Posts Tagged: Knesset elections
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...
Likud Gains, Zionist Union Tanks in New Pre-Election Poll
JNS.org - If a general Knesset election were held today, the Likud Party would win 32 seats, up from the 30 it currently holds in the...
84% of Jewish, Arab Israelis Wouldn’t Emigrate If Given the Chance, Poll Says
JNS.org - Despite a decrease in the trust Israelis have in police, government and political parties in their country, a strong majority (84 percent) of Jewish...
Rubio’s Proud Restating of the Obvious
On Thursday, two days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's landslide re-election, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) delivered a 15-minute tribute to the Jewish state and...
Ballot Shock and Awe
Nearly a week after election day in Israel, the country is still reeling from the results. In a rare case of uniformity, the political echelon,...
Israeli Election Sees Highest Voter Turnout Since 1999
JNS.org - Tuesday's voter turnout to elect Israel's 20th Knesset was 71.8 percent, the highest figure since 1999, when 78.7 percent of eligible Israeli...
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...
Israeli Arab Party’s Official Says Islamic State Learned Terror From Zionism
JNS.org - Raja Zaatra, a public relations official for the Joint Arab List political party in Israel, said the Islamic State terror group learned...
Netanyahu Says He Sees ‘Real Danger’ He Might Lose Upcoming Election
Yahoo/Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he saw "a real danger" he might lose next week's closely contested election and asserted...
Poll: 64 Percent of Israeli Jews Say Election Won’t Swing Peace Process With Palestinians
JNS.org - Almost two-thirds of Israeli Jews (64 percent) believe that the peace process with the Palestinians will not advance no matter which political...
Israeli Opposition Leader’s Speech Cut Off on TV as ‘Elections Propaganda’
JNS.org - A speech by Zionist Union alliance head and Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog was cut off in the middle of a broadcast...
Decision 2015: Israelis’ Choices When They Head to the Polls
JNS.org - The leaders of the eight political parties running in the March 17 Israeli Knesset election participated in their first televised debate on...
Netanyahu Says He Won’t Form Government With Zionist Union
JNS.org - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will not include the Zionist Union alliance in any coalition he establishes if his Likud party...
