http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/The_KnessetFind stories, videos, and photos about The Knesset from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:02:15 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/meast/10/12/mideast.netanyahu/tztop.netanyahu.knesset.gi.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/The_Knesset14433Find stories, videos, and photos about The Knesset from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/12/mideast.netanyahu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/12/mideast.netanyahu/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a Monday speech at the opening session of the Knesset, slammed a United Nations report critical of Israel's tactics during its offensive into Gaza.Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/15/mideast.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/15/mideast.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that a complete halt of Jewish settlements will not happen, according to a parliament source.Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/03/israel.lieberman.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/03/israel.lieberman.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael's foreign minister will resign from the post if he is indicted on corruption charges, he said Monday.Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/02/israel.lieberman.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/02/israel.lieberman.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli police Sunday recommended charging Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman with a slew of crimes following a lengthy corruption probe.Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/22/israel.arab.textbook/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/22/israel.arab.textbook/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli textbooks for Arab school children will no longer say that Arabs refer to the period surrounding the birth of Israel as al-Nakba, or "the catastrophe," Israel's education minister said Wednesday.Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/24/israel.coalition/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/24/israel.coalition/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Central Committee of Israel's Labor Party voted Tuesday to join a coalition government headed by Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu.Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/06/israel.fm/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/06/israel.fm/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli media are buzzing with reports that right-wing nationalist Avigdor Lieberman may become Israel's next foreign minister.Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:13:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/23/israel.netanyahu.government/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/23/israel.netanyahu.government/index.html#cnnSTCTextDays after being chosen to form the next Israeli government, Benjamin Netanyahu met with moderate party leaders in an attempt to lure them into a government under his leadership.Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:30:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/20/israel.netanyahu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/20/israel.netanyahu/index.html#cnnSTCTextBenjamin Netanyahu, the head of the conservative Likud Party, has been chosen to form Israel's next government, Israeli President Shimon Peres announced Friday.Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/19/israel.netanyahu.coalition.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/19/israel.netanyahu.coalition.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextLikud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu has picked up tentative support that could give him the inside track on forming a coalition government and becoming Israel's next prime minister.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:05:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/12/israel.count/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/12/israel.count/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael's centrist Kadima is maintaining its one-seat lead over right-wing Likud but with about 100,000 ballots yet to be counted the result is not yet official, the Central Elections Committee said Thursday.Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/11/israel.elections.polls/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/11/israel.elections.polls/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe leaders of Israel's two largest parties jockeyed to form ruling coalitions Wednesday, each claiming a mandate to govern as unofficial election results indicated a virtual tie between them.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:54:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/11/israel.future/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/11/israel.future/index.html#cnnSTCText"I won!" Tzipi Livni said. My party got the most votes. "Today, the people decided -- Kadima," Livni announced at a victory rally Tuesday night.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:49:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/10/israel.elections.polls/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/10/israel.elections.polls/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael's two largest parties each claimed a mandate early Wednesday after exit polls showed a surprise first-place finish by the ruling Kadima party and dramatic gains by its conservative rivals.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:33:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/09/wedeman.israel.elections.westbank/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/09/wedeman.israel.elections.westbank/index.html#cnnSTCTextMy eyes stung, I was coughing, my nose was running. Along with cameraman David Hawley and freelance producer Kareem Khadder, I had just been tear-gassed -- not for the first time last Friday -- during a day-long clash between Palestinian kids and Israeli soldiers in the West Bank town of Na'alin, on the West Bank.Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/06/israel.elections.polls/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/06/israel.elections.polls/index.html#cnnSTCTextBenjamin Netanyahu's right-wing Likud movement maintains a slim lead ahead of next week's parliamentary elections in Israel, but Tzipi Livni's ruling centrist Kadima party still has a chance to pull out a victory, a win that would give it the first opportunity to form a new coalition government, according to polls published on Friday.Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:42:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/06/israel.elections.labor.barak/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/06/israel.elections.labor.barak/index.html#cnnSTCTextCNN.com profiles the leading parties and party leaders ahead of Tuesday's Israeli elections.Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:41:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/06/israel.elections.kadima.livni/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/06/israel.elections.kadima.livni/index.html#cnnSTCTextCNN.com profiles the leading parties and party leaders ahead of Tuesday's Israeli elections.Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:40:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/05/israel.politician/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/05/israel.politician/index.html#cnnSTCTextHe has been called the raging bull of Israeli politics.Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/05/israel.elections.explainer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/05/israel.elections.explainer/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael was founded on democratic principles with the Jewish state's declaration of independence in 1948 including a commitment to the "complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion, race or sex." It has remained a continuous democracy ever since.Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:32:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/07/israel.gaza.blockade/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/07/israel.gaza.blockade/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli police confiscated a shipment of goods destined for Gaza in the latest effort to break a blockade of the Palestinian-controlled region.Sun, 07 Dec 2008 12:20:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/02/israel.assassination.plot/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/02/israel.assassination.plot/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael's internal security agency is "very concerned" that extremists in that country might assassinate an Israeli leader to disrupt the peace process with the Palestinians, Shin Bet's director said Sunday, according to Israeli newspaper Haaretz.Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:28:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1853847,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1853847,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTzipi Livni's inability to form a new ruling coalition will mean early elections next year, but they could ultimately boost prospects for an agreement with the PalestiniansSun, 26 Oct 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/25/israel.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/25/israel.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTextKadima Party leader Tzipi Livni has given up efforts to form a coalition government and will ask President Shimon Peres for early elections in 90 days, Israeli media reported late Saturday.Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/22/israel.government/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/22/israel.government/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli President Shimon Peres asked Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, head of the Kadima party, to form a new government Monday.Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843240,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843240,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAlthough he remains as head of an interim government, the task of forging a new coalition falls to Tzipi Livni, Olmert's replacement as head of the Kadima partyMon, 22 Sep 2008 11:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/21/israel.olmert/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/21/israel.olmert/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert handed in his resignation to President Shimon Peres on Sunday, Peres announced.Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/17/israel.new.leader/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/17/israel.new.leader/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni declared victory Thursday in an election to lead the ruling Kadima Party, putting her on a path that could make her Israel's first female prime minister in 34 years.Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:45:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1842147,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1842147,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTzipi Livni wins a close race (by fewer than 500 votes) to become the new leader of Israel's ruling Kadima PartyThu, 18 Sep 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1842101,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1842101,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIsraeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is one step closer to becoming the nation's first female prime minister since Golda Meir. The current prime minister, Ehud Olmert, has decided to resign following corruption allegations involving more than $150,000 in payments from a New York businessman. Livni, 50, has served in Israel's legislature, the Knesset, for less than a decade, but was effectively put on the path to the nation's highest office after claiming victory in Tuesday's primary.Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1841628,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1841628,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIsrael's ruling party stages a primary, forcing its members to choose between moving right and moving leftWed, 17 Sep 2008 20:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/08/14/show.aug15/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/08/14/show.aug15/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn focus: The business of educationFri, 15 Aug 2008 10:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/21/israel.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/21/israel.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned that his country would back tougher sanctions against Iran over its nuclear ambitions and denounced Iranian threats against Israel as "abhorrent" in a landmark speech Monday to the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem.Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/21/brown.israel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/21/brown.israel/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday that his country's disagreement with Britain over expanding settlements in the West Bank "should not stand in the way" of a peace agreement with the Palestinians.Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/25/israel.olmert/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/25/israel.olmert/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli lawmakers have reached a last-minute deal that will allow embattled Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to stay in power for a few more months. In exchange, Olmert's party agreed to hold primary elections by September 25.Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/05/22/facetime.nazif/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/05/22/facetime.nazif/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith Egypt's GDP running at 7.5 percent and foreign direct investment above $11 billion, the Middle East's most populous country is on the economic upswing. MME's John Defterios (JD) talks with the man responsible for accelerating Egypt's economic reforms and creating a friendly business environment, Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif (AN).Fri, 23 May 2008 12:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/16/bin.laden.message/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/16/bin.laden.message/index.html#cnnSTCTextA blunt new statement attributed to al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden urges his followers to liberate Palestine. The statement's release coincides with Israel's 60th anniversary. Fri, 16 May 2008 16:27:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1806747,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1806747,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe President takes a veiled swipe at Obama in a speech in Israel, and gets a quick response. Both sides relish the fight, but there are risks for eachThu, 15 May 2008 17:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/18/germany.israel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/18/germany.israel/index.html#cnnSTCTextGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel told Israel of Germany's "Holocaust shame," and asserted its support for the Jewish state during an unprecedented speech to the Knesset on Tuesday.Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/18/israel.germany/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/18/israel.germany/index.html#cnnSTCTextGermany's Angela Merkel will make history Tuesday when she becomes the first German chancellor to address Israel's parliament, the Knesset.Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/27/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/27/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least three Israeli missiles hit the Palestinian Interior Ministry in Gaza early Thursday, hours after Palestinian militants fired more than 40 Qassam rockets into southern Israel.Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/16/israel.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/16/israel.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTextShrapnel from a rocket that slammed into a house in southern Israel on Sunday injured a 2-year-old child, according to the Israeli military.Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/11/26/shimonperes.tease/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/11/26/shimonperes.tease/index.html#cnnSTCText"Face Time" with Shimon Peres: As leaders from the Middle East meet in Annapolis, Maryland for the peace summit, MME sits down with Israeli President, Shimon Peres. Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/15/israel.barak/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/15/israel.barak/index.htmlThe Israeli Cabinet on Friday unanimously approved the nomination of newly elected Labor Party leader Ehud Barak as Israel's defense minister.Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/02/israel.olmert/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/02/israel.olmert/index.htmlIsraeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday that he should resign over his handling of last summer's war in Lebanon.Wed, 02 May 2007 12:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/25/israel.bishara1/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/25/israel.bishara1/index.htmlIsraeli police announced Wednesday they are investigating an Israeli-Arab politician suspected of laundering money and passing information to the enemy during Israel's war with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon last summer.Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/01/pelosi.mideast/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/01/pelosi.mideast/index.htmlU.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday she will bring up the plight of Israeli soldiers kidnapped by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah during her delegation's visit to Syria next week.Sun, 01 Apr 2007 23:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/24/israel.president.rape/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/24/israel.president.rape/index.htmlLashing out at the Israeli media for "letting my blood" and "brainwashing" the Israeli public, Israeli President Moshe Katsav on Wednesday vehemently denied impending sex abuse charges and refused to resign.Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:46:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/10/15/israel.president.rape/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/10/15/israel.president.rape/index.htmlPolice in Israel are recommending that the country's president be charged with rape and other crimes against several women.Sun, 15 Oct 2006 21:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/27/israel.gov/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/27/israel.gov/index.htmlInterim Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Kadima Party signed an agreement Thursday with the Labor Party to join a coalition, according to a Labor spokeswoman.Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/30/mideast/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/30/mideast/index.htmlA Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up near a Jewish settlement in the West Bank late Thursday, killing himself and at least four other people, Israeli medical sources and police said.Thu, 30 Mar 2006 21:34:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/29/news/international/markets_israel.dj/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/29/news/international/markets_israel.dj/index.htmIsraeli stocks traded lower on Wednesday after the centrist Kadima Party won the most seats in Israel's parliament, but captured fewer seats than markets had expected.Wed, 29 Mar 2006 11:11:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/28/israel.election/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/28/israel.election/index.htmlActing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's 4-month-old centrist Kadima party took the largest share of parliamentary seats in elections Tuesday, according to Israeli media.Tue, 28 Mar 2006 08:20:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/12/sharon.update/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/12/sharon.update/index.htmlIsraeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's condition remained critical but stable the morning after he underwent emergency abdominal surgery, according to a hospital statement Sunday quoted by news agencies.Sun, 12 Feb 2006 05:11:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/11/sharon.update/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/11/sharon.update/index.htmlIsraeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's life is in "no immediate danger" Saturday after emergency surgery for alarming damage in his intestinal tract, according to a hospital spokesman.Sat, 11 Feb 2006 08:35:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/06/israel.polls/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/06/israel.polls/index.htmlTwo opinion polls published Friday suggest that Israelis voting in upcoming elections would strongly support the Kadima political party founded by ailing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, even without its gravely ill leader.Fri, 06 Jan 2006 14:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/11/israel.politics/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/11/israel.politics/index.htmlIsraeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz quit the Likud Party on Sunday to join the party recently founded by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, a spokesman for the new Kadima party said.Sun, 11 Dec 2005 11:16:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/30/israel.politics/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/30/israel.politics/index.htmlFormer Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres resigned Wednesday from the Labor Party and endorsed his former rival, Ariel Sharon, in the upcoming race for prime minister.Wed, 30 Nov 2005 18:09:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/29/israel.politics/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/29/israel.politics/index.htmlFormer Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres will resign from the Labor Party, Israeli Channel 10 reported Tuesday night.Tue, 29 Nov 2005 11:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/28/israel.politics/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/28/israel.politics/index.htmlThe new party created amid political upheaval in Israel will support the creation of a peaceful Palestinian state, giving up some land to ensure Israel's Jewish majority and maintaining all of Jerusalem under Israeli control.Mon, 28 Nov 2005 22:22:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/24/sharon.kadima/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/24/sharon.kadima/index.htmlPrime Minister Ariel Sharon's new political party registered Thursday morning under the name Kadima, Hebrew for "Forward."Thu, 24 Nov 2005 17:52:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/22/israel.politics/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/22/israel.politics/index.htmlA well-known hawk appeared to spread dovish wings this week as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon abandoned his Likud Party, saying it is unable to lead the country to its "national goals," a move that triggered early elections here.Tue, 22 Nov 2005 08:30:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/21/israel.politics.1520/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/21/israel.politics.1520/index.htmlIsraeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, announced Monday the formation of a new "liberal movement" after resigning from the right-wing Likud Party he helped create, saying it could not achieve Israel's national goals.Mon, 21 Nov 2005 20:20:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/20/israel.politics/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/20/israel.politics/index.htmlIsrael's Labor Party voted Sunday to withdraw from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's ruling coalition, a move that is expected to force the dissolution of Israel's parliament and leave Sharon poised to leave the right-wing Likud party to form a more moderate political organization.Sun, 20 Nov 2005 18:46:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/12/gaza/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/12/gaza/index.htmlA private foundation has raised $14 million to buy most of the greenhouses in Jewish settlements in Gaza, a representative of former Israeli Knesset member Yossi Beilin said Friday.Fri, 12 Aug 2005 13:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/02/gaza/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/02/gaza/index.htmlDemonstrators gathered Tuesday near the Gaza border for a protest march against Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw all Jewish settlements from Gaza.Tue, 02 Aug 2005 12:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/21/gaza.protest/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/21/gaza.protest/index.htmlIsraeli authorities arrested 300 protesters overnight who were trying to enter Gaza in defiance of a government order banning nonresidents from entering the territory.Thu, 21 Jul 2005 07:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/20/gaza.protest/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/20/gaza.protest/index.htmlThousands of Jewish protesters ended their demonstration late Wednesday without renewing their effort to march into Gaza, but organizers said the protest would resume in the morning.Wed, 20 Jul 2005 11:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/26/israel.budget/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/26/israel.budget/index.htmlIsraeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has won the pledge of a key opponent to support a crucial vote on the country's budget in the coming week.Sat, 26 Mar 2005 23:52:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/10/israel.government/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/10/israel.government/index.htmlA new Israeli governing coalition that favors Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan was narrowly approved Monday by Israel's parliament.Mon, 10 Jan 2005 20:40:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/02/israel.government/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/02/israel.government/index.htmlThe head of Israel's opposition Labor Party signaled Thursday that his party is willing to join a unity government with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon because it backs his plan to pull out of Gaza and parts of the West Bank.Thu, 02 Dec 2004 12:24:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/27/israel.sharon/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/27/israel.sharon/index.htmlPrime Minister Ariel Sharon's government was under pressure Wednesday after the Israeli parliament -- in a historic decision -- voted to back his plan to pull Israeli troops and settlements out of Gaza and a tiny portion of the West Bank.Wed, 27 Oct 2004 07:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/26/israel.gaza/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/26/israel.gaza/index.htmlThe Israeli parliament has backed Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to pull troops and settlements out of Gaza and part of the West Bank.Tue, 26 Oct 2004 19:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/12/israel.politics/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/12/israel.politics/index.htmlIsraeli Labor Party chief Shimon Peres said Monday that his party will enter talks to form a national unity government with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, an alliance that would carry out Sharon's plan to withdraw from Gaza and parts of the West Bank.Mon, 12 Jul 2004 09:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/30/sharon.cabinet/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/30/sharon.cabinet/index.htmlIsraeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Sunday he would give his Cabinet at least another week to discuss his revised plan to withdraw Israeli forces and settlements from parts of Gaza and the West Bank.Sun, 30 May 2004 11:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/03/sharon.referendum/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/03/sharon.referendum/index.htmlA day after his own party voted down his disengagement plan in a nonbinding referendum, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday that he will consult with his Cabinet, his party and other parties on how to proceed.Mon, 03 May 2004 04:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/02/sharon.referendum/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/02/sharon.referendum/index.htmlIsraeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon -- a day after his own party voted down his disengagement plan in a non-binding referendum -- said Monday he will consult with his Cabinet, his party and other parties on how to proceed.Sun, 02 May 2004 06:27:00 EDT