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February 20, 2013
6:07 am

Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hatnua party leader Tzipi Livni hold a joint press conference to announce Hatnua's joining the coalition on Tuesday, February 19 (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Meretz leader slams Livni for joining coalition

Zahava Gal-on says that Netanyahu will not make peace; Likud MKs fear appointments will block rightist legislation

By Ron Friedman

February 20, 2013
12:20 am

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and leader of the Hatnua party, Tzipi Livni, seen during a joint press conference, where Livni announced she was joining Netanyahu's government as the minister of justice, February 19, 2013. (Photo credit: Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

Tzipi Livni, never missing an opportunity to make the wrong decision

She was the woman of principle who implored Labor and Yesh Atid to join her in blocking Netanyahu. Now she’s traded her integrity for two ministries and a meaningless promise to head peace talks

By Raphael Ahren

February 20, 2013
12:16 am

Shas co-leaders Ariel Atias (right), Aryeh Deri (center) and Eli Yishai address the party on January 27. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Shas set to follow Livni into Netanyahu government

Party leaders say deal with Likud party could be signed within days; Kadima may follow suit

By Ilan Ben Zion

February 19, 2013
1:10 pm

The rabbi and the rock: Dov Lipman in his Knesset office (photo credit: Courtesy)

Dov Lipman’s rock solid struggle for a better Israel

The first US-born MK in 30 years discusses his improbable rise, and the endemic corruption in Israeli politics he and his newly empowered party insist they’ll tackle

By Raphael Ahren and David Horovitz

February 18, 2013
11:56 pm

Former foreign minister MK Avigdor Liberman and Shas leader MK Eli Yishai at a celebration for MK Aryeh Deri's birthday, held at the Knesset, February 18, 2013 (photo credit: Flash90)

Liberman dons black kippa at Deri’s party

It’s all fun and games as some of last month’s election victors enjoy the birthday spoils

By Greg Tepper

February 10, 2013
4:24 pm

Yesh Atid's Ruth Calderon seen during introduction day for new Knesset members, on February 3, 2013. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Yesh Atid MK and Shas head trade barbs over anthem

Ruth Calderon criticized for raising the possibility of changing Hatikva wording to be more inclusive of non-Jewish Israelis

By Gabe Fisher

February 7, 2013
9:10 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, shakes hands with Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett at the opening session of the Knesset earlier this month, as President Shimon Peres looks on. Behind them are Labor's Shelly Yachimovich and Yesh Atid's Yair Lapid. (Photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Netanyahu finally invites right-wing rival for talks

Prime minister meets Lapid a second time and even hosts Meretz’s leader before reaching out to Jewish Home’s Naftali Bennett, his former aide, for coalition talks next week

By Times of Israel staff

February 7, 2013
3:19 pm

Interior Minister Eli Yishai speaks during a Shas party meeting at the Knesset in June (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash 90)

Yishai: Unless Lapid bends, he’ll be in the opposition

Shas chairman says his main concern is preventing a tear in Israeli society

By Ron Friedman and Stuart Winer

February 6, 2013
10:49 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Yesh Atid leader, Yair Lapid, at the opening session of the Knesset, February 5, 2013 (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Netanyahu and Lapid to meet again on coalition deal

Leaders to hold second session, days after Lapid made public his prime ministerial ambitions; Livni reported ready to join government

By Times of Israel staff and Michal Shmulovich

February 5, 2013
3:50 pm

The Knesset plenum (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

The 120 members of the 19th Knesset

Israel’s MKs, arranged by party

By Times of Israel staff

February 5, 2013
3:08 pm

Staying or leaving? Aryeh Deri (with the blue tie) and other Shas leaders meet with Likud to discuss forming a coalition. Deri is reportedly mulling a run for Jerusalem's top office (photo credit: Gideon Markowicz/Flash90)

Get to work

The 19th Knesset is set to begin but the status of the current coalition talks makes one wonder: How long will it last?

By Yossi Nachemi

February 4, 2013
11:56 pm

Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid (left) and Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett at a conference in Ramat Gan, December 17, 2012 (photo credit: Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)

Coalition talks heat up as Netanyahu slams Lapid, woos Livni

Jewish Home leader says he ‘won’t betray’ Yesh Atid chief in political battle to draft ultra-Orthodox Israelis

By Asher Zeiger

February 4, 2013
6:57 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a difficult task in putting together a coalition. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

Netanyahu to Arab parties: I am PM for all Israelis

On second day of coalition talks, Jewish Home and Shas spar; Likud-Beytenu representatives meet with Hatnua and Kadima