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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government, which was elected on a socio-economic ticket, is likely to be weakened by sharply opposing views on how to tackle ties with the Palestinians.

2013-03-19T15:24:22ZAFP Global Editionby Delphine Matthieussenttag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/18/Israels_coalition_government_sworn_6c26

Israel's new coalition government, which includes a strong showing of pro-settlement hardliners, was to be sworn in on Monday, just two days before a visit by US President Barack Obama.

2013-03-18T13:20:05ZAFP Global Editionby Jean-Luc Renaudietag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/18/Israels_coalition_govt_sworn_84f0

Israel's new coalition government, which includes a strong showing of pro-settlement hardliners, was to be sworn in on Monday just two days before a visit by US President Barack Obama.

2013-03-18T11:21:54ZAFP Global Editionby Jean-Luc Renaudietag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/15/Obama_coming_listen_Israel_Palestinians_fb03

US President Barack Obama says his forthcoming trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories is to "listen" to both sides and hear their views on how to move forward after over two years without peace talks.

2013-03-15T10:10:11ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/15/Israel_poised_coalition_deal_ahead_70c2

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is working to ink a long-awaited coalition deal that would see a new government sworn in just days before a visit by US President Barack Obama.

2013-03-15T04:01:28ZAFP Global Editionby Steve Weizmantag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/14/Obama_coming_listen_Israel_Palestinians_fb03

US President Barack Obama said Thursday his forthcoming trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories was to "listen" to both sides and hear their views on how to move forward after over two years without peace talks.

2013-03-14T22:31:02ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/14/Israel_poised_govt_deal_ahead_ccff

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was working to ink a long-awaited coalition deal on Thursday that would see a new government sworn in just days before a visit by US President Barack Obama.

2013-03-14T20:43:17ZAFP Global Editionby Steve Weizmantag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/14/Israel_poised_unveil_govt_ahead_21a9

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was to formally unveil his long-awaited coalition government on Thursday that will be sworn in just days before a visit by US President Barack Obama.

2013-03-14T15:33:38ZAFP Global Editionby Steve Weizmantag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/14/Israels_ultra-Orthodox_sidelined_from_coalition_4dac

Israel's ultra-Orthodox parties, which have traditionally played the role of political kingmaker in the Jewish state, have been left out of a new government line-up for the first time in three decades.

2013-03-14T15:19:39ZAFP Global Editionby Michael Blumtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/14/Israels_Netanyahu_sapped_tough_coalition_0aa6

Negotiations in Israel to form a coalition government have further weakened Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who stopped just short of abandoning his core principles to appease new partners, analysts say.

2013-03-14T15:18:12ZAFP Global Editionby Selim Saheb Ettabatag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/14/Israel_poised_unveil_govt_11th-hour_c30f

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was poised Thursday to unveil the shape of his long-awaited coalition government, which will be sworn in just days before a visit by US President Barack Obama.

2013-03-14T09:33:43ZAFP Global Editionby Steve Weizmantag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/14/Israel_coalition_deal_likely_inked_c4a4

The political parties who are to form Israel's next government are likely to sign a coalition agreement on Thursday evening, the head of the new centrist Yesh Atid party said.

2013-03-14T08:26:22ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/13/Israel_reaches_11th-hour_deal_coalition_b3af

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has managed to reach an agreement over the shape of his new government after resolving an 11th-hour crisis with a key centrist partner, media reports said on Wednesday.

2013-03-13T22:53:45ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/12/Smaller_cabinet_Israel_major_coup_56a5

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was still striving to form a government on Tuesday, four days before a deadline to do so and a week ahead of a milestone visit by US President Barack Obama.

2013-03-12T17:12:16ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/10/Israel_final_throes_forming_coalition_847c

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday entered the final stretch of talks to form a new coalition government which will be sworn in just days before a visit by US President Barack Obama.

2013-03-10T22:51:23ZAFP Global Editionby Jonah Mandeltag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/03/Clock_ticking_Netanyahu_Israel_coalition_1ff9

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday met potential coalition partners after being given a two-week extension to form a new government after failing to do so for a month.

2013-03-03T19:17:19ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/02/Netanyahu_gets_more_weeks_form_5594

Israeli President Shimon Peres on Saturday gave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a two-week extension to form a new coalition government, after he failed to do so in an initial four-week period.

2013-03-02T19:57:22ZAFP Global Editionby Jonah Mandeltag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/28/Netanyahu_aides_contact_potential_centrist_01f4

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing alliance was to reopen talks on Thursday with a possible coalition partner, two days before an initial deadline to form a new government, officials said.

2013-02-28T12:49:15ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/28/jailed_Palestinians_hunger_strike_dc92

Two Palestinians held in Israeli custody without trial have ended their hunger strike but are still being treated in civilian hospitals, an Israeli prison official said on Thursday.

2013-02-28T10:31:55ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/22/Netanyahu_struggling_form_govt_month_f478

A month after his rightwing Likud-Beitenu alliance narrowly won an election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is still striving to build a coalition, as talk emerges about the possibility of going to the polls again.

2013-02-22T13:55:37ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reporter