The third round of elections in less than a year will be held on March 2, 2020. This follows the breakdown of talks to form a national unity government on the issue of Benjamin Netanyahu’s immunity from prosecution

In this episode, we discuss post-coup developments in Bolivia, Israeli PM Netanyahu’s indictment, and new revelations in the case of the 2018 alleged chemical attack in Syria.

The new round of elections will be held on September 17. The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, passed a resolution on May 30, dissolving itself

The Likud party-led coalition may now have a free hand in executing its election promises, including annexing parts or whole of the West Bank

The elections to the Knesset on April 9 are likely to see the victory of forces that believe in further suppressing the rights of Palestinians, and dismiss all chances of peace

US president Donald Trump recently announced the country’s decision to designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organisation.

The recent military flare-up by Israel comes a few weeks before the crucial general elections in April

The decision is in violation of at least two UN Security Council resolutions and comes weeks ahead of a crucial election in Israel where embattled prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing multiple corruption charges

Israel claimed that the airstrikes were in response to two rockets that were fired at Tel Aviv. However, Israeli intelligence itself claimed that the rockets fired on Gaza were as a result of a maintenance error

On Thursday, Israel launched airstrikes on nearly 100 targets in Gaza in the aftermath of what it claimed were rocket attacks on Tel Aviv