Tag: Israel Elections 2019
‘Bibi or Tibi’ debate is about Zionism, not racism
He’s done it again. After being called out for allegedly employing racist incitement against Israeli Arabs during election campaigns, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is being attacked again for saying things that hurt the...
First Druze woman could be part of next Knesset
Israel could elect its first female Druze member during next month’s election.
TV anchor Gadeer Mreeh, who is running on the Blue and White Party headed by former Israel Defense Forces’ Chief of Staff Benny...
What won’t change if Gantz replaces Netanyahu
For years, we’ve been told that support for Israel is being undermined by two factors. On the one hand, many Americans view the policies of the government led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
New Likud strategy: Drain votes from rival right-wing parties
The Likud’s election campaign will see a concerted effort to siphon off votes from smaller right-wing parties and a head-on attack on the newly formed Blue and White Party, headed by former Israel Defense...
How the former generals of the Blue and White Party view the Palestinian issue
According to polls, the Blue and White Party is the largest in Israel at this time. Three out four of its senior members are former chief of staffs of the Israel Defense Forces.
Led by...
Netanyahu: Media is trying to hide things about Gantz
The April 9 election will be a choice between a “weak left-wing government” under Blue and White list co-leaders Yair Lapid and Benny Gantz or a strong, right-wing Likud government under his leadership, Israeli...
Gantz, other left-wing leaders urge Netanyahu to resign
The head of the Blue and White Party Benny Gantz urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign following the indictments issued by Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit earlier.
“Mr. Netanyahu, this country is dear to...
Netanyahu dismisses indictment as ‘political persecution,’ touts his success in strengthening Israel
Speaking out for the first time since the attorney general’s announcement of indictments, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the charges against him as “political persecution,” while touting his success in bolstering Israel’s security,...
Israel’s attorney general issues charges against Netanyahu for bribery, breach of trust
With less than six weeks before Israel’s general elections on April 9, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced on Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be indicted in all three ongoing corruption cases...
Banning parties in Israel and the true test of democracy
If the parties of the left had their way prior to last week, it would have spared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a lot of the trouble he got into over the deal to...