Israel’s defense minister said Saturday he will step down after an inquiry commission criticized his handling of the war in Lebanon last summer, but he will probably wait until his Labor Party has ...

Two things were certain after this week’s leadership election in Israel’s Labor Party, and both centered on the incumbent, Amir Peretz. First, Peretz was crushed in the voting and therefore will not ...

Israel’s right-wing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the new leader of the leftist Labor party agreed at a meeting on Thursday to hold early elections in late February or March. An early ballot has ...

Three months before they are scheduled to take place, Israel’s March 28 elections might be said to be already over. Not only do their results seem clear, the Kadima-Labor coalition that will result ...

2005-11-11 04:00:00 PDT Jerusalem-- The new leader of Israel's Labor Party said Thursday that he intended to pull his center-left party out of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's coalition government, a ...

Former Minister Shimon Shetreet on Monday announced officially that he will run for President of Israel, saying, “In these complex times of crisis and a deepening rift, Israel needs a person with ...

The inconclusive monthlong war this summer between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon has led to a torrent of criticism inside Israel, both of Defense Minister Amir Peretz and Prime ...

Amir Peretz’s tenure as Labor leader started with a bang. Less than two months later, it’s in danger of ending with a whimper. In the two weeks after Peretz was installed as party chairman, polls ...

Israeli Minister of Economy and Industry Amir Peretz (L) spoke by phone with the UAE Minister of Economy Abdullah bin Touq Al-Marri. Sept. 17, 2020 Israeli Minister of Economy and Industry Amir Peretz ...

Shimon Peres lost the leadership of Israel's center-left Labor Party Thursday to a fiery trade union leader. The new leader, Amir Peretz, vowed to pull Labor out of the government coalition and force ...

The political response to the resignation of Israel top military man, Lt. General Dan Halutz, is a portent about a coming shakedown in Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s cabinet. The Prime Minister reacted ...

JERUSALEM, Nov. 10 -- The new leader of Israel's Labor Party said Thursday he would fulfill his campaign promise to withdraw from the country's coalition government, arranging to meet Prime Minister ...