Netanyahu fails to secure key Knesset committee

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lost an important vote, in a new setback to his efforts to form the country’s 36th government. The anti-Netanyahu bloc won control on Monday over…

Israel’s 73rd Independence Day

Israelis today celebrated 73 years since the Jewish State was re-established in 1948. A state ceremony was televised live from Mount Herzl in Jerusalem to mark the start of the…

Israel marks Memorial Day

A two-minute siren sounded across Israel at 11 AM today, as the country stood in silent mourning for total 23,928 fallen IDF soldiers and civilian victims of terror.  Immediately afterward,…

Arab nations join virtual Holocaust March

The International March of the Living is an annual educational program that brings together Holocaust survivors with family members and others from around the world to Poland, to study the…

Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day

Annual observance of Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes Remembrance Day is taking place in Israel. Commemoration of the six million Jews murdered during WWII is marked from sunset-to-sunset, in accordance with…

24th Israeli Knesset sworn in

120 Members of Knesset (MKs) have taken the oath of office to become the 24th parliament in Israeli history. An honor guard overseen by Knesset Speaker Yariv Lavin greeted the…

Netanyahu tasked with forming government

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been tasked with forming the country’s 36th government. President Reuven Rivlin announced his appointment of Netanyahu after concluding consultations with representatives of all the13…

Timeline for Israeli PM candidate

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin will begin consultations on 5 April with representatives from all of the recently-elected political parties, who will present their preferred candidate to try to form a…

No clear winner in Israeli polls

The Central Elections Committee has announced the final count of votes cast in Israel’s national election on Tuesday. The tally shows that the right-wing Likud party led by Prime Minister…

Israelis vote for 24th Knesset

Polling stations opened at 7 AM in Israel this morning in the fourth national election in two years, and will close at 10 PM local time. 6,578,084 citizens are eligible…