Posts Tagged: Likud party
Netanyahu’s Likud to Hold Party Leadership Vote, Amid Ongoing Political Turmoil
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party will hold a leadership vote, a Likud challenger said on Sunday, as pressure mounted on the veteran leader...
Israel’s Netanyahu Faces Court Challenge, Pressure From Within Party After Indictment
A watchdog group asked Israel's top court on Sunday to order Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step aside after his indictment on corruption charges, adding...
Likud Up to 32 Seats, UTJ Down to 7 After Election Panel Amends Results
JNS.org - Israel’s Central Election Committee announced late on Tuesday night that it was amending the final election results following an investigation into electoral fraud,...
As Potential Repeat Elections Loom, Likud Merges With Centrist Kulanu Party
With Israel facing potential repeat elections as the deadline for coalition talks loomed with no breakthrough in sight, the centrist Kulanu party merged on Tuesday...
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...
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...
With Less Than 24 Hours Until Vote, Gantz and Netanyahu Appeal to Voters From Smaller Parties
With less than 24 hours until polls open, the Likud party leader, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Blue and White party head, former IDF chief...
In Final Election Stretch, Netanyahu Strikes Pessimistic Tone: ‘We’re Going to Lose’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continued what local media referred to as a “gevalt campaign” on Sunday, as the last 48 hours before Tuesday's elections...
Netanyahu Falls Behind in Israel Polls But Still Holds Path to Stay in Power
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fallen behind his main challenger in opinion polls ahead of next week's Israeli election but still has an easier path...
Considering the National Interest in the Coming Elections
Despite the high-pitched abuse being exchanged between the principal contenders, the Likud and Blue and White parties, this Israeli election paradoxically highlights the unity of...
Latest Polls Show Big Win for Netanyahu, Contradictory Results for ‘New Right,’ Smaller Parties
One day after Education Minister Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked shook up Israeli politics by splitting from their Jewish Home party to form...
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...
Netanyahu’s Likud Gains Political Strength as US Pulls Out of Iran Deal, Poll Finds
JNS.org - A new poll conducted by Channel 2 on Wednesday projected 35 seats in the Knesset for the Likud party if elections were held now,...
Netanyahu Investigation: What Happens Next?
Benjamin Netanyahu is the dominant Israeli politician of his generation. On the domestic and international stage, no rival comes close to the veteran Likud Party...