Tag: Israel Elections 2019
Israeli-Arab parties try to hold on to votes after breakup of Joint List
The coalition of four Arab Parties known as the Joint List was disbanded because of political infighting and rivalries, and now will run as two separate two-Party blocs, which could damage their prospects for...
Amid American Jewish criticism over Otzma Yehudit Party, concern arises about language
The fallout over the recent merger of Otzma Yehudit with the Jewish Home Party—a bid by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to bolster his right-wing coalition ahead of April 9 elections—appears to have exacerbated...
Pompeo on Israeli elections: US not getting ‘involved’
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declined to comment on last week’s controversial merger between the Jewish Home and the far-right Otzma Yehudit parties ahead of the Israeli elections in April.
“We’re not about to...
Report: Ehud Barak was behind Gantz-Lapid merger
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and his staff could be behind a campaign that urged the center-left parties to unite and run on a joint ticket in the April 9 elections, according to...
Israel Hayom-i24NEWS poll predicts 62 seats for the right
The new center-left list under Israel Resilience leader Benny Gantz and Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid would win 36 seats if the Knesset election were held today, compared to 31 seats for the Likud...
Gantz and Lapid appeal for ‘unity,’ Netanyahu touts ‘strong leadership’
The leaders of the new Blue and White Party–Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid—held their first political rally on Thursday night after the two candidates shook up the Israeli political scene earlier in the day.
In...
New Israeli centrist alliance, to be called ‘Blue and White,’ reveals party list
The new united centrist party headed by Yesh Atid’s Yair Lapid and Israel Resilience’s Benny Gantz will be called the Blue and White Party, announced the leaders on Thursday.
The new alliance, which seeks to...
Labor Party leader launches last-minute talks for merger with Meretz
After news early Thursday that Israel Resilience and Yesh Atid had worked out a rotating leadership deal and would be running as a joint list in the April 9 Knesset elections, Labor leader Avi Gabbay decided...
Yesh Atid Party and Israel Resilience form last-minute alliance against Likud
In a turbulent race to seal alliances and set lists before the Thursday night deadline heading up to the April 9 elections, Israeli centrist political parties Yesh Atid and Israel Resilience announced on Thursday...
Two months before elections, Netanyahu hits back after rival Gantz takes off gloves
Israel Resilience Party leader Benny Gantz took off his proverbial gloves on Tuesday, inexplicably deciding to attack Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his military service, of all things.
In a conference in which he...