December 2, 2014
8:23 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the press to announce new elections, Tuesday, December 2, 2014. (photo credit: Emil Salman/POOL)

Accusing Lapid and Livni of attempted ‘putsch,’ Netanyahu fires them, calls elections

PM says ministers tried to woo ultra-Orthodox into alternative coalition, made it impossible for him to govern; Livni calls him a ‘coward’ for firing her by phone

By Elie Leshem and Ilan Ben Zion

December 2, 2014
6:48 pm

Economy Minister Naftali Bennett (left) with Finance Minister Yair Lapid in the Knesset, March 11, 2014 (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Bennett, Netanyahu said to forge new alliance

Jewish Home leader says he regrets last year’s decision to join forces with Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid

By Times of Israel staff

December 2, 2014
6:26 pm

Justice Minister Tzipi Livni (left) and Finance Minister Yair Lapid (right) in the Knesset, July 31, 2013 (photo credit: Flash90)

Netanyahu fires Lapid, Livni from ministerial posts

PM says he won’t tolerate presence of cabinet members who ‘attack government policies'; Yesh Atid party: Sacking minister ‘is an act of cowardice and loss of control’

By Ilan Ben Zion

December 2, 2014
4:20 pm

Benjamin Netanyahu casting his vote in Jerusalem for the 2009 Knesset elections (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

A plague on all their houses

Op-ed: Israeli voters might be forgiven for thinking their leaders are more interested in power for power’s sake than in the effective governance of the nation in a region fraught with dangers. Israeli voters would be correct

By David Horovitz

December 2, 2014
3:55 pm

Isaac Herzog leading a Labor Party meeting in the Knesset, December 1, 2014. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Opposition leader calls for center-left bloc to defeat PM

Isaac Herzog says he can lead country, blames Netanyahu for coalition’s failures

By Stuart Winer

December 2, 2014
3:55 pm

Yair Lapid at the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on November 30, 2014 (photo credit: Alex Kolomoisky/Pool/Flash90)

Yair Lapid ‘failed miserably’ with the economy, Likud charges

En route to elections, rhetoric heats up between sparring coalition partners; Deri claims he was asked to form alternative government Monday night; Liberman says new elections now ‘a done deal’

By Times of Israel staff

December 2, 2014
2:16 pm

Then-minister of education Gideon Sa'ar (left) and then-minister of environment Gilad Erdan (right) flank Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they make calls to potential voters ahead of national elections, in Tel Aviv, January 17, 2013. (Gideon Markowicz/ Flash90)

Israel’s unstable, fractious politics: It’s the voters’ fault

The coalition wasn’t felled by ego or inexperience alone, and the political volatility that characterized the past 18 months isn’t going away

By Haviv Rettig Gur

December 2, 2014
2:14 pm

Yair Lapid and Benjamin Netanyahu (composite of two campaign photos)

Election fever on the rise

Lapid and Netanyahu have a tumultuous breakup and the Hebrew press gears up for a trip to the polls

By Ilan Ben Zion

December 2, 2014
12:50 pm

Finance Minister Yair Lapid (center) and Science Minister Yaakov Peri (left) at a Yesh Atid faction meeting in the Knesset, December 1, 2014. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Lapid accuses Netanyahu of selling out to ultra-Orthodox

As early election rhetoric ramps up, finance minister calls PM’s move a ‘fire sale’ for Haredi interests; coalition members trade barbs over government collapse

By Times of Israel staff

December 2, 2014
10:07 am

Benjamin Netanyahu, left, with MK Ze'ev Elkin during a Likud faction meeting at the Knesset on December 1, 2014. (Photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Likud to support dissolving Knesset, heralding new elections

Israel set to go to the polls next spring, after Netanyahu’s party gives formal nod to breaking apart coalition

By Haviv Rettig Gur and Ricky Ben-David

December 2, 2014
5:34 am

Labor leader Isaac Herzog, center, speaking to the press in the Knesset alongside Shas leader Aryeh Deri, left, and Meretz leader Zahava Gal-on, seated far-right, March 10, 2014. (photo credit: Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

Opposition parties welcome likely early elections

Labor’s Isaac Herzog, Shas’s Aryeh Deri say faction heads must set date as soon as possible, following explosive Lapid-Netanyahu meeting

