Posts Tagged: Likud party
Poll: Israeli Voters Would Still Elect Netanyahu, Despite Corruption Charges
JNS.org - A poll released by Israel’s Maariv newspaper on Friday indicated that the recent recommendations of Israel Police to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on...
Likud Party Calls for De-Facto Annexation of Israeli Settlements
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party unanimously urged legislators in a non-binding resolution on Sunday to effectively annex Israeli settlements in the West Bank. By enacting...
Israeli Political Parties Resolve Coalition Crisis Over Work on Shabbat
JNS.org - A crisis within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition ended on Sunday with the prime minister's Likud party and Israel's haredi parties striking a...
Leonard Cohen Was a Zionist – I Know Because He Told Me So
A year has now passed since the death of the great poet and singer Leonard Cohen. He’s been remembered no doubt for his music, but...
Amid Corruption Investigations, Likud Holds Netanyahu Solidarity Rally
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party held a solidarity rally for its leader on Wednesday, amid ongoing probes into Netanyahu’s conduct. "In the past...
Netanyahu’s Likud Party Set to Oppose Palestinian State
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party is set to oppose the establishment of a Palestinian state, in a proposal due to be passed...
Netanyahu: Arab Peace Initiative Could be Relevant With Changes on Borders, Refugees
JNS.org - At a meeting of Likud party ministers on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced questions regarding the Arab Peace Initiative of 2002, two...
Israel’s New Government Sworn in Amid Raucous Debate
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new governing coalition was sworn in on Thursday evening amid a raucous Knesset session. The Knesset voted 61-59...
Likud and Jewish Home Strike Coalition Deal Hours Before Deadline
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party narrowly formed a coalition agreement Wednesday with the help of the religious Zionist Jewish...
Likud Official Disqualifies Netanyahu From Leadership Race
Jerusalem Post - Shai Galili, Likud's comptroller, disqualified Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for running for the party leadership in the December 31 primary, a move...
Date Set for Likud Party Leadership Elections
Arutz Sheva - Likud party Central Committee head MK Danny Danon has ended weeks of speculations and announced that elections for the party leadership of Likud will take place...
Netanyahu: Likud Can’t Become Like Malaysian Plane
Israel National News - "We must make sure that the Likud does not become like the Malaysian plane," Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said at week's...
Israeli Government Official Blasts Opposition for Boycotting Controversial Votes
Israel Hayom - Likud Deputy Minister Ofer Akunis called opposition parties "childish" on Sunday after they announced they would be boycotting the vote on three...
American Friends of Likud Expresses ‘Vigorous’ Support for Ya’alon, Says Comments Were ‘Refreshing’
American Friends of Likud (AFL), an educational charity with ties to Israel's ruling Likud party, expressed "vigorous and unwavering" support for Israel's Defense Minister Moshe...
