Posts Tagged: Israeli elections 2019
Three Scenarios for Israel’s Election Campaign
Election night drama usually ends in one victory speech and at least one gracious concession. In the hours after polls closed in Israel back on...
New Israeli Poll Shows Main Blocs Essentially Tied Ahead of Knesset Elections
A new Israeli poll looking ahead to the September Knesset elections shows the right and center-left blocs essentially tied, with 56 and 55 seats respectively. According...
With Ehud Barak Back in Politics, New Poll Shows Israel’s Center-Left Bloc Could Eke Out Electoral Victory
Following Wednesday’s announcement by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak that he would return to politics as head of a new party, a poll showed...
Israel’s Central Elections Committee Releases Final Results After Day of Delays, Computer Malfunctions
Israel’s Central Elections Committee released the final results of Tuesday's elections at midnight on Friday, following a day of delays, malfunctions, and recriminations. The returns were...
How an Electoral Tie Represents a Landslide Victory for Israel’s Right
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won a decisive electoral victory at the polls despite tying with main rival Benny Gantz, former chief of...
‘We Will Turn the Knesset Into a Battlefield:’ Lapid, Gantz Pledge to Stay United Despite Election Loss
New Israeli opposition leaders Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid pledged to keep their new Blue and White party together in order to “turn the Knesset into...
Jewish Groups Praise Israeli Democratic Process, Congratulate Netanyahu on Victory
Jewish groups around the world generally reacted with favor on Wednesday to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reelection, offering congratulations and, in one case, criticism...
Trump, World Leaders Congratulate Israel’s Netanyahu on Election Victory
Several world leaders congratulated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday for his election to a fifth term, including President Donald Trump. Speaking to reporters at...
Israel’s Business Sector Weighs in on the Challenges Facing the New Government
CTech - In preparation for the day after the Israeli general election, Calcalist approached prominent Israeli business and tech veterans and asked them to weigh...
Israeli Elections Results: Likud Tied With Blue and White, But Right-Wing Bloc Remains Larger, Handing Netanyahu the Victory
According to the near-final results of Tuesday’s general election in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won a narrow but decisive victory. Netanyahu’s Likud party...
With Final Results Still Unclear, Netanyahu Tells Supporters He’s Won ‘Enormous Victory’
Tel Aviv, Israel -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a victory speech to his supporters in Tel Aviv early Wednesday morning, though the results...
Gantz Addresses Supporters, Says He Will Form Next Government With ‘Great Love and Devotion’ for All Sectors of Israeli Society
With Israel's election results still unclear, Blue and White party chairman Benny Gantz delivered a triumphant speech to his jubilant supporters on Tuesday night, saying...
Israel Votes: Exit Polls Differ in Tight Race Between Netanyahu and Main Challenger Benny Gantz
Exit polls published by top Israeli media outlets as voting concluded on Tuesday night predicted differing outcomes for the 2019 general elections, suggesting a tight race between Prime...
As Israel Votes, One Question Remains: How Come We Still Cast Paper Ballots?
CTech - With the Israeli general elections here, the use of archaic paper ballots in our electoral process seems, on its face, to be anathema...
