Tag: Israel Elections 2019
Israel Elections Committee bans cameras put in Arab-area polling stations by Likud
The Likud Party confirmed on Tuesday that it had deployed hundreds of cameras at polling stations, primarily in Arab voting centers, to record instances of voter fraud.
Likud attorney Koby Matza said the devices were...
Israel’s Central Elections Committee forbids election-day candidate interviews
Israel’s Central Elections Committee has banned news outlets from interviewing political candidates on Tuesday, the day of elections, warning that it would prosecute anyone who went against their effort to thwart election-day electioneering.
The decision,...
Chinese Twitter accounts suspended for allegedly trying to affect Israel election
Twitter has suspended dozens of Hebrew-language accounts operated by the Church of Almighty God (CAG)—a Christian group banned in China that believes Jesus has been reincarnated as a Chinese female now residing in Queens,...
Benny Gantz: ‘We want to serve you’
For 38 years, I was a soldier, a fighter and a commander. I made tough and courageous decisions. I led combat fighters beyond enemy lines and answered phone calls in the middle of the...
Benjamin Netanyahu: ‘We have only ourselves to depend on’
We are on the cusp of a historic election that will determine the path of the nation for the next few years. The right-wing government is in danger. Right now, Yair Lapid and Benny...
Election season wrapping up in Israel
It’s Election Day in Israel on Tuesday. After a long campaign – not devoid of recriminations, fake news and accusations of real or imagined misdemeanors – we’ll finally be able to cast our votes....
Netanyahu takes time to urge votes in brief meeting with Likud Party settler heads
Between his many interviews with the media ahead of Tuesday’s elections, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu found 15 minutes on Sunday to meet with heads of local councils from Judea and Samaria from the...
Deciphering the security policies put forth by Gantz, Netanyahu
Israel’s general elections are about to take place, and naturally, the critical question of which security policies should guide the country have returned to center stage.
While security is usually a central topic in Israeli...
IDF soldiers begin to vote at special army ballot boxes
Voting has begun for Israeli military personnel, with 643 ballot boxes set up for Israel Defense Forces’ soldiers across the country, available 72 hours before national polls open on Tuesday.
Voting kicked off late Saturday...
In pre-election interview, Netanyahu vows to annex parts of Judea and Samaria
In a Saturday interview with Israel’s Channel 12 TV news, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would not dismantle a single Jewish settlement, and that he would annex parts of Judea and Samaria...