The Knesset

Israel's nationalist religious Jewish Home party is continuing to win support away from the rightwing Likud party of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of January 22 elections, according to a poll published Tuesday.

A month before Israelis go to the polls in a snap election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has plenty to be confident about, with his only real challenges coming from within his own rightwing camp.

Israel's parliament passed a bill on Friday granting Channel 10 television financial help, just 10 days before the commercial channel had been due to close, the station said on its website.

Israel's parliament is to meet in special session despite a pre-election recess, in a last-ditch attempt to stave off the closure of a debt-ridden commercial TV station, the government said on Sunday. A statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said that he had agreed with Speaker Reuven Rivlin that the Knesset would reconvene "within the coming days to debate a proposed arrangement for the continued operation of Channel 10."

Israel's controversial Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, 54, who resigned Friday after having been charged with breach of trust, has built up a reputation as a firebrand who has set his sights on leading the right-wing.

Israel's controversial Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, a key ally of the premier, resigned Friday after having been charged with breach of trust, barely five weeks ahead of general elections.

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, a key ally of the premier, resigned on Friday after having been charged with breach of trust, barely five weeks ahead of general elections.

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Thursday he would confer with his lawyers before deciding if he should resign, after he was charged with fraud and breach of trust.

Israel's attorney general Thursday charged Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman with fraud and breach of trust, barely five weeks before a snap election, but dropped more serious allegations against him.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's rightwing bloc remains far ahead of its rivals ahead of January 22 snap elections, with the opposition increasingly divided, a poll said on Monday.

The new party set up by Israel's former opposition leader Tzipi Livni is likely to fare poorly in the January elections and have no impact on the strength of the rightwing bloc, a poll said Wednesday.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud faction shifted further to the right on Monday, with the more moderate members of the ruling party faring poorly in a primary vote ahead of January elections.

Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak, a close ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stunned observers on Monday by announcing his retirement from politics ahead of snap elections in January.

Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak on Monday announced he was quitting political life after a decades-long career that also saw him serve as prime minister.

Voting in Israel's ruling Likud party primary is to continue for a second day after computer glitches disrupted Sunday's polling, the party confirmed Sunday.

Members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling right-wing Likud party were slugging it out in a party primary on Sunday to choose the frontrunners for a January 22 parliamentary race.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling Likud party on Monday approved an electoral pact with the ultranationalist Yisrael Beitenu, overcoming internal opposition within Likud.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling Likud party was gathering in Tel Aviv on Monday to vote on plans for an electoral alliance with the ultranationalist Yisrael Beitenu in a move that has split the faction.

An alliance between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party and Avigdor Lieberman's ultranationalist Yisrael Beitenu has angered many within the premier's party, commentators said on Sunday.

An alliance between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party and Avigdor Lieberman's ultranationalist Yisrael Beitenu has angered many within the premier's party, commentators said on Sunday.