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Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving prime minister and a formidable negotiating foe for Gantz, an ex-military man with no prior political experience

Columbia University is getting a lot of criticism for inviting Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to speak on campus Wednesday. The University is the oldest institution of higher learning in New York and the fifth oldest nationally.

Over a horrific 17 days in 1985, TWA pilot John Testrake was forced to crisscross the Mediterranean with his 153 passengers and crew members

Benjamin Netanyahu vs Benny Gantz, in tough battle to lead Israel

US treasury assistant secretary for terrorist financing, Marshall Billingslea (L), meeting Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Monday

Gaza militants regularly fire rockets towards Israel, as seen here on May 5, 2019

A beam of fireworks lights the sky above the village of Deir al-Hatab, east of Nablus, in the Israeli occupied West Bank on September 22, 2019. Israel's national electricity company said today it was cutting power to parts of the occupied West Bank due to outstanding payments amounting to nearly $483 million. The Israel Electric Corporation said it was owed 1.7 billion shekels in debts from the main Palestinian power distributor for the West Bank, which is based in east Jerusalem

Netanyahu sitting next to President Reuven Rivlin on Thursday -- the latter will on Sunday meet party heads as a prelude to mandating one to attempt to form a coalition government

The zoo's manager says the lions were brought through tunnels from Egypt

Israel President Reuven Rivlin watches on as opposition leader Benny Gantz shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hours before laying claim to his job

Near-complete official results from Israel's general election confirm deadlock between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Benny Gantz, leaving the two men to fight it out over who will head a unity government

Rebekah Paltrow Neumann doesn't seem to be getting rave reviews from WeWork employees.

Ayelin Mengistu pleaded for his son in Geneva

Projected number of seats per party in the incoming Israeli parliament (Knesset), according to estimates by Israeli media at 1100 GMT, Sept 19

Retired Israeli General Benny Gantz (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have both called for a unity government -- but who will lead it is another question

Israel President Reuven Rivlin watches on as opposition leader Benny Gantz shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hours before laying claim to his job

Youth activists played a major role in the successful campaign to persuade Israeli Arabs to go to the polls in numbers and vote for the reunified Joint List

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has abandoned his hopes of forming a new right-wing governing coalition and called on his rival Benny Gantz to form a unity government with him

Projection in seats for the next Israeli parliament (Knesset) after elections on Tuesday, according to estimates by Israeli media at 1315 GMT, Sept 18

Netanyahu has repeatedly used speeches at the UN General Assembly to criticise Israel's arch-enemy Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz awaited results from the country's general election on Wednesday after exit polls showed them locked in a tight race, leaving the country in suspense.With a hoarse voice and appearing haggard after days of intense campaigning, Netanyahu appeared before supporters in the early hours of Wednesday and said he was prepared for negotiations to form a "strong Zionist government."