General elections were held in Israel on 29 May 1996. For the first time, the prime minister was elected on a separate ballot from the remaining members...

re-election. This election was only the second time in Israeli history an election had been held for the Prime Minister's post in addition to elections for...

General elections were held for the first time in the Palestinian territories on 20 January 1996 to elect the President of the Palestinian National Authority...

General elections were held in Japan on 20 October 1996. A coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party, New Party Sakigake and the Social Democratic Party...

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Religious Party, Agudat Israel, and others. In the 1996 Israeli general election–the first direct election of a prime minister in Israeli history–Likud leader...

October 2008). "Israel sets February 10 as date for general elections". Haaretz. Retrieved 4 September 2014. "Q&A: Israeli elections". BBC News. 2 February...

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likely to influence Israeli elections" CNN, 5 February 1996 Historical overview of the Thirteenth Knesset Knesset website Election results Knesset website...

the 1969 elections. Suffrage is universal to all Israeli citizens above the age of 18. Israeli citizens living abroad have to travel to Israel in order...

flight from Israel to France by Palestinian guerrillas; Israeli commandos rescued 102 of 106 Israeli hostages. The 1977 Knesset elections marked a major...

Prime Minister Shimon Peres and the Israeli Labor Party in the 1996 Israeli general election and the victory of the right-wing Likud party of Benjamin Netanyahu...

State of Israel sparked the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, which resulted in the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight from the land that the State of Israel came...

General elections were held in Lebanon between 18 August and 15 September 1996. Independent candidates won the majority of seats, although most of them...

the British Mandate, and previous municipal elections were held in 1972 and 1976, organized by the Israeli government. The Palestinian Legislative Council...

General elections were held in India from 19 April to 1 June 2024 in seven phases, to elect all 543 members of the Lok Sabha. Votes were counted and the...

Percy the Park Keeper (1996–1999) First Report (used as the Hevrat HaHadashot theme tune for its 1996 Israeli general election special, and for its main...

win a majority in the Knesset, all Israeli governments have been coalitions between two or more parties. Between 1996 and 2001, the prime minister was directly...

at northern Israel since midnight, they say they have carried out 12 separate attacks against Israeli positions, Israeli forces, and Israeli settlements...

suicide bombings by Palestinian groups in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, predominantly targeting Israeli civilians. This tactic is also referred to as...

Israel, and its offices are located in HaKirya, Tel Aviv. The Ministry of Defense oversees most of the Israeli security forces, including the Israel Defense...

military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and the Israeli Navy. It is the sole...

Operation Grapes of Wrath in 1996. Fighting with Hezbollah weakened Israeli resolve and led to a collapse of the SLA and an Israeli withdrawal in 2000 to their...

the campaign. On the day of the election, the ballot boxes were held in Israeli Post Offices inside Jerusalem. Israeli police officers were present to...

Arafat, who had died on 11 November 2004. The election was the first to be held since the 1996 general election, and voters elected Palestine Liberation Organization...

Coping with Terror: An Israeli Perspective. Lexington. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-7391-0684-6. "Israeli Elections and Parties: Likud". The Israel Democracy Institute...

kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was released in exchange for 1,027 Palestinians and Arab-Israeli prisoners. In March 2012, Secretary-general of the...

after election as chair of Likud in 1993, becoming leader of the opposition. In the 1996 general election, Netanyahu became the first Israeli prime minister...

such as the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, opposition to Palestinian statehood, and imposition of Israeli sovereignty over the Gaza...

February 1928 – 11 January 2014) was an Israeli general and politician who served as the 11th prime minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006. Born...