Posts Tagged: Kadima
The False Prophets of the Middle East
As President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry moved to mediate the Hamas-Israel War on Monday, it is worth recalling that Mideast peace...
Knesset Speaker: Gaza Disengagement Was National Tragedy
Jerusalem Post - The Gaza disengagement was a national tragedy, Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein said Tuesday at a special Knesset meeting marking eight years...
Poll: More Than Half of Israelis Want Gov’t Without Ultra-Orthodox
Times of Israel - A majority of Israelis would like to see Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu form a wide coalition of parties from the...
As Netanyahu’s Coalition Building Efforts Intensify, Whispers of New Israeli Elections Emerge
It has been more than a month since the Israeli elections and so far all Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has to show for his coalition...
Opinion: Is There a Future?
It's now clear that the polls were wrong: Yesh Atid (Hebrew for "there is a future") party leader Yair Lapid took many votes...
Coalition Talks Continue as Israel Looks to Form New Government
Speculation as to what the next Israeli government will look like continues to be bandied about in Israeli media as there seems to be no...
Netanyahu Faces New Challenges
The unexpected election results have created daunting challenges for Prime Minister Netanyahu. Many Israelis dislike Netanyahu. He has personality deficiencies and, like every Israeli leader...
Kadima Expected to Meet Minimum Threshold
While Israel's election day Tuesday was stressful and nerve-wracking for most of its political candidates across the political spectrum, the pressure on the...
Israel’s Fractional Reality
In Israel, the devil is not so much in the details as it is in the fractions. Ignore the puffy pundits on TV who have...
Day After Elections, Coalition Building Begins for Netanyahu
With the election behind him, the real difficulties begin for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he tries to build a broad coalition, a task...
Exit Polls: Benjamin Netanyahu the Next Israeli Prime Minister
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will regain his position after his Likud-Beytenu party alliance won 31 Knesset mandates, followed by Yesh Atid at 19, exit polls...
Poll: Two Weeks Before Israeli Election Day, 31% of Likely Voters are Still Undecided
Times of Israel - A new pre-election poll, conducted exclusively for The Times of Israel, shows that a remarkable 31 percent of likely ...
Kadima Party Leader: I Participated in Operational Discussions on Iran Strike
During discussions last summer over how to best handle Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak concluded that force was necessary....
New Israeli Elections Poll Shows Likud Slipping, Naftali Bennett’s Party on the Rise
A new poll released by Israel Radio Thursday showed that the Likud-Yisrael Beytenu ticket is still the favorite to win next month's elections in Israel...
