Posts Tagged: Israel Elections
I’m a Proud ‘Mapainik’ — But This Time I’m Voting for Netanyahu
To be honest, I have never voted for Netanyahu and the Likud. I would prefer to vote for a center-wing party, headed by an experienced...
Wanted: A Mapainik Leadership
Prime Minister Levi Eshkol used to say, “I compromise and compromise until my opinion is accepted.” This was a very level-headed way of working. The...
The Palestinian Issue Is Absent From the 2021 Israeli Elections
Even before the elections to the current Knesset, we made it clear to the electorate at every opportunity that we prefer a Jewish state, even...
Will Fourth Israeli Elections Lead to a Fifth?
On March 23, Israelis will go to the polls for the fourth time in the past 18 months, amid fears that a fifth round of...
Netanyahu Challenger Sa’ar Hires Lincoln Project Founders as Campaign Advisers
JNS.org - New Hope Party leader Gideon Sa’ar has hired four of the founders of the Lincoln Project to serve as his advisers ahead of...
Likud Scraps Primaries, Allows Netanyahu to Reserve Six Slots on Knesset List
JNS.org - The Likud’s Executive Committee on Wednesday approved Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request to cancel the party’s internal elections ahead of the March...
Israel Set for Snap Election as Budget Deadline Nears
Israel on Tuesday was on course for a fourth national election in two years after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main governing partner, Benny Gantz,...
Israel 2021 Budget Worth $129 Billion to Be Presented to PM Monday
Israel's Finance Ministry will present a long awaited 2021 state budget to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that will total 426 billion shekels ($128.5...
Israel Delays Budget Deadline, Avoiding Another Snap Election
Israel's feuding government leaders on Monday avoided plunging the country into its fourth election in less than two years, postponing a deadline for passage of...
Gantz Was Right to Embrace Netanyahu
After a four year hiatus, I returned to the Prime Minister's Office as Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief of staff in early 2014. While much had changed,...
Will a Rotation Government Turn to National Priorities?
After covering three consecutive Israeli election cycles, and despite the announcement of a rotation government between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief rival Benny...
Bennett: ‘I’d Rather Sit in the Opposition Than Join a Government Led By Benny Gantz’
JNS.org - “I’d rather sit in the opposition than join a government led by Benny Gantz. I’d also sooner face a fourth election than sit...
For Third Time in Row, Netanyahu and Gantz Race Towards an Inconclusive Finish Line
JNS.org - Israel has entered the home stretch of its third election within a year, and with polls showing some possible shifts in public opinion,...
For the First Time, Netanyahu Pushes Past Gantz in the Polls
JNS.org - Were Israel’s elections to be held today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party would secure 33 Knesset seats, giving the ruling party...