By Ricky Ben-David

December 2, 2014
12:59 am

Justice Minister Tzipi Livni and Finance Minister Yair Lapid during a plenum session on the “Jewish state” bill, on November 26, 2014. (Photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

‘Netanyahu deliberately torpedoed meeting with Lapid’

Yesh Atid accuses PM of planning in advance to worsen coalition crisis; Livni’s party says he has already cut deal with ultra-Orthodox parties

By Ricky Ben-David

December 1, 2014
11:45 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yair Lapid, July, 2013 (photo credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO/Flash90)

Harsh Netanyahu-Lapid meeting heralds likely elections

PM presents finance minister with five demands, accuses him of ‘sabotage'; Lapid: Demands unacceptable, Netanyahu ‘dragging Israel to elections’

By Elie Leshem

December 1, 2014
7:16 pm

Finance Minister Yair Lapid (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a 2013 press conference (photo credit: Flash90)

Netanyahu threatens elections over ‘undermining’ ministers

Ahead of meeting with PM, Lapid warns new elections would paralyze the economy; Livni tilts against ‘extremists’ in coalition

By Tamar Pileggi

December 1, 2014
1:14 pm

Should they stay or should they go?

A last-ditch effort by Benjamin Netanyahu to salvage his coalition is given less-than-stellar chances to succeed, though some say the alternative may be worse

By Joshua Davidovich

Topic: Yair Lapid

Accusing Lapid and Livni of attempted ‘putsch,’ Netanyahu fires them, calls elections

PM says ministers tried to woo ultra-Orthodox into alternative coalition, made it impossible for him to govern; Livni calls him a ‘coward’ for firing her by phone

Bennett, Netanyahu said to forge new alliance

Jewish Home leader says he regrets last year’s decision to join forces with Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid

Netanyahu fires Lapid, Livni from ministerial posts

PM says he won’t tolerate presence of cabinet members who ‘attack government policies'; Yesh Atid party: Sacking minister ‘is an act of cowardice and loss of control’

A plague on all their houses

Op-ed: Israeli voters might be forgiven for thinking their leaders are more interested in power for power’s sake than in the effective governance of the nation in a region fraught with dangers. Israeli voters would be correct

Opposition leader calls for center-left bloc to defeat PM

Isaac Herzog says he can lead country, blames Netanyahu for coalition’s failures

Yair Lapid ‘failed miserably’ with the economy, Likud charges

En route to elections, rhetoric heats up between sparring coalition partners; Deri claims he was asked to form alternative government Monday night; Liberman says new elections now ‘a done deal’

Israel’s unstable, fractious politics: It’s the voters’ fault

The coalition wasn’t felled by ego or inexperience alone, and the political volatility that characterized the past 18 months isn’t going away

Election fever on the rise

Lapid and Netanyahu have a tumultuous breakup and the Hebrew press gears up for a trip to the polls

Lapid accuses Netanyahu of selling out to ultra-Orthodox

As early election rhetoric ramps up, finance minister calls PM’s move a ‘fire sale’ for Haredi interests; coalition members trade barbs over government collapse

Likud to support dissolving Knesset, heralding new elections

Israel set to go to the polls next spring, after Netanyahu’s party gives formal nod to breaking apart coalition

Opposition parties welcome likely early elections

Labor’s Isaac Herzog, Shas’s Aryeh Deri say faction heads must set date as soon as possible, following explosive Lapid-Netanyahu meeting

‘Netanyahu deliberately torpedoed meeting with Lapid’

Yesh Atid accuses PM of planning in advance to worsen coalition crisis; Livni’s party says he has already cut deal with ultra-Orthodox parties

Harsh Netanyahu-Lapid meeting heralds likely elections

PM presents finance minister with five demands, accuses him of ‘sabotage'; Lapid: Demands unacceptable, Netanyahu ‘dragging Israel to elections’

Netanyahu threatens elections over ‘undermining’ ministers

Ahead of meeting with PM, Lapid warns new elections would paralyze the economy; Livni tilts against ‘extremists’ in coalition

Should they stay or should they go?

A last-ditch effort by Benjamin Netanyahu to salvage his coalition is given less-than-stellar chances to succeed, though some say the alternative may be worse

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