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Israeli president handed lineup for government

66 days ago

Along with Netanyahu's faction, the government comprises Yesh Atid, which has vowed to help Israel's middle class and end draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jews; the Jewish Home party linked to...

Officials: Israeli government deal to be signed

67 days ago

Noga Katz, a spokeswoman for Netanyahu's Likud-Yisrael Beitenu faction, says leaders of the Yesh Atid and Jewish Home parties have given up last-minute demands to be named deputy prime ministers.

Government of Israel to exclude ultra-Orthodox

67 days ago

Under the agreement, Netanyahu bowed to the demands of his two main coalition partners, Yair Lapid of the centrist Yesh Atid party and Naftali Bennett of the pro-settlement Jewish Home party,...

Religious parties left out of new Israeli government as Netanyahu forced to...

67 days ago

Under the agreement, Netanyahu bowed to the demands of his two main coalition partners, Yair Lapid of the centrist Yesh Atid party and Naftali Bennett of the pro-settlement Jewish Home party,...

A look at the makeup of the new Israeli government

68 days ago

His party will also control the Education Ministry and three other minor portfolios.-Jewish Home (12 seats): Although its core constituency is modern Orthodox Jews, the party surged in the polls...

Spokeswoman: Israeli parties strike coalition deal

68 days ago

Netanyahu's bloc has now joined up with the centrist "Yesh Atid" and the pro-settler "Jewish Home" parties.

Israel's ultra-Orthodox suddenly are outsiders

70 days ago

Yesh Atid and the modern Orthodox Jewish Home surged in popularity by promising to change the system and "ease the burden" on middle class Israelis who serve in the military, work and pay taxes.

Jerusalem Arab residents contest highway route

71 days ago

Netanyahu is expected to put the pro-settler "Jewish Home" Party in charge of the Housing Ministry, giving it vast budgets to promote more settlement construction.

Israel police probe alleged lawmaker voter fraud

77 days ago

Rosenfeld said police are also investigating possible vote-buying misconduct by a lawmaker from the nationalist Jewish Home party.

Analysis: Netanyahu gambit appears to backfire

88 days ago

"Ayelet Shaked, a member of Jewish Home, said Thursday the party still hopes to join the coalition, but that she could not rule out the possibility of forcing new elections.

Orthodox rabbi seeks Israeli religious revolution

97 days ago

The rise of Yesh Atid and the Jewish Home reflect something of a backlash against Israel's ultra-Orthodox community, which makes up nearly 10 percent of the country's population of 8 million.

Israel's Netanyahu hits snags in building team

105 days ago

A likely partner, the pro-settler Jewish Home, even advocates annexation of large parts of the West Bank, the heartland of any future Palestinian state.

Netanyahu asked to form next Israeli government

108 days ago

The ultra-Orthodox Shas party is likely to resist any change to Israel's draft law, and the pro-settlements Jewish Home party will likely resist attempts to restart talks with the current...

New Israeli political star sets lofty expectations

116 days ago

The most likely candidates appear to be either smaller, ultra-Orthodox parties, which are sure to fight any reform in the draft law, or the pro-settler Jewish Home, which will resist any attempt...

Key parties in incoming Israeli parliament

117 days ago

Likud is known for opposition to compromise with the Palestinians, Yisrael Beitenu represents immigrants from the former Soviet Union and takes a hard line on the Palestinian issue.-Jewish Home...

Will a new, moderate Benjamin Netanyahu emerge from Israeli election?

117 days ago

His last coalition began with Israel Beiteinu, the religious Orthodox Shas party, left-leaning Labor and the ultra-nationalist Jewish Home.

Israeli election casts ex-TV anchor as kingmaker

118 days ago

Yet Jewish Home's call to annex 60 percent of the West Bank and prevent the creation of a Palestinian state appears to clash with Lapid's position.

Netanyahu coalition wins fewer seats in Israel's election

118 days ago

The staunchly pro-settlement Jewish Home party, which had been projected to take second place in the Parliament, ended up disappointed, with only 12 seats.

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu likely to stay in charge, but centrists' strength...

118 days ago

Moshe Samir, a 27-year-old taxi cab driver, said he'd also thought of voting for Netanyahu but had changed his vote at the last moment to Naftali Bennett of the Jewish Home party.

Key parties in Israeli elections

119 days ago

According to exit polls, Jewish Home won 12 seats.-Shas: Founded in the early 1980s by ultra-Orthodox Jews of Middle Eastern origin who felt marginalized.

Israel vote presents diplomatic, domestic choices

119 days ago

The three largest parties, according to polls, will be Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-line Likud-Yisrael Beitenu alliance, the centrist Labor and the pro-settlement Jewish Home.

Netanyahu expected to win re-election in Israel, but shifting politics cloud future

120 days, 4 seconds. ago

Many of those votes have been lost to Naftali Bennett, whose staunchly pro-settler party, Jewish Home, is expected to garner 14 seats, up from the five it currently holds.

Before Israelis vote, peace is not on agenda

120 days ago

The surging pro-settler Jewish Home party has gone even further.

Leading candidates in Israel's election

120 days ago

Critics accuse her of ignoring Israel's diplomatic and security challenges and failing to present a viable alternative to the security-obsessed right.-Naftali Bennett has been responsible for the...

Key facts about Israel's election

120 days ago

Key parties are the governing Likud Party, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who takes a hard line against the Palestinians and Iran; Jewish Home, led by high-tech millionaire Naftali...