Posts Tagged: Israeli Elections
Netanyahu Visits Western Wall, Thanks Israeli People for Election Victory
Jerusalem Post - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday headed to the Western Wall in Jerusalem to celebrate his win. Accompanied by his wife Sara, Netanyahu...
‘Religious Zionism Rallied to Save Netanyahu,’ Jewish Home Party Says
JNS.org - Despite dropping from 12 Knesset seats to eight seats in Tuesday's Israeli election, the religious Zionist party Habayit Hayehudi (Jewish Home) took...
With Ballots Counted, Netanyahu Scores Dramatic, Decisive Victory in Israeli Elections
With almost all the ballots counted for Israel's general election held today, the ruling Likud party of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has scored a dramatic...
Netanyahu Declares Victory ‘Against All Odds’ After Publication of Exit Poll Results
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu and his ruling Likud Party declared victory this evening in the country's general election after the release of TV exit poll results....
Israeli Candidate for Prime Minister With Irish Roots Competes in St. Patrick’s Day Election
The head of Israel's Zionist Union political alliance, Isaac Herzog, whose father was born in Ireland, may be positioned to become the Jewish state's next...
Israelis Flock to New York’s JFK’s Airport for Flights Home to Vote
New York's John F. Kennedy airport was bustling with Israelis this morning who were seeking to catch flights home. For many, their goal was to...
Why I Am Worried About the Israeli Elections
Lately I find myself singing the Kingston Trio's Worried Song: "It takes a worried man to sing a worried song, I'm worried now, but I won't...
Record Number of Israelis Vote in First 3 Hours of Election
JNS.org - More than 45 percent of eligible Israeli voters cast their ballots by 4 p.m. Israel time on Tuesday, with an estimated 13.7 percent voting in the first...
Political Divides Take Center Stage at Heated Pre-Election Debate in Israel
Washington Free Beacon - Longstanding political divisions came to a head on Saturday evening as key players from across Israel's fractured political landscape stumped for their...
Israeli Politicians Debate for the Last Time in English Before Tuesday’s Elections
One of the last political debates before Israel's general elections on Tuesday, March 17, took place at the Jerusalem Great Synagogue on Saturday night. Aimed...
Report: Bipartisan Senate Probe Investigating Obama Ties to Campaign to Oust Netanyahu
JNS.org - The US Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has launched a bipartisan probe into the Washington, DC-based OneVoice Movement's funding of efforts to oust...
Tens of Thousands of Charedim March in Show of Political Strength
Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews rallied on Wednesday evening in Bnai Brak in a display of their community's political strength ahead of the elections...
Most Jewish Israelis Believe Netanyahu’s Congress Speech Helped Israel
Most Jewish Israelis believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu's address to Congress last week helped Israel, according to a recently released poll conducted by the Israeli...
Report: Obama to Renew Efforts at Israeli-Palestinian Peace Before End of Term
Haaretz -US President Barack Obama wants to make a renewed effort to achieve progress in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process in the nearly two years he...
