Israel went to polls twice this year, in April and September. But the leading political parties failed to form a coalition government on both occasions.
In a video message on Facebook, Benjamin Netanyahu said his efforts to bring Bennh Gantz to the negotiation table failed. The announcement comes 2 days before the deadline to present a coalition.
There's a lot at stake for incumbent Israel Prime Minister. Only a law granting immunity from prosecution can save Netanyahu from being indicted for corruption.
Israelis have apparently voted to end the Netanyahu era, deciding to trust a former general even if untried in political world & to save their democracy.
Lieberman’s refusal to support Benjamin Netanyahu in April-May had led to fresh elections in Israel. Now, in another hung parliament, he holds the key.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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