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Rumblings in Blue and White of leadership challenge to Gantz

Benny Gantz has frequently been accused of being indecisive and too willing to bend to the circumstances dictated by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. With Blue and White’s standing in the polls having plummeted significantly in recent days, rumblings of discontent within the party towards the leadership of party chairman and Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz are getting stronger. According…

Likud, Blue and White scotch cabinet meeting, trade barbs as impasse deepens

Move comes after sides refuse to agree on agenda for weekly summit, marking new low for crumbling coalition as parties remain split over budget.

Israel’s ruling coalition appeared to slide closer to dissolution Saturday night as both the Likud and Blue and White factions announced that there would be no cabinet meeting Sunday, casting blame on each other for the impasse.

The extraordinary…

Israel: Election seems closer than ever as government infighting reaches new high

Likud minister warns that unless Likud and Blue and White agree on new working relationship, Israel will be ‘on the expressway toward the voting booth.’

The fragile coalition between Likud and Blue and White that brought an end to a year-long political stalemate could unravel within days and force Israeli lawmakers to once again dissolve the parliament.

The latest crisis began on Wednesday noon…

    When nothing has changed between now and whenever President Rivlin finally surrenders to reality, these are our observations and thoughts. Should everything remain as it appears, Israel will be going to a fourth set of elections. It appears that yet another election will likely leave things the same without anyone able to form a coalition numbering sixty-one or more Knesset Ministers. These…