Pod Save America Hosts Call on Democrats to Cut All Israel Military Aid, No Longer Accept AIPAC Funding
Jews, Israelis Targeted in Austria Amid Surge in Antisemitic Incidents; Local Jewish Community Calls for Action
‘All of Our Strength’: Over 1,000 Pro-Israel Activists Gather in DC for Solidarity Conference
‘Devastated’: Wesley LePatner, Killed in Manhattan Mass Shooting, Was a Jewish Communal, Philanthropic Leader
Sen. Angus King Vows to No Longer Vote for Israel Military Aid Until Gaza Conditions Improve
Europe Won’t Pressure Israel to ‘Commit Suicide’ Amid Gaza Backlash, Palestinian State Push, Says Israeli FM
Israel’s National Soccer Coach Attacked in Athens Before Soccer Fans Chant ‘F–K Israel, Free Palestine’ at Match
New York Judge Sentences Neo-Nazi to 5 Years for Livestreaming Bomb Threats Against Jewish Hospitals
US Pressures Lebanon to Issue Cabinet Decision to Disarm Hezbollah Before Talks Continue
UK Plans to Recognize Palestinian State in September Unless Israel Meets Conditions, Starmer Says
As Elections Loom, Bennett and Shaked Get Set to Make a Comeback
Error: Contact form not found.
by JNS.org
Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennett (R) and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, from the Jewish Home party, enter the room before delivering their statements in Tel Aviv, Israel December 29, 2018. REUTERS/Corinna Kern.
JNS.org – As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition talks come down to the wire, Education Minister Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked met in Tel Aviv to plan out their course should new elections be called.
Just days before the April 9 election polls were predicting that Bennett and Shaked’s New Right Party would win as many as six Knesset seats, but the party failed to meet the minimum voting threshold and were knocked out of the 21st Knesset.
After the stunning defeat, Bennet said that he would steer clear of politics for the near future; however, if the Knesset is dissolved and new elections are held, both he and Shaked are eligible to run.
According to a report by The Jerusalem Post, Shaked has already agreed to requests from inside Likud to explore the possibility of linking up with the party and running on the prime minister’s ticket in a new election.
Earlier rumors suggested Bennett had met with Yisrael Beiteinu head Avigdor Lieberman to discuss the possibility of joining his party, though Bennett denied these reports.
