Posts Tagged: Israeli Elections
After Congress Speech, Leader of Israel’s Shas Party Pledges Allegiance to Netanyahu
Aryeh Deri, the leader of Israel's Sephardic Ultra-Orthodox party, Shas said that they want Benjamin Netanyahu to be the country's next Prime Minister,...
Taking the Long View
On June 7, 1981, on the eve of the June 30 Israeli election, Prime Minister Menachem Begin ordered the demolition of Iraq's nuclear reactor,...
‘Buji Pizza’ Comes With Unwanted Livni in New Viral Netanyahu Campaign Ad (VIDEO)
The Netanyahu re-election campaign has made a name for itself with internet-friendly, deeply satirical ads. In their newest, they take a clever swipe at Netanyahu's...
Netanyahu Vows to Establish Coalition With Charedim, Cancel Criminal Sanctions for Draft Dodgers
Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu told Charedi journalists on Tuesday that after the upcoming elections he plans to set up a coalition with Charedi parties and...
Israeli Opposition Leader: Netanyahu Not Demanding Enough From Iran Talks
Over his last six years in office, Prime Minister Netanyahu has made strengthening Israel's security the centerpiece of his premiership. Yet on the one security...
IDF Tells Israeli Government PA Could Collapse at Any Moment
Jerusalem Post - This coming Monday IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz will end his four year term and will be replaced by Maj.-Gen. Gadi...
Yaid Lapid Throws Tel Aviv Super Bowl Party Hoping to Win Votes to Topple Netanyahu
Bloomberg- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's protocol-bending invitation to address Congress took Israel's election campaign deep onto the American political field. This week it reached the...
State Department-Funded Group Reportedly Working to Unseat Netanyahu
JNS.org - A US State Department-funded group is partnering with an Israeli grassroots political organization in an effort to unseat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
‘Zionist Camp’ Moniker Angers Arab Supporters of Herzog-Livni Ticket
JNS.org - Arab supporters of MK Isaac Herzog's Labor party are up in arms over the party's decision to dub itself the "Zionist Camp"...
Netanyahu Defends Planned Congress Speech as Moral Obligation to Speak About Iranian Nuclear Threat
Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended on Sunday a planned speech to the U.S. Congress about Iran, saying he had a moral obligation to...
Arab Parties Unite Ahead of Israeli Knesset Elections
JNS.org - Israel's Arab political parties—Balad, Ra'am-Ta'al, and Hadash—on Thursday announced that they will be vying in the March 17 Knesset elections on a...
White House: Obama Won’t Meet With Netanyahu in DC Due to Israeli Election
JNS.org - The White House said Thursday that President Barack Obama will not meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the latter's visit...
Poll: 49 Percent of Israelis Want Netanyahu to Remain Prime Minister
A Channel 1 poll released on Monday revealed that 49 percent of Israeli voters believe current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should keep his...
Poll: Netanyahu Gaining Momentum, Kahlon Loses Support as Israeli Elections Approach
Times of Israel - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is enjoying positive momentum less than three months before elections, according to a Maariv poll, while upstart...
