Posts Tagged: Israeli Elections
Calling for a Unity Government in Israel
We are experiencing a global nightmare that could result in many deaths. No one could have anticipated the extent of the coronavirus impact. The tragic...
The Struggle for Israel’s Jewish Soul
From its outset, the Zionist movement was committed to full civil and religious equality for the non-Jewish minority in the future Jewish state (as stipulated...
Polls, Gaza, Netanyahu, and Gantz
JNS.org - During live coverage of the bombardment of southern Israel by Islamic Jihad rocket fire on Monday, a Red Alert siren sent a TV...
Why Israel’s Electoral Stalemate Isn’t a Disaster
JNS.org - Think Israelis are excited by the prospect of going to the polls for the third time in a year to elect a new...
Israel’s ‘Year of Elections’ Has Changed Us — Not for the Better
JNS.org - Something bad is happening here in Israel in this year of campaigns and elections. Without anyone noticing, our language is changing. The Hebrew...
Political Logjam Has Halted the Israeli Military in Its Tracks
JNS.org - In about one month’s time, Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi stands to mark his first anniversary as chief of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)....
Netanyahu Needs to Reinvent Himself
JNS.org - The road to Israel’s 2020 general election runs through the Likud Party primaries. An Israel Hayom poll released on Friday that predicted Israeli...
Tentative March 2 Date Set for Unprecedented Third Israeli Elections
JNS.org - The Likud and Blue and White Parties have agreed that barring a last-minute breakthrough by Dec. 11, Israel will go to its third...
Netanyahu Indictments Are Shifting Few Israeli Voters
According to a poll released this week by Israel Hayom, 64 percent of Israelis say that the indictments against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced by Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit...
Political Logjam Has Lieberman in a Panic
JNS.org - Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman is in a panic. His attempt to force a national unity government has failed, and with no new...
A Message to Political Leaders: Stand Up and Be Counted
There is an ever-increasing likelihood that Israel may be forced into a third election. This would be an abominable reflection on Israel’s political leaders, and...
Netanyahu and Gantz Need to Learn the Hebrew Word ‘Mamlachtiut’
Israelis are a cynical bunch, yet they have a specific term for putting one’s own interests aside for the greater good -- a fact that...
Israel’s Holiday Government
JNS.org - While the world oohed and aahed with the news that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was returning his coalition-building mandate to President Reuven...
Too Much Politics Harms Israeli Foreign Affairs
Israel has had two elections in five months, but has actually been in "election mode" for over a year. Dramatic foreign policy developments have coincided...
