19th Knesset Is Elected
Early elections are held following the October 2012 dissolution of the Knesset due to an impasse over the state budget.
Netanyahu Invites Kadima, Labor to Join Coalition
February 20, 2009 Benjamin Netanyahu, whose Likud finished second in the Feb. 10 election, receives the mandate to form a government from President Shimon Peres and surprisingly offers to bring leading rivals Kadima and Labor…
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Resigns
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert resigns amid charges of corruption and financial improprieties.
Barak Resigns as Prime Minister
Israel’s 10th prime minister resigns and calls a special election in a failed attempt to win a popular mandate for his peace policies.
11th Knesset Election Results in National Unity Government
When neither party receives a majority of the votes in the eleventh Israeli Knesset elections, the Labor and Likud parties form a coalition government.
Begin, Likud Elected to Lead Israeli Government in Landslide
Bolstered by the support of Jews from North Africa and the Middle East, Likud’s victory ends the Labor movement’s hegemony over Israeli politics.
Eshkol, Alignment Win Sixth Knesset Election
The 1965 election preparations began in June 1963 when David Ben-Gurion resigned as Prime Minister for the second time.
Ben-Gurion Resigns Over Lavon Affair
Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion resigns as a result of the controversial, covert operation in Egypt, setting the stage for new elections in the summer of 1961.
General and Politician Benny Gantz Is Born
June 9, 1959 Benjamin “Benny” Gantz, who rises to chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces and a top candidate for prime minister, is born in Kfar Ahim. His father is a native of…
Ben-Gurion Forms First Elected Government
March 8, 1949 David Ben-Gurion’s Knesset-leading Mapai party joins the United Religious Front, the Progressive Party, the Sephardi and Mizrahi Communities, and the Arab-led Democratic List of Nazareth to form a government after Israel’s first…
