The leader of Bayit Yehudi (Jewish Home) Naftali Bennett on Monday expressed optimism about the formation of the next coalition government as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began working on a coalition without haredi (ultra-orthodox) parties.
Visit comes on the heels of increased tensions with Palestinians in the West Bank; Feiglin insisted that his position as MK gave him right to enter; Temple Mount closed to visitors after incident.
Israeli President Shimon Peres will urge EU leaders to put Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Lebanese Shiite group, on its list of terror organisations, during a week-long historic state visit to the European Union and France.
Israeli President Shimon Peres on Saturday gave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a two-week extension to form a coalition government, after he failed to build a broad coalition including ultra-orthodox parties.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will appeal on Saturday night to President Shimon Peres for a discretionary 14-day extension to his as-yet inconclusive coalition negotiations Saturday night, as the complicated wrangling process between left and right-wing political factions looked unlikely to produce results by Friday’s initial 28-day deadline.
Health Ministry intermediate report finds Jaradat was not poisoned nor did he suffer physical violence; fractures and hemorrhages are result of resuscitation attempt; forensic institute still investigating cause of death.
