Tag: Israel Elections 2020
Netanyahu’s overwhelming victory and Gantz’s parliamentary putsch
Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents claim that the results of the three elections the country has held over the past 12 months have been essentially unchanged, with the embattled prime minister and his right-wing bloc repeatedly...
Joint Arab List presents conditions for endorsing Gantz government
Joint List Party leader Ayman Odeh said on Thursday if Blue and White leader Benny Gantz must back down from the idea of a “Jewish majority” coalition and abandon efforts to extend Israeli sovereignty...
With 99.9 percent of the votes counted, Israel’s right-wing bloc holds steady at 58...
With 99.9 percent of the votes from Monday’s general election counted, Israel’s Central Election Committee (CEC) on Wednesday evening released its newest figures, which didn’t change the political picture in terms of left-wing and...
Five takeaways from Netanyahu’s decisive third election victory
As the final votes are being tallied, among the major takeaways one thing is clear: Benjamin Netanyahu won a decisive victory over his challengers. Garnering 36 mandates is the best-ever showing for the embattled...
Bipartisan ‘foundation’ on Israel in danger, warns AIPAC CEO at conference enmeshed in politics
WASHINGTON—The theme of this year’s AIPAC Policy Conference was billed as “Today. Tomorrow. Together,” the essence of which seemed to be lost in all the political noise associated with 2020 Democratic presidential candidates deciding...
Trump peace plan behind Joint Arab List’s record electoral result, say experts
With 99 percent of the votes from Israel’s general election counted on Wednesday, the Joint Arab List alliance is projected to have won a record 15 of the Knesset’s 120 seats, its best-ever electoral...
Center-left push for legislation to stop Netanyahu forming a government sparks outrage
Meretz Party chairman Nitzan Horowitz on Wednesday called on Blue and White to form a government on the basis of a law that would prevent a prime minister under indictment from forming a government.
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Israelis have spoken and prefer Netanyahu, though hurdles remain on way to government
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared “a giant victory” on Monday night for the Likud Party and the Israeli right-wing. With 92 percent of the votes counted, Likud won 36 seats and the right-wing/religious...
Likud seeking defectors from the left-wing bloc to form government
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s spokesman Jonathan Urich said on Tuesday that the Likud Party is trying to convince members of the left-wing parties to defect to enable the forming of a government with at...
Gantz to supporters: ‘I share your pain and disappointment’
Blue and White leader Benny Gantz told supporters in Tel Aviv on Monday night that he shared their “pain and disappointment” as exit polls indicated a convincing win for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and...