Posts Tagged: Israel Election
Netanyahu May Have to Cancel UN Address Due to Election
JNS.org - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has begun preparing this week for his scheduled Sept. 26 address to the UN General Assembly, just one...
Ehud Barak Vows to Do ‘Whatever Necessary’ to Defeat Netanyahu
JNS.org - In an attempt to hand Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the second defeat of his long political career, former Prime Minister Ehud Barak announced...
Likud MKs Blast Lieberman, Warn He Will ‘Pay the Price’ for Scuttling Coalition Talks
JNS.org - Likud Knesset members railed against Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigor Lieberman in Israeli media on Thursday morning, hours after his refusal to join Israeli Prime...
Palestinians: New Israeli Elections Spell the End for Trump’s Peace Plan
JNS.org - According to a senior Palestinian Authority source, Israel’s new elections, currently set for Sept. 17, will postpone the presentation of US President Donald Trump’s...
Netanyahu Could Face Election Rematch After Ballot He Said He Won
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was quick to declare himself winner of last month's Israeli election, but he now has until Wednesday to appease an erstwhile...
Netanyahu and Jewish Worry About What the Neighbors Might Think
JNS.org - A few days ahead of the Knesset elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to extend Israeli sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria....
The Message of the Israeli Election
Two days before Israelis went to the polls last Tuesday, Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke cast his ballot in the Israeli election. He declared Prime...
Explainer: Israeli Election – With the Final Count in, Who Won and Who Lost?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party has won 36 of the 120 seats in Israel's parliament, according to final results of Tuesday's election, putting him...
The Right Still Rules in Israel — But Will It Last?
JNS.org - Is Benjamin Netanyahu’s dominance of Israeli politics the product of a consensus he helped build, or is he merely a convenient beneficiary of...
Record May Be Set for Wasted Votes in Israel’s Election
JNS.org - The number of ballots cast for parties that will not pass the electoral threshold necessary to win any seats in Israel’s 21st Knesset could...
New York Times Blunder Gets Israeli Campaign Ad Backwards
JNS.org - The New York Times came under withering criticism on Sunday after a photo caption mistranslated—or as some say misreported—a campaign ad for Israel’s April 9 election. The photo caption...
Chinese Twitter Accounts Suspended for Allegedly Trying to Affect Israel Election
JNS.org - Twitter has suspended dozens of Hebrew-language accounts operated by the Church of Almighty God (CAG)—a Christian group banned in China that believes Jesus has...
Israelis Go to Polls to Decide on Netanyahu’s Record Reign
Israelis began voting on Tuesday in an election that could hand Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a record fifth term or see him dethroned by an...
Israeli Election: Far-Right, Pro-Cannabis Libertarian May Be Kingmaker
His political platform might be just a pipe dream - a heady mix of pot legalization and biblical temple reconstruction - but far-right candidate Moshe...
