Tag: Benjamin Netanyahu

Both Netanyahu and Rivlin have also personally appealed separately to Putin on the young tourist's behalf.

"The government will be run in rotation. Netanyahu first. Then Gantz. Why? Because Gantz must have a training period."

Netanyahu’s office said he was keeping an eye on Issachar’s case; he discussed the matter with Putin at their meeting, and on the phone.

Surely, Netanyahu who swapped more than 1,000 Arab terrorists for one Israeli boychick would find it in his heart to let one hacker go in exchange for an innocent Israeli woman.

By 5 AM on October 6, Chief of Staff Davis Elazar recommended a full, immediate mobilization of forces and a preemptive air strike. He was overruled by Prime Minister Golda Meir.

Netanyahu told Peretz: "You're not boring," and noted the fact that since he had announced his intention to apologize to her, she had become boring to the media.

Israeli Arabs—who comprise 21% of the population—are involved in 57% of all murders, 55% of attempted murders, 59% of arson, 45% of robberies, and 26% of drug offenses.

"Today's Likud has nothing to do with the Revisionist movement. It is a collection of apparatchiks."

"We have major challenges around us but we also benefit from important cooperation and coordination with Russia. We will continue to be engaged."

Netanyahu called on the Arab sector leadership to “act responsibly and cooperate with the authorities" in order to change the situation.

The split that was announced by Bennett and Peretz right after election day – against Shaked's opinion – had to be postponed yet again.

A senior Yamina official rejected Netanyahu's request, telling Srugim, quite crudely, "We are not his chumps."

If there is a primary, Netanyahu will have to face the first real challenge to his leadership in at least a decade from senior party member Gideon Sa’ar.

"The purpose of this move is to shatter the illusion of there being a brewing revolt within Likud."

"Netanyahu agreed to go out on leave of absence in order to make forming a government possible. It's more than a simple show of leadership,” Edelstein pointed out.

Liberman says he still intends to try to convince Netanyahu to abandon his religious partners in the right-wing bloc.

The Likud said in response that they were "amazed at the decision by Blue&White to blow up the negotiations and cancel the meetings."

If Netanyahu comes in with 55 seats, he shouldn't really have to offer a rotation at the helm, seeing as Gantz only has 44 backers.

"All of us, without exception, make the decisions according to the good of the State of Israel... Considerations of security of the State of Israel alone are what dictate the parameters according to which we judge reality."

Tourism revenue has increased from 19 billion shekel ($5.5 billion) in 5778 to 22.4 billion shekel ($6.38 billion) in 5779.

49% said they thought a Blue&White minority government, with Labor, the Democratic Camp and outside support from the Joint Arab List would be an illegitimate government.

For Lapid, a rotation government would kill his own rotation deal with Benny Gantz (Lapid, who never graduated from high school, is not great with simple fractions).

The prime minister now has 28 days within which to create a coalition government of at least 61 mandates.

Yamina has seven Knesset seats, making it more a charity case than a threat in Netanyahu's plans.

Should Netanyahu not give up on any of his partners in the 55-MK bloc on the right, and Gantz also remains loyal to his own natural partners – their unity government would reach 99 MKs.

In addition to the two party leaders, negotiating teams from both parties were at the residence as well.

Neither Netanyahu, or Gantz, has the required 61 mandates with which to build a coalition government so far.

Blue&White told the Joint Arab List they reject their demands to repeal the Nationality Law, and the law that boosts enforcement of measures against illegal construction in the Arab sector.

Rivlin resumes his consultations with the remainder of the representatives of the parties on Monday.

Liberman posted on his Facebook page that there was no agreement between himself and Blue&White chairman Benny Gantz, and that his party knows how to get by in both the coalition and the opposition.