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Israel frees one of longest serving Palestinian prisoners after 40 years

(This Jan. 5 story has been refiled to correct Younis's age and conviction details)

Reuters

Israel’s new government unveils plan to weaken Supreme Court

The new justice minister wants to curb the power of the high court, a move critics say would undermine democracy.

Al Jazeera

Who are the ministers leading Israel’s new far-right government?

Top ministers in Israel’s new right-wing, religiously conservative cabinet headed by Netanyahu include illegal settlers.

Al Jazeera

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Israel swears in most right-wing government in its history

Benjamin Netanyahu is Israel's prime minister again.

Axios

Benjamin Netanyahu's new Israeli government will make West Bank expansion a priority

The incoming Israeli ruling coalition agreements will make it the country's most religious and right-wing government in history, potentially putting it at odds with large parts of the Israeli public.

WEKU

Netanyahu government to make West Bank settlements a top priority

Benjamin Netanyahu, who served 12 years as prime minister, is returning to power after he was ousted from office last year

The Independent UK

Netanyahu closer to far-right Israel gov’t with new legislation

Amendments include revising ministerial fitness standards, meaning officials with suspended sentences can serve in gov’t

Al Jazeera

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Israel’s Netanyahu Closer to Hard-Right Government with New Legislation

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu moved one step further on Tuesday toward establishing a government after parliament approved divisive legislation agreed with his far-right coalition partners. Already facing criticism on policy before taking office, Netanyahu has vowed to govern for all Israelis even as he will head one of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel's Netanyahu closer to hard-right government with new legislation

Reuters

Israel chooses Knesset speaker as forming new government looms

Yariv Levin, a senior member of Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party, was chosen on Tuesday to replace Mickey Levy.

Al Jazeera

Netanyahu inches closer to power with new parliament speaker

Israel’s parliament has installed a new speaker closely allied to the country’s likely next prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu

The Independent UK

Israel’s Knesset elects Netanyahu ally temporary speaker in unusual move

Likud party decision to install Yariv Levin makes it possible to change laws before government sworn in

The Guardian - UK

Netanyahu Requests More Time to Form Government

Israel's incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requested on Thursday from President Isaac Herzog a full 14-day extension to present the new government. "Some issues related to roles have yet to be agreed upon" in coalition negotiations, Netanyahu wrote in the letter to Herzog. “We are in the midst of negotiations…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel's Netanyahu moves closer to forming far-right cabinet

Israel’s designated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reached a coalition deal with an ultra-Orthodox party, taking another step forward toward forming what is expected to be the most right-wing and religious government in the country's history

The Independent UK

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel's Netanyahu Moves Closer to Coalition Deal

Israel's prime-minister designate Benjamin Netanyahu struck a deal with an ultra-Orthodox Jewish party Thursday on allocating cabinet jobs in a key step towards forming a government ahead of a looming deadline. The deal announced overnight promises the Shas party five ministerial jobs in Netanyahu's incoming government, which is expected to…

Reuters

Netanyahu secures parliament majority, seeks more time to form government

Israel's incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed up enough parties for a coalition with a parliamentary majority on Thursday but requested more time to present the new government, citing a need to agree on roles for his designated partners.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Anger Among Likud Leaders Over Netanyahu's Ministerial Concessions

Likud party leaders expressed anger over an expected lineup of a new cabinet led by Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu after realizing that major ministerial portfolios could not be allocated to their party members. Israeli media said that the party's leadership was infuriated after reports that Shas party leader Aryeh Deri…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Party Leader Resigns over Graft

The leader of Israel's largest ultra-Orthodox Jewish party submitted his resignation from parliament Sunday, after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors in a tax fraud case. Aryeh Deri, who served as ex-premier Benjamin Netanyahu's interior minister, leads the Shas party, the third largest bloc in Israel's fractured parliament with nine…

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