Isaac Herzog
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- yesterday
Eisenkot's bloc pushes speaker vote and 7 October inquiry as Knesset opens
Israel's new Knesset was sworn in on 10 November, and Gadi Eisenkot's Change bloc moved at once to take control of its agenda. Netanyahu's speech that day prompted Yashar to cancel a scheduled meeting with Likud.
- 6d ago
Eisenkot gets Israel's government mandate as Netanyahu pushes unity deal
President Isaac Herzog gave Gadi Eisenkot 28 days to assemble a coalition after the 27 October election. Benjamin Netanyahu, the outgoing prime minister, renewed his call for a unity government led by his Likud party.
- Nov 4
Herzog gives opposition leader Eisenkot first chance to form Israel's next government
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has chosen Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, to try to form the next government. Factions holding 67 of the 120 Knesset seats recommended him, against 46 for Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Nov 3
Netanyahu seeks wider coalition without Arab parties as Israeli opposition opens talks
Israel's opposition leaders agreed on Tuesday, 3 November, to start coalition talks, while Netanyahu rejected any government reliant on Arab parties. Neither bloc holds the 61 seats needed in the 120-seat Knesset after the 27 October election.
- Oct 25
Netanyahu's Likud claims election theft as Israeli vote leaves no clear majority
Likud says Arab parties stole the vote, while police reported no evidence of meddling and neither bloc reached the 61-seat majority. Arab parties, with 19 seats, may decide who forms the next government.
- Oct 7
Andrzej Duda to Address Jerusalem NatCon Conference on October 7 Legacy and Sovereignty
Former Polish President Andrzej Duda will address the National Conservatism conference in Jerusalem, focusing on national sovereignty and the Three Seas Initiative.
- Oct 1
UN records 1,600 West Bank settler attacks as hilltop youth violence escalates
The United Nations has recorded more than 1,600 attacks by Israeli settlers in the West Bank since January, amid fatal clashes and outpost expansion by radical groups known as hilltop youth.
- Sep 30
Over 100 Israeli settlers attack Jalud and block Palestinian family's return under military escort
Israeli security forces aborted an escort operation in the West Bank after more than 100 settlers torched homes and injured three border police officers in Jalud.
- Sep 23
Son of Israeli ambassador to US critically injured in West Bank ramming attack
Neria Leiter, a military reservist and son of Israel's ambassador to the United States, is in critical condition following a car-ramming attack at a West Bank checkpoint on Wednesday afternoon.
- Sep 20
Israeli civilian and Palestinian motorist killed in West Bank violence on eve of Yom Kippur
An Israeli civilian died in a vehicle shooting near Neve Tzuf and Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian motorist near Ganim on Sunday hours before the start of Yom Kippur.
- Sep 19
Israeli President Isaac Herzog pardons ex-soldier Elor Azaria over 2016 Hebron shooting
Israeli President Isaac Herzog expunged the criminal record of Elor Azaria on Saturday, clearing the former combat medic a decade after he fatally shot an incapacitated Palestinian attacker in Hebron.
- Sep 13
Netanyahu proposes stripping citizenship of filmmakers behind Venice-awarded Gaza documentary
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced legislation to revoke citizenship from critics of the military after the documentary NAZA won the Special Jury Prize in Venice for reporting on civilian casualties in Gaza.
- Sep 8
Israel closes British consulate in Jerusalem after UK and 11 allies sanction West Bank settlements
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar announced four retaliatory measures against London after 12 Western nations restricted trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
- Jun 29
Israeli President Herzog visits Romania for talks on economic ties, antisemitism, and regional security
Israeli President Isaac Herzog met Romanian President Nicușor Dan at Cotroceni Palace on Monday to deepen bilateral cooperation and address rising antisemitism, with regional conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East also on the agenda.
- Jun 28
Nicușor Dan warns of rising hate speech and extremism at Iași Pogrom commemoration
Romanian president Nicușor Dan, in a message at the 85-year commemoration of the Iași Pogrom, said hate speech is again spoken loudly in Romania and Europe and warned that the danger of extremism has not disappeared.
