Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Sunday fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, setting off raucous late-night protests, a day after Mr. Gallant became the first member of his cabinet to call for a halt to the government’s contentious plan to weaken the country’s judiciary. Announced in a one-line statement by the prime minister’s […]
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Netanyahu Fires a Top Minister to Comply With a Supreme Court Ruling
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Sunday dismissed a senior minister recently convicted of tax fraud to comply with a Supreme Court ruling that disqualified the minister from serving, shaking the right-wing government just weeks after it came to power. By complying with the court’s ruling to remove the minister, Aryeh Deri, Mr. Netanyahu […]
Israel’s Judicial Standoff Deepens as Netanyahu Delays Firing Minister
The new right-wing Israeli government and the country’s judiciary remained locked in a standoff Thursday, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed upholding a Supreme Court ruling that called for the dismissal of a key government minister. Mr. Netanyahu had taken no action on removing his interior minister, Aryeh Deri, by the early afternoon, a day […]
Netanyahu Holds Slight Lead in Israeli Election, Exit Polls Show
If the right-wing bloc does eke out a narrow victory, it will allow Mr. Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, to return to office even as he stands trial on corruption charges.
Netanyahu Holds Edge in Israeli Election, Exit Polls Suggest
If the trends continue, Benjamin Netanyahu will reclaim power, presiding over one of the most right-wing governments in the country’s history even as he is on trial on corruption charges.