Tag: Likud Party
Netanyahu scores a decisive victory in Israel elections
WITH 99 percent of the ballots counted by Wednesday morning, it was clear that Benjamin Netanyahu had for the fourth time been elected as Israel’s prime minister.
Ariel Sharon, defender of a strong Israel, dies at 85
Ariel Sharon, one of the most influential figures in Israel’s history, a military commander and political leader who at the height of his power redrew the country’s electoral map, only to suffer a severe stroke from which he never recovered, died Saturday in a hospital near Tel Aviv. He was 85.
Ariel Sharon’s health worsens
SHARON, 85, has been in a coma since 2006 when a devastating stroke incapacitated him at the height of his political power. His family has said that he sometimes opens his eyes and moves his fingers.
Israel’s Netanyahu announces early elections
PRAY for the nation of Israel as its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced the end of his government and called for early elections. According to reports, Netanyahu's announcement means elections could take place by mid-January or February.