Posts Tagged: Netanyahu Election
Netanyahu’s Two Main Rivals Seek Chance to Form Government After His Mandate Expires
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's two main political rivals each asked the president on Wednesday for the chance to try to form a government, after...
Israel’s Rivlin to Hand Mandate to Lapid if Netanyahu Fails to Form Government: Report
i24 News – Israel's President Reuven Rivlin will hand the mandate to form the country's new government to Yesh Atid chief Yair Lapid if Prime...
Israeli Politics Aren’t (Totally) Broken, But We Can Still Fix Them
Before last month’s national elections, I wrote about the nature of the race and how it had been stripped of all ideology and meaning. With all...
2021 Israeli Elections: Extremists Became Stronger — and There’s Still No Alternative to Netanyahu
The 2021 Israeli election ended -- once again -- without a clear outcome. Although the right-wing bloc won 59 seats (if you include Naftali Bennett), a...
I’m a Proud ‘Mapainik’ — But This Time I’m Voting for Netanyahu
To be honest, I have never voted for Netanyahu and the Likud. I would prefer to vote for a center-wing party, headed by an experienced...
Naftali Bennett’s Choice Will Shape Israel’s Future
With a week to go until Israel’s fourth elections in two years, right and center-right parties are currently polling some 80 seats in the 120...
The Palestinian Issue Is Absent From the 2021 Israeli Elections
Even before the elections to the current Knesset, we made it clear to the electorate at every opportunity that we prefer a Jewish state, even...
Why a Center-Left Coalition Would Help Netanyahu
The new Knesset elections will take place in about two months. Likud, which receives about 30 seats in the polls, continues to lead safely and...
We Should Not Make Any Deals With Enemies of Israel
Over the past few days, my telephone has been ringing off the hook. My father was murdered by a Palestinian terrorist and many of my...
Polls, Gaza, Netanyahu, and Gantz
JNS.org - During live coverage of the bombardment of southern Israel by Islamic Jihad rocket fire on Monday, a Red Alert siren sent a TV...
Why Israel’s Electoral Stalemate Isn’t a Disaster
JNS.org - Think Israelis are excited by the prospect of going to the polls for the third time in a year to elect a new...
With Netanyahu’s Fate in Question, Israel Poised for New Election
Israel headed on Wednesday toward a third national election in less than a year with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing the fight of his life...
Legal Scholars Debate Whether Netanyahu Can Run for Prime Minister
JNS.org - With little political movement and less than two weeks remaining for the Knesset to decide on a prime minister, Israel appears poised to...
Too Much Politics Harms Israeli Foreign Affairs
Israel has had two elections in five months, but has actually been in "election mode" for over a year. Dramatic foreign policy developments have coincided...
