Knesset moves towards dissolving unity government, possible new elections
The Israeli Knesset passed a preliminary bill to dissolve the government, paving the way for a fourth round of elections within the last two years. Read more
Gantz promises chaos and confusion in Israel for next six weeks
March 18, 2020 by J-Wire
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Benny Gantz’s decision to do a deal with the Joint List to influence President Rivlin into giving Gantz first bite at forming Israel’s next Government is reprehensible, unconscionable and against Israel’s national interest. Read more
Netanyahu rival Gantz to get first chance to form a government
March 17, 2020 by Dov Lipman - JNS
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Despite the coronavirus pandemic firmly on most Israelis’ minds, the country’s political mayhem continued to unfold on Sunday as party leaders met with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin for consultations in the wake of the March 2 election. Read more
Unrestrained hatred endangering our democracy
March 10, 2020 by Isi Leibler
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confounded his adversaries and proved that he may be the world’s most consummate politician. Read more
Netanyahu’s overwhelming victory and Gantz’s parliamentary putsch
March 6, 2020 by Alex Traiman - JNS.org
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents claim that the results of the three elections the country has held over the past 12 months have been essentially unchanged, with the embattled prime minister and his right-wing bloc repeatedly proving unable to muster a parliamentary majority. Read more
Netanyahu builds momentum in final days of third campaign
March 1, 2020 by Alex Traiman - JNS.org
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After 11 years of Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, many Israelis have claimed that they are tired of Benjamin Netanyahu. Or are they? Read more
Voter apathy threatens reunion of Judea and Samaria with Israel
February 24, 2020 by David Singer
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Crunch time has come for approximately 6.5 million Jews and Arabs to vote on Israel regaining immediate sovereignty in parts of the Jewish People’s biblical and ancient heartland in Judea and Samaria – 3000 years after its loss. Read more
…and now it’s Australia’s turn
February 19, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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Israel’s ambassador to Australia Mark Sofer has cast his vote for the upcoming elections on March . Read more
Netanyahu goes into Judea and Samaria where Gantz fears to tread
February 19, 2020 by David Singer
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The formation of a joint America-Israel committee to map out the areas of Judea and Samaria within which Israel’s sovereignty will be recognized by America – has presented Israeli voters with a real choice between the policies of Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu and his rival Benny Gantz at the upcoming elections on 2 March. Read more
Gantz faces moment of truth after meeting Trump
January 28, 2020 by David Singer
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Blue and White Party leader – Benny Gantz – could well see his dream of becoming Israel’s next Prime Minister on 2 March implode after meeting with President Trump at the White House this coming week. Read more
Israel’s next election must focus on Judea and Samaria – not Bibi
January 8, 2020 by David Singer
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Israel’s next election due on 2 March 2020 must focus on the future of Judea and Samaria – not the future of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Bibi). Read more
Israel now needs miracle to set secure and recognized boundaries
December 18, 2019 by David Singer
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History will not kindly recall Israel’s power-hungry politicians who have forced a third election within twelve months on Israeli voters at a direct cost of another US$135 million. Read more
Ahead of third elections, Rivlin appeals to the public ‘not to lose faith in the democratic system’
December 13, 2019 by Arye Green -TPS
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As Israel prepares for its third elections within a year, President Reuven Rivlin on Thursday appealed to the public not to lose faith in Israel’s democratic system, despite its apparent flaws. Read more
Israeli party leaders lament stalling of movement towards government coalition
November 17, 2019 by Dov Lipman - JNS
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With a tenuous ceasefire taking hold across southern Israel, politics has again returned to centre stage. Read more
Netanyahu offers Bennett defence ministry job
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday offered New Right Party leader Naftali Bennett the spot of the country’s defence minister in a move perceived as a way to stop Bennet from joining a coalition led by the rival Blue and White Party. Read more
Vote recount could possibly end Israel’s electoral morass
October 20, 2019 by David Singer
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Israel’s President Rivlin is due to make a decision on October 24 on whether to extend for another 14 days the mandate he granted to Benjamin Netanyahu to form Israel’s next Government. Read more
Rivlin tasks Netanyahu with forming government, again
September 26, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
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President Reuven Rivlin has tasked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with forming the next government. Read more
Official election results: Likud gains another seat
September 26, 2019 by Arye Green -TPS
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The Central Election Committee (CEC) on Tuesday night announced that the election results changed slightly following their investigation into election fraud at several ballots. Under the amended results, the Likud gained its 32ed seat at the expense of United Torah Judaism (UTJ), which will have seven seats in the upcoming Knesset. Read more
Feintooner
September 23, 2019 by Feintooner
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This week’s cartoon….Juggling the Jugular go-getters Read more
In a deadlocked election, the real winners are Israeli Arabs
September 20, 2019 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
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If nothing else, one clear result of Israel’s frustrating general election gives the lie to the claim that Israeli Arabs were being intimidated from casting their vote. Read more
Early election votes by Israeli diplomats, emissaries abroad show drop in turnout
Early voting for Israeli diplomats and emissaries around the world in Israel’s second round of elections this year ended on Friday with a low turnout compared to the results in April. Read more
The Curious Case of Israel’s Invisible Election
September 6, 2019 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
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With the great election redo of 2019 less than two weeks away Israelis across the political spectrum are meeting up in living rooms, pubs and coffee shops around the country to discuss the great issues of the day…not. Read more
The first vote cast
September 5, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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Israel’s ambassador to New Zealand has cast the first vote of the upcoming elections due to be held on September 17. Read more
Could Israel’s religious parties surge in next round of elections?
August 29, 2019 by Dov Lipman - JNS
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As the Sept. 17 elections draw here, a flurry of activity among the various political parties continues to be a game-changer. Israel is holding a second round after the April 9 elections because Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government, mainly due to Knesset member Avigdor Lieberman’s refusal to sit in a government with the ultra-Orthodox parties. Now, those same parties may prove the sleeper of the election and might provide Netanyahu with the 61 mandates he needs to succeed. Read more
Knesset is projected to have smallest number of parties ever to be elected – is the electoral threshold improving governance?
August 4, 2019 by Arye Green -TPS
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The upcoming Knesset is projected to have the smallest number of parties ever to be elected to the Israeli parliament, the latest polls show. Read more
Two new Israeli contenders enter political fray before fall elections
June 25, 2019 by Dov Lipman - JNS
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Israel’s repeat election on Sept. 17 might not be a literal do-over of April 9, as two new parties may be entering the fray. Read more
The right still rules in Israel. Will it continue?
April 12, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
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Is Benjamin Netanyahu’s dominance of Israeli politics the product of a consensus he helped build, or is he merely a convenient beneficiary of forces that were beyond his control? Read more
Considering the national interest in the forthcoming elections
March 27, 2019 by Isi Leibler
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Despite the high-pitched abuse being exchanged between the principal contenders, Likud and Blue and White, paradoxically this election highlights the unity of the nation. Read more
Multi choice mayhem
March 1, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
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Registration for Israel’s election has closed and voters now have the task of making an informed choice from a bewildering array of no less than a record forty-six political parties. Read more
Banning parties in Israel and the true test of democracy
February 27, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
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If the parties of the left had their way prior to last week, it would have spared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a lot of the trouble he got into over the deal to merge two right-wing parties. Read more