Tag: Likud Party
With 90% of vote officially counted, Blue and White leads Likud 32-31
According to official results released by Israel’s Central Elections Committee, with 90% of the ballots counted Blue and White maintains a slight lead over the Likud, with neither bloc clearly positioned to form a...
The Netanyahu era’s last chapter begins
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greeted his supporters at Likud Party campaign headquarters on Tuesday evening, his demeanor as much as his words made the outcome of the vote clear to everyone. While...
Would an Arab party alliance with Blue and White topple or boost Netanyahu?
Ayman Odeh, head of the Joint Arab List, signaled a potential major political shift when he announced last week that his party would consider joining a center-left government led by Benny Gantz of the Blue and...
Israeli right and left remain at impasse as Sept. 17 elections approach
With less than a month to go before Israel’s unprecedented second election this year, it’s becoming clear yet again that neither the right nor left will be able to cobble together enough mandates on...
Israeli science minister: ‘Likud will not turn Israel into a state run by Jewish...
Speaking to Israel Radio on Tuesday, Israel’s Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis said that the Likud Party under Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would not lend a hand to turning Israel into a state...
Netanyahu names Knesset member David Amsalem as communications minister
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that he was appointing Likud Knesset member David Amsalem as communications minister.
Amsalem, who serves as the coalition chairman, will replace Ayoub Kara, who resigned his post...
Latest poll shows new elections would strengthen Likud, right-wing bloc
If Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fails to secure a coalition before the Wednesday deadline and Israel goes to another round of elections, Netanyahu’s Likud Party will win again, according to a survey conducted Sunday...
The right still rules in Israel. Will it continue?
Is Benjamin Netanyahu’s dominance of Israeli politics the product of a consensus he helped build, or is he merely a convenient beneficiary of forces that were beyond his control? Like the old question about...
Despite head-to-head election tie, Netanyahu-led right emerges victorious
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...
Likud expressing concern over turnout as Israeli elections wind down
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...