Posts Tagged: likud
Gantz: US-Israel Mutual Defense Pact Would Be Mistake
Israeli prime ministerial candidate Benny Gantz, a former IDF chief of staff, expressed opposition on Thursday to the idea of a US-Israel mutual defense pact,...
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...
Likud, Blue and White Deny Report on Plans to Cancel Elections, Form Unity Government
Israel's two largest parties, Likud and Blue and White, denied reports on Sunday that discussions are underway to cancel the planned September elections and form...
Likud Is Paying the Price for Ignoring Lieberman’s Electorate
JNS.org - The Israeli Knesset may call an early election this week in light of the ongoing spat between the Yisrael Beiteinu and Likud parties....
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...
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...
Benjamin Netanyahu: ‘We Have Only Ourselves to Depend On’
JNS.org - We are on the cusp of a historic election that will determine the path of the nation for the next few years. The...
New Poll Shows Netanyahu Gaining on Rivals, Likely to Form Next Government
A new poll of Israeli voters published on Sunday showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s center-right Likud party gaining on its nearest rival, former IDF chief...
Israel Prohibits Anonymous Online Political Content Ahead of April Election
CTech - 40 days ahead of the general election in the country, Israel’s Central Elections Committee issued a decree on Wednesday extending existing propaganda law...
Gantz and Lapid Said to Be Launching Unity Talks; Decision Expected Within Two Weeks
In what could lead to a dramatic change in the Israeli electoral landscape, the leaders of two major centrist parties are in talks to run together...
Latest Israeli Polls Show a United Gantz-Lapid Party Would Oust Netanyahu From Office
Polls taken a day after former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz’s well-received debut speech as leader of the Israel Resilience party showed that a...
The Israeli Right Must Unite Before History Repeats Itself
JNS.org - Many people attribute what Republicans call “The Eleventh Commandment” to the late US President Ronald Reagan. During his campaign for the governorship of...
Five Questions About Israel’s Political Musical Chairs
JNS.org - The old expression is that for every two Jews, there are three political opinions. In Israel, that cliché can be extended to also...
