Posts Tagged: Israel Election
Is an Election Brewing in Israel?
JNS.org - At the annual Herzliya Conference in Israel last month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced a seemingly unprecedented barrage of attacks from a number of...
President Rivlin Appoints Netanyahu With Task of Forming 34th Government
On Wednesday evening, President Reuven Rivlin appointed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with the responsibility of forming the 34th government of Israel. At a special ceremony...
Israeli Elections: When Words Matter… and When They Don’t
The consensus, both within Israel and abroad, is that Benjamin Netanyahu snatched an electoral victory from the jaws of imminent defeat by both resorting to...
In Israeli Election, Obama Got What He Deserved
There is sparse expectation that President Barack Obama will warmly congratulate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his stunning electoral victory, but perhaps Mr. Netanyahu...
Analysis: Likud’s Unexpected Success Shows Israeli Voters Still Place High Priority on Security
JNS.org - Israeli television exit polls on Tuesday night showed that while the country's national election remains too close to call, Prime Minister Benjamin...
To Bibi or Not to Be
I thought this title was clever (but feel free to roll your eyes), conveying as it does the belief of some that should Bibi lose...
What is Lapid’s Position on Jerusalem?
The big surprise of Israel's election is the rise of Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid (There is a Future) party, which won 19 seats in the...
Report: Labor Party Leader Yachimovich Will Attempt to Thwart Netanyahu From Forming Government
Israel's Channel 2 is reporting that Israel's Labor party leader Shelly Yachimovich has said she will do everything in her power to stop Prime Minister...
Israeli Elections: Voter Turnout Expected to Hit 70% as Polls Near Closing Time
Voter turnout for today's election in Israel remains at its highest since the 1999 elections. The Central Elections Committee reported the number to be at...
Netanyahu to U.S. Senators: Top Priority if Re-Elected Will be to Stop Iran
In a meeting Friday with U.S. senators Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed that Iran will be at the top of his agenda if he...
Israeli Political Campaigns Take Cues From Obama
An article by Yonatan Gat on the website for Israel's Channel 2, rightly points out that in the wake of the U.S. President's reelection, several...
At Harvard, Tzipi Livni Offers ‘No Comment’ on Candidacy
CAMBRIDGE, MA—On the heels of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent announcement of early elections in Israel, Tzipi Livni must have known that question was coming. Headlining a...
The Opportunities and Dangers of Israel’s New Unity Government
The dramatic coup by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Opposition Leader Shaul Mofaz to form a national unity government and set aside elections until November...
Polls Uniformly Predict Landslide Election Victory for Netanyahu
As Israel heads into early elections, to be held on Sept. 4, a spate of preliminary polls have emerged, all predicting a landslide ...
