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U.S. President Donald Trump with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at United Nations headquarters in New York on Sept. 26, 2018. Photo by Avi Ohayon/GPO.

Trump says Netanyahu victory is ‘good for peace’

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With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set to form another governing coalition, winning re-election on Tuesday, world leaders began to offer their congratulations. U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday morning that while the results have...
Benny Gantz, head of Blue and White Party, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, head of the Likud Party. Credit: Gili Yaari /Flash90 and Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90.

How an electoral tie represents a landslide victory for Israel’s right

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won a decisive electoral victory at the polls despite tying with main rival Benny Gantz, former chief of staff in the Israel Defense Forces. While both the ruling Likud Party...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara address supporters at Likud party headquarters in Tel Aviv, on April 09, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Despite head-to-head election tie, Netanyahu-led right emerges victorious

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With nearly all the votes counted as of Wednesday morning, Benjamin Netanyahu will likely remain as prime minister, despite his Likud Party coming in a virtual tie with Blue and White Party leader Benny...
Head of the Blue White political party Benny Gantz speaks to supporters as the results in the Israeli general elections are announced, at the party headquarters in Tel Aviv, on April 09, 2019. Credit: Noam Revkin Fenton/FLASH90

Amid unclear results, Blue and White Party declares victory

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When the exit poll from Channel 12 appeared on the main screen of Blue and White’s election headquarters in Tel Aviv, showing 37 projected mandates for the party in comparison to Likud’s 33, cheers...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the site of a deadly terror attack near Ariel in the West Bank on March 18, 2019. Photo by Marc Israel Sellem/POOL.

Likud expressing concern over turnout as Israeli elections wind down

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With about an hour left until the polls close in the Israeli elections on Tuesday, Likud is expressing concern over voter turnout. “I’m hoping that people get out to there and vote, the numbers are...
Supporters of the Blue and White Party react to the first voting results in Israel's national elections at party headquarters in Tel Aviv, on April 9, 2019. Credit: Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Early exit polls shows Gantz with a narrow lead over Netanyahu

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Exit polls released right after the conclusion of voting in Israel showing that the Blue and White Party headed by Benny Gantz has a narrow lead over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party. According...

WATCH: 2019 Israel Election Broadcast

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“Israeli elections are a time to celebrate the only democracy in the Middle East,” said Traiman, who is hosting the program. “It is also a time when individuals all around the world will take...
View of a giant election campaign poster showing Israeli Prime Minister and head of the Likud Party Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on March 31, 2019. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

What’s not at stake in Israel’s election: democracy

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When Israelis vote on April 9, a lot will be riding on the outcome. But there is one thing that will not be decided in this election: whether or not Israel will remain a...
Labor Party Knesset member Amir Peretz and his wife, Ahlama, arrive to cast their ballots at a voting station in Sderot, in southern Israel next to the border with Gaza, on election day, on April 9, 2019. Photo by Flash90.

Voters in full swing at polling stations throughout Israel

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Israelis took to the polls on Tuesday, placing their vote for Israel’s next prime minister and the members of the 21st Knesset. The polls opened across Israel at 7 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Voters will be...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara cast their vote at a polling station in Jerusalem during the Knesset Elections, on April 9, 2019. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO

Netanyahu and Gantz cast their ballots as voting is underway in Israel

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his election rival Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz cast their ballots on Tuesday as Israelis across the country headed to the polls. Netanyahu, who earlier appealed to...