Tag: Israel Elections 2019
What would Menachem Begin think about Israel’s elections?
Respect is always slow in coming for national leaders who are labeled as conservatives. In the United States, this has led to a dynamic by which politicians who are demonized by the left during...
As Israel’s election day nears, politicians whet their knives
The not-so-packed Jerusalem Post 2019 Elections Conference held at the InterContinental David Tel Aviv hotel attracted mostly older people interested in hearing representatives of each political party outline their platform ahead of next week’s elections. While...
Netanyahu interview: ‘We’re on the brink of losing the election’
“We’re very close to losing the battle,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells Israel Hayom in a special interview days before the Knesset election. “We found a factor we hadn’t noticed until last night. That factor...
Diplomacy remains Netanyahu’s strong suit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has never hesitated to get into the trenches and fight dirty with his political life on the line. But foreign policy, not retail politics, remains his strong suit.
In an...
Netanyahu: ‘On April 9, the bots will vote in droves’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed Yediot Achronot on Tuesday for suggesting that pro-Likud Twitter users, referred to as fake accounts or automatic bots, were somehow illicitly coordinating a propaganda campaign to help his re-election.
In an interview...
Netanyahu slams report by Israeli watchdog group on fake social-media accounts ahead of election
A network of hundreds of mostly fake social-media accounts has meant to boost Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and tarnish his opponents ahead of next week’s April 9 national elections, according to an Israeli...
A challenge to the ‘cabal’ that runs Israel
Israel is due to hold a general election on April 9th, and polls are indicating that there might be a chance that Bibi Netanyahu and the Likud will not be forming the next government....
Greenblatt: Golan vital to Israel’s security, recognition not linked to elections
U.S. special envoy for international negotiations Jason Greenblatt said on Thursday it is “cynical” to label this week’s U.S. recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights as a move to boost Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Gantz points to Netanyahu after rocket attack, saying ‘Israel is held hostage by Hamas’
After a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip early Monday morning destroyed a home in central Israel, involving seven people in one family and injuring three, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political rivals were quick to...
Gantz denounces extremism, calls for unity in AIPAC talk
Former Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff and Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main rival in Israel’s national elections on April 9—denounced extremists both inside and outside the...