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India-Israel relationship very important for us: Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, whose husband's family hails from Kolkata, told ANI that the ties with India are very important for Israel, as both countries share similar strengths and similar challenges.
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Israelis vote for fifth time since 2019 as political deadlock continues
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
As no bloc is seen clinching the 61-lawmaker majority in the 120-seat parliament, multiple opinion polls predict an incredibly tight race between parliament's two blocs, with a possibility of further stalemate.
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Israel's unruly coalition has collapsed, throwing Netanyahu a new lifeline
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], June 27 (ANI): The unruly Israeli eight-party coalition of centre, left and right-wing parties as well as an independent Arab party that a year ago surprised almost everybody when it succeeded in forming a government collapsed last week.
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Israeli army strikes Hamas military facilities in Gaza strip in response t
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 24 (ANI): The Israeli air forces have hit military targets of Palestine's Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip in response to a rocket attack, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday.
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Netanyahu thanks Israelis for 'huge victory' in parliamentary elections
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Israeli Prime Minister and Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu thanked fellow citizens for the "huge victory" in parliamentary elections and added that the country needed a strong government.
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Netanyahu urges rival parties to join Likud-led coalition govt, warns of 5
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 24 (ANI): After claiming a 'giant victory' in the parliamentary election, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday pleaded with members of rival parties to put aside personal differences and partner with him to create a coalition government, warning of a
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'Huge win for right': Netanyahu after exit polls favour Likud party
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday claimed a "huge win for the right" in Israel's election after his Likud party was projected to have won the most seats, making a way for a majority.
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Over 40 pc Israelis blame Prime Minister Netanyahu for snap elections
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 40 per cent of Israelis blame Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the leader of the Likud party, for the necessity to hold snap parliamentary elections, while 18 per cent of respondents believe that Defense Minister Benny Gantz, the leader of
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Israeli parties agree to pass state budget by December 31
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Israel's Likud and Blue and White parties have agreed to hold negotiations over the state budget until the end of the month, which should allow preventing the dissolution of the Israeli parliament.
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Netanyahu, Gantz discuss creation of unity government to fight Covid-19
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], Mar 13 ANI: Prime Minister of Israel and Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu called his fellow rival and Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz on Thursday to discuss the possibility of a unity government to better fight the novel coronavirus.
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Netanyahu claims victory in Israel's general election
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], Mar 4 (Xinhua/ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party has gained 36 seats in Monday's parliamentary elections, becoming once again the largest party, the Central Elections Committee said on Tuesday (local time) after 97 per cent of votes had been coun
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Exit polls show Netanyahu's party on course to win Israel's election
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], Mar 03 (Sputnik/ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party has the lead in the elections to the country's unicameral parliament with 37 mandates, according to the exit poll of Israel's Channel 12.
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