Tag: Israel Elections 2019
Meretz head calls on leftist Labor Knesset members to unite around party
Meretz Party chairwoman Tamar Zandberg has called on Labor lawmakers from the Labor Party and others on the left to join forces with Meretz to ensure their focus is on left-wing ideology.
“Meretz is the...
Likud Party members vote for Knesset candidate list ahead of April 9 elections
Likud Party members took to the polls on Monday to set the party’s Knesset list ahead of general elections on April 9.
The party of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu puts 142 candidates in front of...
Gantz’s first speech gives him huge boost in election polls
The first campaign speech by former Israel Defense Forces’ chief and Israel Resilience party leader Benny Gantz has given Gantz an enormous boost, polls published on Wednesday show.
According to a polls by Hadashot 12 News, Israel...
Lapid denies leaked Yesh Atid threat of political ‘hit’ on Gantz
Yesh Atid, which dropped in election polls this week following former Israel Defense Forces’ chief Benny Gantz’s debut campaign speech on Tuesday, is under pressure and trying to let Gantz know that Yesh Atid leader Yair...
Right doubles down on verbal attacks on Gantz following debut speech
Politicians from the right lambasted former IDF chief and Israel Resilience Party founder Benny Gantz on Wednesday following Gantz’s debut political speech on Tuesday evening.
Education Minister Naftali Bennett said in an interview on Army...
Pompeo: Peace plan to be released after Israeli elections
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Tuesday that the highly anticipated Trump administration’s peace plan for the Israelis and Palestinians—commonly referred to as the “deal of the century”—is expected to be released...
With elections approaching, is Israel prepared for foreign cyber threat?
As Israeli elections approach, the country’s cyber-security watchdogs are warning about attempts by foreign actors to disrupt and manipulate this essential democratic process.
The issue came to the fore earlier in January, when the head...
Netanuyahu’s lawyers meet with attorney general on indictment
Isreli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s legal team—attorneys Navot Tel-Zur, Amit Hadad, Tal Shapira, and Judge (ret.) Oded Mudrik—met on Monday with Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit in an attempt to dissuade him from announcing his...
‘We will not change nation-state law,’ Israel’s justice minister tells Druze
Days after former IDF chief of staff and head of the Israel Resilience Party Benny Gantz told Druze leaders that he would “change” the controversial nation-state law, which the Druze argue makes them second-class citizens,...
Polls show Likud in lead, Gantz and Yesh Atid far behind
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party continues to lead in political polls ahead of the general Knesset election on April 9.
A Channel 12 News poll projected 32 sets for the Likud, compared to 14...