Israeli Protesters Demand Hostage Release Deal After 6 Hostages Found Dead 3

Tens of thousands of people have rallied in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and other cities on Monday, September 2 condemning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his handling of the hostages being held in Gaza by Hamas after the bodies of six hostages were recovered by soldiers over the weekend.

Political Graffiti In Israel

Political Graffiti In Israel

04/09/2023 Tel Aviv, Israel. A graffiti wall in the area of Kaplan Street in Tel Aviv where the weekly demonstrations against the Judicial Overhaul took place. On the wall is written "Ohana, you got the children thanks to the Supreme Court." Ohana, the speaker of the Knesset, is a gay Knesset member from the Likud. His party worked to reduce the functions and abilities of the Supreme Court, which has contributed greatly to LGBTQ rights. Photo by Yahel Gazit/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Netanyahu's new hardline Israeli gov't sworn in

STORY: Netanyahu's new hardline Israeli gov't sworn in DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:20 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Netanyahu 2. various of Israeli Parliament 2. various of street 2. various of Netanyahu 2. various of Israeli citizens voting STORYLINE: Benjamin Netanyahu, the longest-serving Israeli leader, returned to power on Thursday as the country's prime minister at the helm of an extreme-right coalition. In an official inauguration ceremony at the Israeli parliament, lawmakers voted 63-54 in favor of approving the new government. The new government is made up of an alliance of Netanyahu's conservative Likud party, the pro-settler Religious Zionism which calls for annexation of the occupied West Bank, the Jewish Power party whose leader was convicted of supporting "Jewish terrorism and inciting racism," and the Noam party, an extreme-right party that opposes LGBTQ rights, as well as Shas and United Torah Judaism, two ultra-Orthodox parties. It is the most r

Netanyahu says he has succeeded in forming coalition gov't

STORY: Netanyahu says he has succeeded in forming coalition gov't DATELINE: Dec. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:34 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Netanyahu 2. various of Herzog 3. various of swearing in the 25th Knesset 4. various of Netanyahu on election night STORYLINE: Israel's Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday night that he has succeeded in forming a new coalition government. "I have managed (to form a government)," Netanyahu wrote on Twitter, minutes before a midnight deadline. In a separate statement, Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party said that the veteran leader called President Isaac Herzog and informed the president that he has successfully formed a new government. The Likud has yet to sign final coalition agreements with four of its five partners -- three extreme-right parties and two Jewish ultra-Orthodox parties. The new government needs to be sworn in by Jan. 2, 2023, according to Israeli law. Netanyahu has struggled for the past wee

Israel's new parliament sworn in following right-wing election victory

STORY: Israel's new parliament sworn in following right-wing election victory DATELINE: Nov. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Israeli parliament building 2. various of lawmakers swearing in at a session of the Israeli parliament STORYLINE: Israel's new parliament was sworn in on Tuesday after the right-wing bloc won the elections two weeks ago. The 120 elected lawmakers were sworn in at a session of the parliament, or Knesset, hosted by President Isaac Herzog. During the session, Herzog urged unity and understanding among lawmakers, as Israelis "are exhausted from the infighting and the fallout" after going through five elections in nearly four years. He called on the lawmakers to take "the responsibility of weaning us off this addiction to never-ending conflicts," and to protect the rights of the minorities, who fear "their needs will not be on the agenda." The election victory by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud p

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-GOVERNMENT-NETANYAHU

(221113) -- JERUSALEM, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Former Israeli Prime Minister and leader of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu speaks before receiving the mandate from Israeli President Isaac Herzog to form a new government at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on Nov. 13, 2022. Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday tasked former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with forming a new government, after the victory of the veteran politician and his alliance of far-right parties in parliamentary elections. (Xinhua/Wang Zhuolun)

MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-GOVERNMENT-NETANYAHU

MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-GOVERNMENT-NETANYAHU

(221113) -- JERUSALEM, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Former Israeli Prime Minister and leader of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu (L) receives the mandate from Israeli President Isaac Herzog to form a new government at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on Nov. 13, 2022. Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday tasked former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with forming a new government, after the victory of the veteran politician and his alliance of far-right parties in parliamentary elections. (Xinhua/Wang Zhuolun)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-ISRAEL-ELECTION-NETANYAHU

(221102) -- JERUSALEM, Nov. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 2, 2022 shows former Israeli Prime Minister and leader of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu (C) at the party headquarters in Jerusalem. Exit polls from Israel's parliamentary elections suggested Tuesday that former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc has a good chance of making a comeback after the country's fifth elections since 2019. Exit polls of three main Israeli TV channels indicated that the long-time leader and his alliance of far-right and ultra-Orthodox parties won 61-62 seats in the 120-seat parliament, suggesting they have enough seats to form a ruling coalition government. (JINI via Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-ISRAEL-ELECTION-NETANYAHU

(221102) -- JERUSALEM, Nov. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 2, 2022 shows former Israeli Prime Minister and leader of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu (C) at the party headquarters in Jerusalem. Exit polls from Israel's parliamentary elections suggested Tuesday that former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc has a good chance of making a comeback after the country's fifth elections since 2019. Exit polls of three main Israeli TV channels indicated that the long-time leader and his alliance of far-right and ultra-Orthodox parties won 61-62 seats in the 120-seat parliament, suggesting they have enough seats to form a ruling coalition government. (JINI via Xinhua)

Israeli parliamentary election

Israeli parliamentary election

A man votes in Israel's parliamentary election at a polling station in Jerusalem on March 17, 2015. According to pre-election surveys, voter support is almost evenly split between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing Likud Party and the left-of-center Zionist Union. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Israeli parliamentary election

Israeli parliamentary election

A woman votes in Israel's parliamentary election at a polling station in Jerusalem on March 17, 2015. According to pre-election surveys, voter support is almost evenly split between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing Likud Party and the left-of-center Zionist Union. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Israel's election

Israel's election

Women sit in front of a polling station in Jerusalem on Sept. 17, 2019, next to a poster of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, asking people to vote for his Likud party in Israel's second general election in five months. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo