Posts Tagged: Israel Election
Israel’s Election: First the Vote, Then the Kingmaking
Israelis vote in a parliamentary election on Tuesday, choosing among party lists of candidates to serve in the 120-seat Knesset. No party has won a majority...
IDF Soldiers Begin to Vote at Special Army Ballot Boxes
JNS.org - Voting has begun for Israeli military personnel, with 643 ballot boxes set up for Israel Defense Forces’ soldiers across the country, available 72 hours...
Israel’s Arab Minority Urged to Boycott Election Over Divisive Law
Some of Israel's young Arab citizens are calling for a boycott of Tuesday's parliamentary election, dismayed by a recent law which they say reduces them...
Economists, Finance Ministry Disagree Over Need for Austerity Measures Under Next Israeli Government
Israel's economy has barely featured in the run-up to next week's general election, yet the central bank and many economists warn the new government will...
Netanyahu Uses Icy Relationship With Obama to Try to Win Votes
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu is using a second American president in his re-election campaign ads, but with a twist, featuring a famously frosty encounter with Barack...
Israel’s Netanyahu, in Close Election Race, Visits US Ally Trump
With Israel's election just two weeks away, Benjamin Netanyahu will get to showcase his close ties with Donald Trump in a US visit just days...
Final Decision on Netanyahu Indictment to Follow Israeli Vote
Israelis will go the polls next month before a decision on whether to file a criminal indictment against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in three corruption...
Netanyahu Election Rival Pledges to ‘Separate’ From Palestinians
The centrist Blue and White party posing the biggest election challenge to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Wednesday a policy of "separation" from...
Mandelblit Gives Nod for Far-Left, Far-Right Parties to Run in Israel’s April Elections
JNS.org - The far-right Otzma Yehudit, and far-left Ra’am-Balad and Hadash-Ta’al parties, will be allowed to run in Israel’s upcoming April 9 national elections, thanks to...
New Israeli Centrist Alliance, to Be Called ‘Blue and White,’ Reveals Party List
JNS.org - The new united centrist party headed by Yesh Atid’s Yair Lapid and Israel Resilience’s Benny Gantz will be called the Blue and White Party,...
Netanyahu’s Likud Uses Trump Photo in Israeli Election Billboard
A giant billboard of a smiling Donald Trump shaking hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu loomed over a main entrance to Tel Aviv on Sunday,...
Israeli Attorney General Says He Can Rule on Netanyahu Indictment Before Election
Israel's attorney general said on Friday there was no legal reason to prevent him from indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges before an...
Israeli Arabs Seek to Turn Netanyahu’s Controversial ‘in Droves’ Comment From 2015 Election Against Him in Next Vote
Israel's Arab lawmakers plan to commandeer Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim in the last election that Arabs were heading to the polls "in droves" to...
Israeli Government Ends Feud That Sparked Snap Election Talk
Israel's government settled a dispute on Tuesday that had threatened its survival and prompted speculation that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was seeking a snap election...
