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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 534

2019 election results

Then-IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz has a snowball fight with a family of Palestinians along the West Bank's Route 60 on December 15, 2013. (Judah Ari Gross/Israel Defense Forces)
December 29, 2019, 12:59 am
12 stories in 2019 that made Times of Israel reporters cry, laugh, cringe, cheer
As the year draws to a close, our reporters reflect on the work that touched them the most, from clambering the cliffs of Qumran to boogying at the Eurovision
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem, Israel, December 1, 2019. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)
December 28, 2019, 10:35 pm
Netanyahu said set to seek immunity this week; Likud: ‘It’s a temporary matter’
TV report says PM aims to keep move low-key, will cite his Likud primary win as justification; party says no final decision made, but a request wouldn’t be a bid to ‘evade charges’
By ToI Staff
Yisrael Beitenu's party head Avigdor Liberman delivers a statement to the press on December 11, 2019 in Jerusalem. (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
December 12, 2019, 12:52 pm
Liberman backs pardon for Netanyahu in exchange for exit from politics
Yisrael Beytenu chief does not explicitly state if he opposes immunity for the scandal-ridden prime minister, but says there’s ‘a sense of fatigue’ with him in the Knesset
By ToI Staff
Likud MK Gideon Saar (L) embracing MK Yoav Kisch at a party conference in Ramat Gan, March 4, 2019. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
December 8, 2019, 12:58 am
Netanyahu rival Sa’ar picks up endorsement from second Likud MK
Claiming that PM will not be able to form coalition, Yoav Kisch says he’s backing rival ‘out of a deep commitment to the Israeli right’
By Raoul Wootliff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on December 4, 2019 in Lisbon, Portgual. (Patricia De Melo Moreira/Pool/AFP)
December 7, 2019, 10:06 am
Netanyahu said expected to request immunity by end of the month
Israeli TV details PM’s reported offer to Gantz to guarantee rotation agreement, including requiring at least 80 MKs to overturn it
By ToI Staff
(From R-L) Former Likud MK Gideon Sa'ar and Samaria Regional Council chairman Yossi Dagan at a protest tent outside the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem on October 29, 2017. (Miri Tzachi)
December 3, 2019, 9:22 pm
2 settler leaders back Sa’ar as cracks in Netanyahu’s armor begin to show
Samaria Regional Council chairman and head of Likud settler lobby, Yossi Dagan, thanks Netanyahu but says he won’t be able to form government, backs rival
By Jacob Magid
Then-Knesset speaker Yuli Edelstein, center, with Then-Likud ministers and coalition negotiators Ze'ev Elkin, left, and Yariv Levin on November 27, 2019. (Flash90)
November 28, 2019, 10:47 pm
Knesset speaker said mulling run for Likud leadership if primaries held
TV report says Yuli Edelstein, Likud’s No. 2, has been ‘laying groundwork’ to challenge Netanyahu; his office denies plans, says he’s focused on preventing 3rd election
By ToI Staff
Yaakov Litzman, left, and Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Alter of the Gur Hassidic Dynasty, second left, attend a rally of United Torah Judaism party in Jerusalem, April 8, 2019. Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
November 24, 2019, 3:28 am
UTJ head gets rabbinic stamp to become full minister if Netanyahu gives up posts
With prime minister expected to relinquish Health Ministry job and others because of criminal charges, Yaakov Litzman given rare permission to assume full role
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks after being tasked by President Reuven Rivlin (not pictured) with forming a new government, during a press conference in Jerusalem, September 25, 2019. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
November 23, 2019, 11:02 pm
Netanyahu said set to give up 4 ministry portfolios after charges announced
According to legal precedent, a minister cannot remain in his post while facing indictment, but a prime minister probably can
By ToI Staff
File: Haim Katz speaks at the Knesset on March 5, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 20, 2019, 1:38 am
PM seeks to nix primaries if 3rd election held, in bid to avoid defections
Likud Central Committee chief Haim Katz agrees to push for decision to keep current Knesset roster, as coalition talks falter and new vote looks increasingly likely
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Yisrael Beytenu head, Avigdor Liberman, right. (Flash90)
November 17, 2019, 7:53 pm
Netanyahu, Liberman hold ‘positive’ meeting as coalition deadline nears
PM, Yisrael Beytenu leader say they discussed unity government, will meet again; Gantz has until Wednesday to form government
By ToI Staff
Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz (right) and Yisrael Beytenu chief Avigdor Liberman after meeting in Ramat Gan on November 14, 2019. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
November 17, 2019, 5:33 pm
Blue and White, Yisrael Beytenu report ‘real progress’ in coalition talks
With Gantz facing a Wednesday deadline to form government, parties say they’ve reached agreements on religion and state issues; Labor-Gesher also reports ‘significant’ headway
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approaches rival Benny Gantz as they and other party leaders including Avigdor Liberman and Aryeh Deri prepare to pose for a group picture during the swearing-in of the 22nd Knesset in Jerusalem, on October 3, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
November 17, 2019, 1:31 pm
Coalition jockeying comes down to wire as indictment, possible 3rd election loom
With Gantz facing a Wednesday deadline to form coalition, Netanyahu to speak at ’emergency’ rally against Arab-backed minority government; Liberman says his decision will come soon
By Michael Bachner
Yisrael Beytenu party chairman MK Avigdor Liberman speaks at faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on November 11, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
November 16, 2019, 11:40 pm
Liberman’s party said seeking to lower threshold for splitting Knesset factions
Yisrael Beytenu proposes legislation in apparent bid to allow Likud MKs to break away from Netanyahu — though its odds of success are exceedingly slim
By ToI Staff
US resident Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he leaves the White House in Washington for a trip to New York City, November 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
November 13, 2019, 12:23 am
Trump says he worries about Israel as missiles fly, jokes at political deadlock
At Orthodox Jewish event, president boasts of ‘98%’ approval rating in Israel, quips he could move there and soon become PM: ‘They keep having elections and nobody is elected’
By ToI Staff
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