Yisrael Beiteinu

Israel's security is its priority, Netanyahu says

65 days ago

Avigdor Lieberman, the former foreign minister who heads the nationalist Yisrael Beiteinu party, which has formed a bloc with the Likud, served notice Monday that his faction would "emphatically...

Israeli leader says peace hopes 'delusional'

66 days ago

Lieberman, a former foreign minister, leads Yisrael Beitenu, a hardline political party that has formed a joint bloc with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party.

A look at the makeup of the new Israeli government

69 days ago

Yisrael Beitenu, which represents immigrants from the former Soviet Union, takes an even harder line toward the Palestinians.

Trial opening for Israel's former foreign minister

95 days ago

That would shake up Israeli politics because Lieberman and his Yisrael Beitenu faction are powerful political players.

Orthodox rabbi seeks Israeli religious revolution

99 days ago

The Yisrael Beitenu lawmakers, whose party ran with the Likud on a joint list, also support Stav, said Yekutiel Zafari, a party official.

Key parties in incoming Israeli parliament

118 days ago

HARD-LINE AND RELIGIOUS BLOC-Likud-Yisrael Beitenu (31 seats): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud teamed up with Yisrael Beitenu for the election.

Rise of Israeli centrist raises hopes for peace

119 days ago

Avraham Diskin, a political scientist from Jerusalem's Hebrew University, said Netanyahu's merger with former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu turned out to be a huge error.

Netanyahu coalition wins fewer seats in Israel's election

120 days ago

The polls released by Israel's three largest television stations showed Netanyahu's right-wing coalition of the Likud and Yisrael Beiteinu parties winning 31 seats, followed by the new centrist...

Key parties in Israeli elections

120 days ago

Labor is in second place in polls after the joint Likud-Yisrael Beiteinu list.

Leading candidates in Israel's election

121 days ago

His Yisrael Beitenu party is expected to join the next government, but Lieberman's own future remains unclear.

Key facts about Israel's election

121 days ago

Likud and Yisrael Beitenu have joined forces in a unified list for the election, but will continue to function as separate parties after the election.

Israeli PM faces tough choice if re-elected

123 days ago

All the polls show that Netanyahu's Likud Party - in alliance with the more nationalist Israel Beitenu party - will win more than a quarter of the seats, and together with other rightist and...

Israel's Lieberman hints he may quit if convicted

129 days ago

Such a decision could shake up the Israeli political system, because Lieberman is the driving force behind his kingmaker party, Yisrael Beiteinu.

Israel formally indicts ex-minister Lieberman

144 days ago

His Yisrael Beiteinu party is running with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud in the Jan. 22 election, and he is expected to serve as a lawmaker in the next parliament.

Israeli Arabs unenthusiastic about Jan. 22 vote

155 days ago

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main coalition partner, Yisrael Beitenu, made a strong showing in 2009 elections with a message that questioned the loyalty of Israeli Arabs.

Israeli foreign minister officially resigns

158 days ago

Lieberman's Yisrael Beitenu and Netanyahu's Likud Party recently joined forces in the election, enabling the ultranationalist politician to position himself as Netanyahu's heir.

Israeli foreign minister indicted, steps down

159 days ago

"Lieberman, 54, leads the secular, ultranationalist Yisrael Beiteinu party, which last month joined forces with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party.

Israel's Likud choosing parliament candidates

179 days ago

Likud has teamed up for the Jan. 22 general election with the Israel Beiteinu Party of ultranationalist Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, himself a settler.