With the election over, coalition negotiations are set to begin in earnest, and parties are laying down their conditions for joining the government that Binyamin Netanyahu will be looking to

Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas will work with any Israeli government that accepts the principle of a two-state solution, his spokesman said after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu won a surprise

Yesh Atid is looking at the opposition right now as Binyamin Netanyahu looks to build a nationalist coalition with a much stronger Likud as its anchor. The biggest question of supporters

The controversial French comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala was on Wednesday found guilty of condoning terrorism, the BBC reported. He posted on Facebook “I feel like Charlie Coulibaly” just days after

Among the most disappointed with the results of Tuesday’s elections are the activists of the V15 group – the organization that may or may not have been funded by American

Negotiations for a coalition officially begin Sunday, the Government Press Office (GPO) revealed Wednesday night.  Israeli President Reuven Rivlin will hold a series of consultations with the parties elected to serve

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s victory in the Israeli election will not hamper US efforts to reach a nuclear deal with Iran, the State Department said Wednesday. The Israeli leader opposes any accommodation with

Leaders of several global Jewish organizations congratulated Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, after the Likud party chairman was re-elected as premier during the 20th Knesset elections.  “Israel is one

Likud not only reversed expectations of upset, but earned the Israeli equivalent of a landslide. The win might be attributable to a Likud panic at the results of the final few

US warplanes have bombed a small drone used by Islamic State extremists in Iraq, marking the first time American-led forces had targeted an unmanned aircraft flown by the jihadists, officials said Wednesday. The strike

An Israeli partner in the Tamar gas field announced Wednesday a deal to sell natural gas to an Egyptian company, as Cairo said it knew nothing of the deal, which it must approve. Delek

“We’re here to stay,” said Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid on Tuesday night, after exit polls gave him double-digit figures in seats in the Knesset elections. Channel 1’s exit poll

As counting of votes continues in the elections for the 20th Knesset, the Likud party may be headed for an even bigger victory than exit polls originally predicted. As of

Moshe Kahlon, head of the Kulanu party, on Tuesday night called for unity among Israelis following the elections. Kahlon appears to be headed towards having 10 seats in the Knesset, meaning

The Palestinian Authority (PA) was not pleased on Tuesday night with exit polls in Israel that showed that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is the favorite to head a government. Speaking

Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman, head of the Yisrael Beytenu party, said on Tuesday night that his party had survived a “targeted assassination attempt”, as exit polls showed that Yisrael Beytenu

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday night addressed a large crowd of supporters of his Likud party, as exit polls showed that his party won 27 to 28 seats in

With a final counting placing Likud firmly above Labor at a gap of 30 seats to 24, elections statistics reveal the great divides in political outlook separating various regions of Israel;

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee headed by Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas will meet on Wednesday, to discuss implementing the PLO Central Committee’s decision earlier this month

Meretz Chairwoman MK Zehava Galon, whose party dropped from six to four seats in the Knesset, announced Wednesday morning that she is resigning from the Knesset and that she will

The joint list of Eli Yishai’s Yachad – Ha’am Itanu together with Otzma Yehudit was a mere 11,000 or so votes short of making it into the Knesset according to the

The battle against the Islamic State (ISIS) group’s Muslim extremism may last a generation, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has warned, likening the jihadists to fanatical followers of genocidal Nazi

As elections results finalize and signify a resounding victory for Likud, the Hamas terrorist organization that rules Gaza commented on the process. Hamas called on Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud

Labor leaders Yitzhak Herzog came very close to an outright admission of defeat Wednesday morning. Herzog gave a relatively short statement to reporters at 8:45 a.m.: “Good morning to the voters

Minister Naftali Bennett, chairman of the Jewish Home, spoke on Tuesday evening at the party’s headquarters in Kfar Maccabiah, as exit polls showed that his party won eight seats in

Eli Yishai’s Yachad – Ha’am Itanu joint list with Otzma Yehudit is on the edge of the recently raised threshold percentage, with Channel 1‘s pollster Stella Karayov saying, as of midnight, that

Syria’s military has shot down a US drone over the coastal province of Latakia, a stronghold of President Bashar al-Assad, state media said on Tuesday. “Syrian air defenses brought down a hostile US

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu celebrated what he called a “major victory” in Tuesday’s elections.  “Against all odds: a great victory for the Likud. A major victory for the people of Israel!”

As voting came to a close on Tuesday night at 10 p.m., various Israeli news channels began churning out sample result predictions, with a tight race for first place estimated.

As of midnight, Channel 1‘s exit poll results predicted the following results for Tuesday’s national election: Likud 27 MKs Labor 26 Yesh Atid 11 Kulanu 9 Joint Arab List 12 Jewish Home