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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Argentinian President Mauricio Macri at the San Martin palace, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during his official state visit. September 12, 2017. (Avi Ohayon / Government Press Office)
September 12, 2017, 11:20 pm
Claiming ‘powerful’ public support, PM vows to lead Israel for years to come
Netanyahu says public backing of him on the rise, despite legal woes; denies reports he wants to quit or call new elections
By Raphael Ahren
Likud MK Oren Hazan attends a committee meeting at the Knesset on July 26, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 4, 2017, 1:26 pm
Likud bad boy MK Oren Hazan to be charged with assault
AG will indict lawmaker suspected of attacking Ariel mayor in 2014 after his mother's bank account was frozen for failure to pay city tax
By TOI staff
Likud MK Benny Begin speaks during a vote on the so-called Regulation Bill, controversial legislation that seeks to legitimize illegal West Bank outposts, in the Knesset on December 7, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 31, 2017, 4:14 pm
Likud MK derides rise of ‘ridiculous’ new value of loyalty to party leader
Benny Begin explains his absence from two faction rallies in support of Netanyahu held amid intensifying investigations against the PM
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Coalition Chairman David Bitan (R) attend a Likud faction meeting in the Israeli parliament on January 30, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
August 25, 2017, 9:40 am
Rebellious New Likudniks are crashing Netanyahu’s party
Amid multiple corruption investigations linked to PM, officials accuse 'leftist' camp within ruling Likud of attempting a 'coup'
By Andrew Tobin
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to Likud supporters at a rally designed to deliver a powerful show of force as he battles a slew of corruption allegations, August 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
August 10, 2017, 1:37 pm
The king’s speech
The PM's latest attack on the left and the media is seen by some pundits as an attempt to divert attention from investigations surrounding him, while others assert that he is being 'persecuted' because he leads the right
By Adiv Sterman
Welfare and Social Services Minister Haim Katz arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, June 25, 2017. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)
August 10, 2017, 11:21 am
Police grill Likud minister for 3rd time in aerospace graft probe
Haim Katz’s son Yair, a senior executive at Israel Aerospace Industries, also suspected of coercing employees into joining the governing party
By Raoul Wootliff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, blows a kiss to the crowd as he's surrounded by activists during a gathering to show support for him as he face corruption investigations, held at the Tel Aviv Convention Center, August 9, 2017. (AFP/Jack GUEZ)
August 10, 2017, 7:27 am
At Netanyahu’s chilling rally, echoes of Trump’s war on the media
Emulating the beleaguered leader, attendees fume at coverage of the PM's graft probes, shouting insults at journalists and even threatening violence
By Raoul Wootliff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to the crowd as he's surrounded by Likud party members and activists during a mass show of support at a gathering in the Tel Aviv Convention Center, August 9, 2017. (AFP/Jack Guez)
August 9, 2017, 10:40 pm
After rally, opposition slams Netanyahu as corrupt dictator clinging to power
Leaders call for elections as PM tells support rally his graft investigations are attempt by the left and media to depose him
By TOI staff
Likud party supporters at a rally in support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he and his wife face police investigations, held in Tel Aviv, August 9, 2017. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
August 9, 2017, 8:39 pm
Thousands rally for Netanyahu as scandals multiply
Supporters lash out against the left and media, accusing them of trying to bring down the prime minister with allegations of corruption
By Raoul Wootliff, AP and TOI staff
Benjamin Netanyahu, center, arrives to a Likud faction meeting at the Knesset, trailed by aide Ari Harow, far left, on December 8, 2014. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
August 6, 2017, 9:31 pm
66% of Israelis say Netanyahu should quit if indicted – poll
Channel 10 survey indicates Likud party would win election, with or without PM; 51% skeptical of his claims of innocence
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, seen with Education Minister Naftali Bennett at the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on August 30, 2016. (Emil Salman/Pool)
July 28, 2017, 3:54 pm
Likud and Jewish Home, coalition allies, in war of words over security
Bennett's party lashes out at Netanyahu, saying he is all talk, no action; PM's loyalists hit back, saying populist point-scoring endangers Israel
By TOI staff
Likud Knesset Member Amir Ohana leads a House committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on July 26, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 26, 2017, 8:53 pm
Lawmaker suspended from committee for boycott over gay adoption
Openly gay Likud MK Amir Ohana punished for skipping key Knesset votes in protest at government's discriminatory policy
By TOI staff
An aerial view of Jerusalem. (Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)
July 16, 2017, 2:41 pm
Ministers push bill that could stymie East Jerusalem withdrawal
Jewish Home-led amendment to Basic Law: Jerusalem demands an 80-MK minimum for relinquishing of any part of the capital
By TOI staff
Avi Gabbay outside a primary polling station in Jerusalem on July 4, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 12, 2017, 5:38 am
Avi Gabbay, ‘Israel’s Macron,’ wants to lead from the center
The new Labor chief hopes to take advantage of his moderate, outsider image to bring the party back into power
By Andrew Tobin
Newly elected head of the Israeli Labour party, Avi Gabbay, seen at a press conference a day after the results of the Labor primaries were announced, leaving him as new head. July 11, 2017. (Miriam Alster/ FLASH90)
July 11, 2017, 9:43 pm
Polls show Gabbay win boosting Zionist Union back into second place
Party had suffered in recent surveys, but now seen leapfrogging centrist Yesh Atid with between 20 and 24 seats, while Likud remains biggest faction
By TOI staff
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