The Knesset voted Monday on a proposal to increase the number of government ministers. Voice of Israel political correspondent Raoul Wootliff reports on the close vote and explains its significance. (1:31) Listen now
A live report from the Knesset on a key bone of contention between the coalition and opposition. VOI's Raoul Wootliff explains what is going on behind the scenes, as Israel desperately awaits its new government. Members of the coalition... (1:23) Listen now
Hear why Algerians protested against the world-famous Barcelona player. VOI's Jeremy Gimpel discusses the recent outrage in the Arab world against the sports phenomenon Lionel Messi, who named his new baby boy Benjamin.... (1:56) Listen now
Listen to VOI political correspondent Raoul Wootliff explain what is going on with the coalition ahead of being sworn in. He provides updates on the deals, the demands of the coalition and the opposition and the pitfalls and... (21:07) Listen now
Hear behind-the-scenes updates on the new government. Even before being sworn in, Israel's coalition is facing a myriad of challenges, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tries to please his Likud MKs, while keeping his other... (25:12) Listen now
VOI's Yishai Fleisher talks about the latest political bomb shell: Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who resigned Monday, just quit the coalition negotiations and will become part of the opposition. VOI political correspondent... (13:37) Listen now
This week, members of the Ethiopian Israeli community held two protests against police brutality and societal racism. Ethiopian Israeli MK Dr. Avraham Neguse explains to VOI the root of the protests, and author Tsega Melaku talks... (25:11) Listen now
VOI's Dan Diker is joined in-studio by former deputy Israeli ambassador to the US Lenny Ben-David, a senior researcher of a major report -- conducted by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs -- that uncovers the truth about Operation... (50:59) Listen now
Druze Likud MK Ayoub Kara joins VOI's Gil Hoffman to talk about the coalition negotiations. He says it is important that minorities, the Druze community in particular, be represented in the cabinet. He also talks about his... (9:26) Listen now
VOI's Gil Hoffman is joined by Likud MK Ayoub Kara, who explains Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision-making process as he builds his cabinet, and by Bayit Yehudi (Jewish Home party) official Jeremy Saltan, who provides an... (25:12) Listen now