Tag: Israel Elections 2021
Israel’s new Labor Party leader pulls out of unity government
Newly elected Labor Party leader Merav Michaeli announced Monday that her party is pulling out of Israel’s unity government, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Michaeli, who won the party primaries on Sunday with 77 percent of...
Merav Michaeli elected head of Israel’s struggling Labor Party
Israel’s Labor Party on Sunday elected as its new leader Knesset member Merav Michaeli. Michaeli won 77 percent of the approximately 10,000 votes in the party’s primary, held ahead of the country’s March 23...
Benny Begin to join Gideon Sa’ar’s New Hope Party
Former Israeli minister Benny Begin announced on Thursday that he is joining Gideon Sa’ar’s New Hope Party as a candidate for the Knesset in Israel’s upcoming March 23 elections, the party said in a...
Israel’s Arab parties launch election campaigns; vow not to ‘sell out’ to Netanyahu
Israel’s Arab parties, Balad, Ra’am, Ta’al and Hadash, which together form the Joint Arab List, launched their campaigns this week, ahead of the March 23 Knesset elections.
The faction’s central committee affirmed Hadash leader Knesset...
In first, woman elected to head Israeli religious party
For the first time in Israel’s history, a woman was elected this week to head a religious party running for the Knesset, when Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Hagit Moshe emerged victorious in the Jewish Home...
Yamina implodes as National Union, New Right officially break ties
Israel’s New Right Party leader Naftali Bennett and National Union head Bezalel Smotrich officially parted ways on Monday, after a week of reported tensions between the two over the Yamina alliance’s direction ahead of...
Israel’s Supreme Court slams Tel Aviv mayor for repressing Middle East Forum billboard campaign
Israel’s Supreme Court on Sunday condemned Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai for ordering the removal last year of billboards put up in the city as part of a campaign by the Middle East Forum’s...
Former deputy IDF chief Dan Harel enters political arena
Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai, who recently established the “Israelis Party” to run in the upcoming Knesset elections, announced on Tuesday that his slate will include a high-ranking defense-establishment official and four female candidates,...
Jewish Home Party chair Rafi Peretz to retire from Israeli politics
Habayit Hayehudi (the Jewish Home) Party chair and Jerusalem Affairs Minister Rafi Peretz announced on Tuesday that he will be stepping down and retiring from Israeli politics.
Peretz said that he would not lead the...
Blue and White exodus continues as Minister Meirav Cohen jumps ship to Yesh Atid
Israeli Social Equality Minister Meirav Cohen announced on Tuesday that she will be leaving the Blue and White Party to join Yesh Atid ahead of the country’s March 23 elections.
Cohen is the ninth lawmaker...