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Israel is a parliamentary republic with a president as the head of state. The president's powers are largely ceremonial, while the prime minister holds the executive power. The official residence of the prime minister, Beit Aghion, is in Jerusalem. The current prime minister is Benjamin Netanyahu of Likud, the ninth person to hold the position ...
Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu [a] (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician, serving as the prime minister of Israel since 2022, having previously held the office in 1996–1999 and 2009–2021. [3] He is chair of the Likud party. Netanyahu is the longest-serving prime minister in Israel's history, having served a total of over 16 years. [4] [5]
Levi Eshkol: 5 years and 247 days. Ariel Sharon: 5 years and 39 days[ a ] Golda Meir: 5 years and 19 days. Ehud Olmert: 2 years and 351 days[ b ] Shimon Peres: 2 years and 264 days (first term: 2 years and 37 days; second term: 227 days) Moshe Sharett: 1 year and 281 days. Ehud Barak: 1 year and 245 days.
Mandatory Palestine (4) Yitzhak Rabin (1922–1995) — Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine. Ariel Sharon (1928–2014) — Kfar Malal, Mandatory Palestine. Ehud Barak (born 1942) — Mishmar HaSharon, Mandatory Palestine. Ehud Olmert (born 1945) — Binyamina, Mandatory Palestine.
Naftali Bennett (Hebrew: נַפְתָּלִי בֶּנֶט, romanized: Naftālī Beneṭ, IPA: [naftaˈli ˈbenet]; born 25 March 1972) is an Israeli politician who served as the 13th prime minister of Israel from 13 June 2021 to 30 June 2022, and as the 3rd Alternate Prime Minister of Israel from 1 July to 8 November 2022. [1][2] Bennett was ...
In a statement released Thursday night, the prime minister’s office said that “Israel shares the aims of the U.S.-led initiative of enabling people along our northern border to return safely ...
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has expressed hope that a ceasefire could be reached soon to end fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah that has shaken his country and raised fears ...
Lapid became the prime minister of Israel on 1 July 2022 after Bennett stepped down as prime minister following the dissolution of the Knesset. Lapid remained prime minister until a new government was formed after the November 2022 election. [11] Lapid has supported Israel's actions under the Netanyahu government in the Israel-Hamas war.