Middle East

Morocco’s new Prime Minister Saad Eddine el-Othmani has succeeded in building a governing coalition, ending a five-month political deadlock after just eight days in office. El-Othmani, 61, of the Islamist Party for Justice and Development, or PJD, announced in a press conference in Rabat on Saturday that an “agreement has been reached” with six political […]

The secretary-general of the Arab League told the Palestinian daily Al-Watan that the PA chairman was expected to present a new initiative during the League conference on Wednesday in Jordan. He said the initiative would offer new solutions to the “Palestinian issue” in light of “settlement expansion” and international withdrawal from support for the two-state

Yesh Atid party chairman and former Finance Minister Yair Lapid laid out his plans for cobbling together a coalition government after the next Knesset election, saying who would – and who would not be welcome in a Lapid government. Bolstered by recent polls showing his Yesh Atid party leading or effectively tied with the ruling

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman held a live chat with his supporters on his Facebook page Sunday, during which he was asked about his promise to have Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh killed within 48 hours of becoming Defense Minister. “The wisdom is to act responsibly and with determination,” Liberman replied. “Talk to me about Haniyeh at

The incitement against haredi IDF soldiers and their recruiters continued, with death threats being made against the head of the IDF branch for yeshiva students Sunday. Leaflets calling for the death of Maj. Yaakov Roshi were strewn outside of his parents’ house in Petach Tikva, representing an escalation in the campaign of harassment and intimidation

In Knesset first, lawmaker Merav Ben Ari opts for shared parenting without marriage By Stuart Winer Member of Knesset Merav Ben Ari attends a committee meeting in the Knesset, February 6, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90) A lawmaker who conceived a child with a gay friend to whom she isn’t married gave birth Saturday to a baby

Coalition crisis continues as prime minister and finance minister remain deeply divided, but agree to talk again By Stuart Winer and Times of Israel staff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem, March 26, 2017. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon held