Jeffrey Heller
By Jeffrey Heller
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Breaking News Israel Strikes Back at Gaza After Rocket Hits
Israel and Palestinian militants appeared to be pulling back on Wednesday from further hostilities after Israel responded with air strikes to a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. No casualties were reported on either side of the border, and Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon blamed the rocket launching late on Tuesday on “elements in the…
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Breaking News Israel Suspends Segregated Bus Plan for Palestinians
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suspended on Wednesday new bus travel and checkpoint regulations for Palestinian laborers only hours after they were imposed to an outcry by critics accusing Israel of racial segregation. Effectively overruling his defense minister, Netanyahu froze the edicts ahead of a meeting later in the day in Jerusalem with Federica Mogherini, foreign…
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Breaking News Benjamin Netanyahu Clinches Israel Coalition Deal
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clinched a deal to form a new government on Wednesday just before a deadline expired, but his coalition will rule by the slimmest of majorities in Israel’s turbulent parliament. “Israel now has a government,” Naftali Bennett, the head of the far-right Jewish Home party announced at parliament after hours of haggling…
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Breaking News Benjamin Netanyahu Struggles To Counter Rising Tide of Israel Opposition Support
(Reuters) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a last-minute media blitz on Thursday to counter what appears to be a rising tide of support for his main opponent in next week’s election, the centrist Zionist Union. The latest opinion polls show momentum shifting to Zionist Union after weeks of running neck-and-neck with Netanyahu’s right-wing…
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Opinion 7 Answers About Israel’s Vote
(Reuters) — Israelis will vote in a parliamentary election on March 17, choosing among party lists of candidates to serve in the 120-seat Knesset. No party has won a majority of seats since Israel’s first election in 1949. Here are 7 questions and answers about the vote and what sort of coalition negotiations could emerge:…
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Breaking News Mr. Tough Guy Image Boosts Benjamin Netanyahu With Israel Voters
(Reuters) — Israeli voters’ security concerns have boosted Benjamin Netanyahu’s popularity in the past month, helping him to skirt criticism of a widened rift with the White House as he aims for a fourth election success. With violence on the Lebanese border and worries about Iran’s nuclear program high on voters’ minds, the conservative leader’s…
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Breaking News Benjamin Netanyahu Rides Paris Terror Stance to Lead at Polls
(Reuters) — In the cold reality of politics, the killing of four French Jews in a Paris supermarket seems to have helped Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deliver a strong message to Israeli voters that he has their back. With two months to go until Israel’s national election, Netanyahu – who marched with dozens of world…
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Breaking News Netanyahu Holds Out Israeli Haven for French Jews
(Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu coupled a show of solidarity with France on Sunday with a reminder to shaken French Jews that Israel is keen to welcome them as immigrants. Netanyahu and two far-right members of his cabinet flew to Paris on Sunday to join dozens of foreign leaders and hundreds of thousands of…
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