Tag: Israel Elections 2022
The political process: Key steps in the formation of Israel’s next gov’t
With Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu poised to return to the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem following his right-religious bloc’s apparent victory in Tuesday’s national elections, focus is beginning to shift to the political process that...
Itamar Ben-Gvir stresses security after strong showing by Religious Zionism
Itamar Ben-Gvir hailed a strong showing by his Religious Zionism Party in Tuesday’s Knesset elections, with exit polls projecting the faction to win up to 15 seats in the next parliament.
Ben-Gvir, the head of the Otzma...
Netanyahu: ‘We’ll return Israel to its place as a rising power among the nations’
Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu early on Wednesday hailed his right-wing/religious bloc’s apparent election victory and thanked his supporters for their “magnificent expression of faith.”
“It’s become clear once again that the Likud is the...
Reeling from exit poll results, anti-Netanyahu camp says it’s not over yet
The headquarters of Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s National Unity Party was unusually quiet on Tuesday night, with almost no activists arriving as the unflattering results of the exit polls began to emerge.
The faction...
Lapid ‘behaved like a cannibalistic pig,’ says senior member of his center-left bloc
As the results of Tuesday’s general election in Israel began to solidify on Wednesday, senior officials in Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s political bloc harshly criticized his failed campaign.
“ behaved like a cannibalistic pig who...
Gantz: National Unity Party headed to the opposition
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced on Wednesday that his National Unity Party would be joining the opposition, tacitly conceding Tuesday’s election to Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu.
With more than 4.1 million votes officially counted,...
Israel Election 2022: Turnout as of 4 p.m. highest since 1999
As of 4 p.m. on Tuesday, 3,224,350 Israelis, or 47.5% of eligible voters, had cast ballots in elections for the 25th Knesset, according to the Israeli Central Elections Committee (CEC), the highest turnout at...
Police deploy 18,000 officers to protect citizens on Israel’s Election Day
The Israel Police deployed 18,000 officers throughout the country on Tuesday to work alongside thousands of polling station inspectors.
“The police will continue to respond as necessary to ensure a smooth Election Day,” the service...
Israel Elections 2022 in photos
Israelis began voting at 7 a.m. local time on Tuesday, for the fifth time in three years, in an election to determine the composition of the 25th Knesset. Some 12,495 polling stations were set...
Israel Votes 2022: Polls open in election for 25th Knesset
Israelis began voting at 7 a.m. local time on Tuesday in an election to determine the composition of the 25th Knesset.
Some 6,788,804 people are eligible to cast a ballot at more than 12,000 stations...