No clear path for either bloc to form government
TWO weeks before Israelis cast their votes, a pair of television polls released on Tuesday forecast renewed gridlock after the November 1 elections, with opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu and his...
View ArticleBeware a Bibi right/far-right coalition
There are two schools of thought in our community when it comes to Israel. One is we must support Israel, warts and all. The other is that it is important to speak up when we disagree. Most of us fall...
View ArticleIsrael’s future at stake
In 1995, a young Itamar Ben Gvir was filmed at a protest holding a badge he had ripped off Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin’s car. “We got to his car, and we’ll get to him, too,” the future Israeli...
View Article‘Won’t bow my head’ to US lawmakers
Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he would not “bow [his] head” to United States lawmakers who have warned Jerusalem against allowing far-right MK Itamar Ben Gvir to...
View ArticleLapid warns against far-right coalition
With seven days until Israelis head to the polls, Prime Minister Yair Lapid warned on Tuesday that Israeli democracy will face a serious threat if his political rivals come to power and implement a...
View ArticleHerzog tells US Jews to respect the result
President Isaac Herzog has urged American Jewish leaders to respect the results of Israel’s elections, though they “may or may not be to your liking.” The president’s comments were seen as an implicit...
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Netanyahu vows to ‘neutralise’ Lebanon deal
Less than a day before polls open, Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu said that far-right lawmaker Itamar Ben Gvir is a viable candidate for police minister if Netanyahu’s bid to reclaim the premiership...
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Exit polls show win for Netanyahu and far-right allies
The vote count is progressing at the Central Elections Committee, with 62 percent of the total ballots cast now tallied. The committee has so far counted 3,020,710 votes. Benjamin Netanyahu’s...
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Netanyahu headed for decisive comeback victory
As the ballots in the Knesset election were being tallied Wednesday, all signs were pointing to a resounding victory for opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu and his bloc of right-wing, far-right and...
View ArticlePresident Herzog: Vote should be ‘respected’
The Israeli election preoccupied the 1300 attendees at the Jewish Federations of North America annual convention in Chicago last week. Many of them will have to contend with the impact of the election...
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Conceding defeat, Lapid wishes Netanyahu luck ‘for the sake of the Israeli...
As the final thousands of votes were being tallied Thursday evening, Prime Minister Yair Lapid called opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu to concede the race and congratulate him on his election...
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Netanyahu, who mainstreamed Israel’s radicals, now the last obstacle to their...
Benjamin Netanyahu, who has always been most comfortable having parties both to the right and left of him in his coalitions, may not see it as ideal to set up a government only of right-wing hawks,...
View ArticleNetanyahu congratulated amid local unease
AUSTRALIAN politicians and Jewish leaders have welcomed Benjamin Netanyahu’s return to power for a sixth term, but communal organisations have voiced deep concerns about extremists who might be counted...
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Bibi won, but Ben Gvir was crowned
With revellers in the electrically excited crowd proclaiming him “king” and straining for a glimpse of Otzma Yehudit leader Itamar Ben Gvir, an attendee at the party’s election night celebration might...
View ArticleA deep dive into the Israeli election results
The Israeli election saw Likud’s Benjamin Netanyahu see off Prime Minister Yair Lapid of Yesh Atid. However, Netanyahu’s easy path to a 64-seat coalition with far-right and Charedi parties belied the...
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