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Lieberman Wants Elections 'As Soon as Possible'

Foreign minister and Yisrael Bateinu party head Avigdor Lieberman says he wants elections as soon as can be arranged, preferably July

Netanyahu: Decision on Elections Within Two Weeks

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the Likud ministers today that he will decide about new elections after a feasibility study is made

Knesset Begins Spring Term – as Iran War, Elections Loom

Three-month term will be action-packed, as controversy over hareidi military service heats up.

Netanyahu: I Won't Give in to Blackmail

As talks of an election continue, Netanyahu indicates he won't hesitate to go to elections if he is "blackmailed" by coalition partners.

Lieberman Threatens to Leave Coalition

"We are not hostages," Foreign Minister says, who expects support for his universal national service bill.

Minister: Mandatory National Service for Everyone

Minister Erdan visits protesting reservists, promises “equal distribution of the burden.”

Demonstrators: End Mandatory IDF Service

Demonstrators in Tel Aviv call to change the mandatory military service, turn the IDF into a professional volunteer army.

Lieberman: Not Even One More Hour for Tal Law

FM Avigdor Lieberman says he won't allow the Tal Law to be extended 'even by one hour.'

Haredi MK: Ruling on Enlistment is a 'Hit and Run' by Judge

Deputy Health Minister Litzman says outgoing High Court president Beinisch purposely left decision to end of term.

Lieberman: Tal Law Issue Could Bring Down Gov't

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman warned a solution to the Tal Law impasse must be found - or the gov't could fall.

Hareidi Leader: Yeshiva Students Must Avoid IDF at All Costs

Top hareidi religious Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach has issued a ruling that yeshiva students 'must lay down their lives' rather than enter the IDF.

Yishai: Tal Law to be Extended Despite Supreme Court Ruling

Interior Minister Eli Yishai insists the government needs at least a year to phase out the overturned Tal Law.

Gantz: Nuclear Iran is an Existential Threat

Chief of Staff Benny Gantz: A nuclear-armed Iran is an existential threat to Israel. The reality in the Middle East is very complex.

Court Bans ‘Tal Law’ for Religious Exemptions from IDF

Most political leaders welcome the High Court ruling Tuesday night that the “Tal Law” for religious exemptions from the IDF is illegal.

Netanyahu: Alternative to Tal Law in 6 Months

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is seeking more time to come up with an alternative to the controversial Tal Law.

Orlev: I will not support the Tal Law

Jewish Home faction head Zevulun Orlev says the Hesder programs prove Torah study and observance are no excuse to dodge IDF service

No Politician Wants to Take Responsibility for the Tal Law

The government of Prime Minister Netanyahu decided to open the debate on the Tal Law to the full Knesset. Rabbi Melamed speaks his mind..

UTJ Holds Emergency Session over Conscription to IDF

Under pressure from Barak, Netanyahu said he would not extend IDF exemption for hareidim.

Knesset Taskforce: Dump Tal Law, Enlist Hareidi Jews

A Knesset committee says the Tal Law for hareidi-religious enlistment has failed, and calls for full enlistment by 2016.