Tag: Israel Elections 2019
Moshe Feiglin says Zehut will be ‘surprise’ party in Israel’s upcoming elections
Zehut leader Moshe Feiglin believes that his party will be the dark horse, or the “surprise,” of the upcoming April 9 elections in Israel.
In an interview with Israel Hayom, Feiglin, who in the past ran...
Amid right-wing party merger efforts, Netanyahu postpones trip to Moscow
Amid efforts by right-wing parties in the Knesset to unite ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections in April, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled his meeting on Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin in...
Who is responsible for the strange death of Labor Zionism?
Elections in Israel are less than two months away, and so far the campaign has been dominated by two main stories. One is speculation about whether Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit will indict Israeli...
At an election crossroads, Livni quits politics and party ahead of April elections
Hatnua Party chairwoman Tzipi Livni is leaving politics, she announced at a press conference at Sokolov House in Tel Aviv on Monday afternoon.
“I am standing aside, and Hatnua will not run in the Knesset...
Poll: Gantz drops, Labor gains, Likud still in the lead
The Israel Resilience-Telem joint list is gradually losing ground and would win 18 seats if the Knesset election were held today, according to a poll that ran on the Channel 12 evening news broadcast...
Will Likud finalize Netanyahu bid for P.M. again?
We’re now in a hot spot, a few days before the parties must finalize their existence and candidates prior to the April election.
And who knows how long before the announcement about Bibi’s indictment?
Each newscast...
Shas party tells High Court that women can become members, run for office
The sephardic religious Shas Party has formally informed Israel’s High Court of Justice that its regulations do not prevent women from becoming members eligible to run for public office.
The statement came following a petition...
Yesh Atid leader looked into merger with Kahlon’s Kulanu
Yesh Atid still reportedly wants to run on a joint ticket with Benny Gantz’s Israel Resilience Party in the April 9 Knesset election, but party leader Yair Lapid has also reportedly prepared an alternative...
Right slams Gantz for supporting eviction of Jewish towns; Gantz slams back
Israel Resilience Party leader and prime-ministerial hopeful Benny Gantz raised the ire of Israeli right-wingers on Wednesday after his first interview indicated his favorable opinion of the 2005 Gaza Disengagement/Expulsion, in which 8,500 Jews...
Likud primary results: Netanyahu rival Gideon Sa’ar places high on ticket
The Likud’s Knesset ticket rounded into shape on Wednesday after most of the votes from the party’s primary election on Tuesday night were counted.
Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz finished first on the party ticket, followed...