Posts Tagged: Israel Elections
Shas Minister Claims Yair Lapid Tried to Oust Netanyahu
Arutz Sheva - MK Nissim Ze'ev (Shas) told Arutz Sheva on Thursday that Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid indeed tried to organize a putsch against Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu with...
Report: Lapid, Lieberman May Work Together in New Government
Arutz Sheva - Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid, Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Lieberman and former Minister Moshe Kahlon are considering cooperating with one another in...
Israeli Government Dissolved, General Elections Set for March 17, 2015
Israel is heading for early elections after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ruling Likud party dissolved the current government. Elections for the 20th Knesset...
Leftist MKs Celebrate Netanyahu’s Decision to Disband Coalition
Arutz Sheva - Leftist MK Stav Shaffir (Labor), a former leader of the social protest movements, hailed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's decision Tuesday night to...
Kerry Expresses Hope that Next Israeli Government can ‘Negotiate Peace’
Jerusalem Post - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he hopes a new Israeli government will be amenable to negotiations, in the first official...
Netanyahu-Lapid Meeting to Salvage Disintegrating Israeli Coalition Fails
JNS.org - A meeting on Monday between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yair Lapid (leader of the Yesh Atid party), intended...
Israeli Oppositions Parties Say They Want Early Elections
Times of Israel - The ultra-Orthodox Shas party was first out of the gate overnight Monday-Tuesday to call for setting a date for new elections,...
On Birthday, Netanyahu Says Last Thing Israel Needs is New Elections
Ynet - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose birthday was Tuesday, said "the last thing Israel needs is an elections now." He made the comments amid reports...
Netanyahu to Hold Likud Primaries Earlier Than Planned
Arutz Sheva - Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu plans to move up the Likud's next primaries to an earlier date than planned, and will start taking...
Knesset Committee Approves Raising Electoral Threshold, Limiting Government Ministers
Ynet - The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee approved on Monday the Governance Bill, seeking to raise the electoral threshold and limit the number...
2013 Jewish News in Review
JNS.org - As 2013 draws to a close, JNS.org takes a look at the biggest news stories from Israel and the Jewish world that have shaped...
Protesters Allege Voter Fraud in Beit Shemesh
Ynet - Hundreds of Beit Shemesh residents were marching Thursday across town, headed to city hall, where a rally against haredi coercion in the city is...
Incumbent Mayors Win Races in Israel’s Major Cities
JNS.org - The Israeli municipal elections held in 191 cities and townships Tuesday saw the incumbent mayors in most large cities winning further terms...
Israeli Party Yesh Atid Pushing Bill to Raise Election Threshold
Times of Israel - Israel has seen 33 governments in 65 years, with governments that often last barely half as long as their legally...
