Reuven Rivlin

Naftali Bennett, a hard-line right-wing leader in Israel, has agreed to form a coalition government, announcing a major step towards ending Netanyahu’s 12-year rule. Israel far-right Yamina party and moderate party Yesh Atid confirmed on Sunday (May 30th) that the two were working to form a coalition government. If both parties succeed in doing so, … Read more

President of Israel Reuven Rivlin has asked the long-time Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rival and leader of the centrist Yesh Atid party, Yair Lapid, to try to form a new government. The Likud party, led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, may now have to play the role of opposition, for the first time in … Read more