Posts Tagged: Israeli Elections
Israelis Express More Confidence in Future of Democracy; Parties Submit Final Candidate Lists
In the lead up to their fifth round of elections in recent years, Israelis are — surprisingly — expressing increased optimism about the future of...
The Naftali Bennett Riddle
One week before the deadline expires for Benjamin Netanyahu to either form a new government or return the mandate to President Rivlin, the prime minister...
Netanyahu’s Allies Said Aiming to Push for Direct PM Elections
i24 News - The allies of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are expected to roll out a bill that would pave the way to direct elections of...
Are Mizrahi Voters the Real Kingmakers in Israel?
As the daughter of an Ashkenazi mother and Mizrahi father, I discovered that a Mizrahi-Ashkenazi rift existed when my mother informed me that a portion...
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...
Why Yesh Atid Is the Right Party to Lead Israel
As Israel heads into its fourth elections in just two years, it can be easy to be fed up with the non-stop horse-race political coverage....
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...
Wanted: A Mapainik Leadership
Prime Minister Levi Eshkol used to say, “I compromise and compromise until my opinion is accepted.” This was a very level-headed way of working. The...
As Elections Approach, We Must Recognize the Strength and Robustness of the Likud Movement
“They would accept Zionism only when they found themselves up against an 'iron wall.’" -- Ze’ev Jabotinsky An early founder of the revisionist movement, and famously...
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...
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...
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...
